What a twist! MGM Resorts wants the FTC to halt a probe into last year’s ransomware infection at the mega casino chain – because the watchdog’s boss Lina Khan was a guest at one of its hotels during the cyberattack,…
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Alleged cryptojacker accused of stealing $3.5M from cloud to mine under $1M in crypto
No prizes for guessing the victims A Nebraska man will appear in court today to face charges related to allegations that he defrauded cloud service providers of more than $3.5 million in a long-running cryptojacking scheme.… This article has been…
SIM swap crooks solicit T-Mobile US, Verizon staff via text to do their dirty work
No breach responsible for employee contact info getting out, says T-Mo T-Mobile US employees say they are being sent text messages that offer them cash to perform illegal SIM swaps for supposed criminals.… This article has been indexed from The…
Open sourcerers say suspected xz-style attacks continue to target maintainers
Social engineering patterns spotted across range of popular projects Open source groups are warning the community about a wave of ongoing attacks targeting project maintainers similar to those that led to the recent attempted backdooring of a core Linux library.……
Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack costs edge toward $1B so far
First glimpse at attack financials reveals huge pain UnitedHealth, parent company of ransomware-besieged Change Healthcare, says the total costs of tending to the February cyberattack for the first calendar quarter of 2024 currently stands at $872 million.… This article has…
Google location tracking deal could be derailed by politics
$62 million settlement plan challenged over payments to progressive nonprofits Google’s plan to pay $62 million to settle allegations that it tracked people even when their Location History setting was switched off may have to be renegotiated based on several…
CISA in a flap as Chirp smart door locks can be trivially unlocked remotely
Hard-coded credentials last thing you want in home security app Some smart locks controlled by Chirp Systems’ software can be remotely unlocked by strangers thanks to a critical security vulnerability.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…
Roku makes 2FA mandatory for all after nearly 600K accounts pwned
Streamer says access came via credential stuffing Streaming giant Roku is making 2FA mandatory after attackers accessed around 591,000 customer accounts earlier this year.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Roku makes…
Delinea Secret Server customers should apply latest patches
Attackers could nab an org’s most sensitive keys if left unaddressed Customers of Delinea’s Secret Server are being urged to upgrade their installations “immediately” after a researcher claimed a critical vulnerability could allow attackers to gain admin-level access.… This article…
US senator wants to put the brakes on Chinese EVs
Fears of low-cost invasion and data spies spark call for ban Electric vehicles may become a new front in America’s tech war with China after a US senator called for Washington DC to block Chinese-made EVs to protect domestic industries…
Identifying third-party risk
The prima facie case for real-time threat intelligence Webinar Cybercriminals are always on the hunt for new ways to breach your privacy, and busy supply chains often look like a good way to get in under the wire.… This article…
US House approves FISA renewal – warrantless surveillance and all
PLUS: Chinese chipmaker Nexperia attacked; A Microsoft-signed backdoor; CISA starts scanning your malware; and more Infosec in brief US Congress nearly killed a reauthorization of FISA Section 702 last week over concerns that it would continue to allow warrantless surveillance…
Zero-day exploited right now in Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect gateways
Out of the PAN-OS and into the firewall, a Python backdoor this way comes Palo Alto Networks on Friday issued a critical alert for an under-attack vulnerability in the PAN-OS software used in its firewall-slash-VPN products.… This article has been…
Google One VPN axed for everyone but Pixel loyalists … for now
Another one bytes the dust In an incredibly rare move, Google is killing off one of its online services – this time, VPN for Google One.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Microsoft breach allowed Russian spies to steal emails from US government
Affected federal agencies must comb through mails, reset API keys and passwords The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that Russian spies who gained access to Microsoft’s email system were able to steal sensitive data, including authentication details…
French issue alerte rouge after local governments knocked offline by cyber attack
Embarrassing, as its officials are in the US to discuss Olympics cyber threats Several French municipal governments’ services have been knocked offline following a “large-scale cyber attack” on their shared servers.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
Apple stops warning of ‘state-sponsored’ attacks, now alerts about ‘mercenary spyware’
Report claims India’s government, which is accused of using Pegasus at home, was displeased Apple has made a significant change to the wording of its threat notifications, opting not to attribute attacks to a specific source or perpetrator, but categorizing…
Space Force boss warns ‘the US will lose’ without help from Musk and Bezos
China, Russia have muscled up, and whoever wins up there wins down here The commander of the US Space Force (USSF) has warned that America risks losing its dominant position in space, and therefore on Earth too.… This article has…
96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokers
Could have been worse – last time researchers checked it was 98.6% Hospitals – despite being places where people implicitly expect to have their personal details kept private – frequently use tracking technologies on their websites to share user information…
Global taxi software vendor exposes details of nearly 300K across UK and Ireland
High-profile individuals including MPs said to be caught up in leak Exclusive Taxi software biz iCabbi recently fixed an issue that exposed the personal information of nearly 300,000 individuals via an unprotected database.… This article has been indexed from The…