IsDavisLuEnabledInActiveDirectory? Not any more. IsDavisLuGuilty? Yes. IsDavisLuFacingJail? Also yes A federal jury in Cleveland has found a senior software developer guilty of sabotaging his employer’s systems – and he’s now facing a potential ten years behind bars.… This article has…
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Uncle Sam charges alleged Garantex admins after crypto-exchange web seizures
$96B in transactions, some even labeled ‘dirty funds,’ since 2019, say prosecutors The Feds today revealed more details about the US Secret Service-led Garantex takedown, a day after seizing websites and freezing assets belonging to the Russian cryptocurrency exchange in…
Alleged cyber scalpers Swiftly cuffed over $635K Taylor ticket heist
I knew you were trouble, Queens DA might have said Police have made two arrests in their quest to start a cybercrime crew’s prison eras, alleging the pair stole hundreds of Taylor Swift tickets and sold them for huge profit. ……
Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime ‘affiliates’ have commoditized ransomware
Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn’t working Interview There’s a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with GuidePoint Security, regularly gets called in to respond to these days,…
The Badbox botnet is back, powered by up to a million backdoored Androids
Best not to buy cheap hardware and use third-party app stores if you want to stay clear of this vast ad fraud effort Human Security’s Satori research team says it has found a new variant of the remote-controllable Badbox malware,…
International cops seize ransomware crooks’ favorite Russian crypto exchange
Did US Secret Service not get the memo, or? A coalition of international law enforcement has shut down Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, a favorite of now-defunct ransomware crew Conti and others criminals for money laundering.… This article has been indexed…
Uncle Sam mulls policing social media of all would-be citizens
President ordered officials to ramp up vetting ‘to the maximum degree’ The US government’s Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is considering monitoring not just the social media posts of non-citizens coming into the country, but also all those already in…
Uncle Sam mulls policing social media of would-be citizens
President ordered officials to ramp up vetting ‘to the maximum degree’ The US government’s Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is considering monitoring not just the social media posts of non-citizens coming into the country, but also those already in America…
Toronto Zoo ransomware crooks snatch decades of visitor data
Akira really wasn’t horsing around with this one Toronto Zoo’s final update on its January 2024 cyberattack arrived this week, revealing that visitor data going back to 2000 had been compromised.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
Up to $75M needed to address rural hospital cybersecurity
Attacks strike, facilities go bust, patients die. But it’s preventable It will cost upward of $75 million to address the cybersecurity needs of rural US hospitals, Microsoft reckons, as mounting closures threaten the lives of Americans.… This article has been…
Cybereason CEO leaves after months of boardroom blowups
Complaint alleges 13 funding proposals foundered amid battle for control Eric Gan is no longer CEO of AI security biz Cybereason after what appears to have been a protracted and unpleasant fight with investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund and…
Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain seizures linked to a long-term Chinese espionage…
Ex-NSA grandee says Trump’s staff cuts will ‘devastate’ America’s national security
Would ‘destroy a pipeline of top talent essential for hunting’ Chinese spies in US networks, Congress told Video Looming staffing cuts to America’s security and intelligence agencies, if carried out, would “have a devastating effect on cybersecurity and our national…
Apple drags UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud…
China’s Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets
They’re good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials in ongoing attacks targeting IT companies and state and local…
Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order
A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the encryption of iCloud…
Leeds United kick card swipers into Row Z after 5-day cyberattack
English football club offers apologies after fans’ card details stolen from online retail store English football club Leeds United says cyber criminals targeted its retail website during a five-day assault in February and stole the card details of “a small…
Qilin ransomware gang claims attacks on cancer clinic, OB-GYN facility
List of attacks by ‘No regrets’ crew leaking highly sensitive data continues to grow Qilin – the “no regrets” ransomware crew wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry – just claimed responsibility for fresh attacks on a cancer treatment clinic…
How prevention is better than cure
Stop cyberattacks before they happen with preventative endpoint security Sponsored Post Every organization is vulnerable to cyber threats, and endpoint devices are a common target for cyber criminals.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…
Ransomware thugs threaten Tata Technologies with leak if demands not met
Hunters International ready to off-shore 1.4 TB of info allegedly swiped from Indian giant A subsidiary of Indian multinational Tata has allegedly fallen victim to the notorious ransomware gang Hunters International.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…