Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their alleged involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground…
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US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions
Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground…
Cisco’s Smart Licensing Utility flaws suggest it’s pretty dumb on security
Two critical holes including hardcoded admin credential If you’re running Cisco’s supposedly Smart Licensing Utility, there are two flaws you ought to patch right now.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article: Cisco’s…
Security boom is over, with over a third of CISOs reporting flat or falling budgets
Good news? Security is still getting a growing part of IT budget It looks like security budgets are coming up against belt-tightening policies, with chief security officers reporting budgets rising more slowly than ever and over a third saying their…
Quantum computing is coming – are you ready?
Are you prepared for the day that quantum computing breaks today’s encryption? Sponsored Feature The internet is all about transparency and openness – connecting people and information, shoppers and vendors, or businesses. But it’s also all about security and trust.……
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues
Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus The Transport for London (TfL) “cyber incident” is heading into its third day amid claims that a popular appliance might have been the gateway for criminals to gain access to the…
Security biz Verkada to pay $3m penalty under deal that also enforces infosec upgrade
Allowed access to 150k cameras, some in sensitive spots, but has been done for spamming Physical security biz Verkada has agreed to cough up $2.95 million following an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – but the payment…
White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown
Russia has seemingly decided who it wants Putin the Oval Office The Biden administration on Wednesday seized 32 websites and charged two employees of a state-owned media outlet connected to a $10 million scheme to distribute pro-Kremlin propaganda, and claimed…
North Korean scammers plan wave of stealth attacks on crypto companies, FBI warns
Feds warn of ‘highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns’ The FBI has warned that North Korean operatives are plotting “complex and elaborate” social engineering attacks against employees of decentralized finance (DeFi) organizations, as part of ongoing efforts to steal cryptocurrency.……
Palo Alto takes a big $500M bite out of IBM QRadar
Big Blue also shifts to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce Palo Alto Networks has completed its purchase of IBM’s QRadar SaaS offering, spending $500 million to buy up the service’s customers and hopefully shift them into its own…
Palo Alto takes a big bite out of IBM QRadar security
Big Blue also shift to Prisma SASE to secure its 250,000 workforce Palo Alto Networks has completed its purchase of IBM’s QRadar SaaS service, spending $500 million to buy up customer share for PAN’s next-gen AI security Cortex platform.… This…
Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield
Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage Microsoft has published a Transparency Note for Copilot for Microsoft 365, warning enterprises to ensure user access rights are correctly managed before rolling out the…
Planned Parenthood confirms cyber-attack as RansomHub threatens to leak data
93GB of info feared pilfered in Montana by heartless crooks Planned Parenthood of Montana’s chief exec says the org is responding to a cyber-attack on its systems, and has drafted in federal law enforcement and infosec professionals to help investigate…
Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade
Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials The Cicada3301 ransomware, which has claimed at least 20 victims since it was spotted in June, shares “striking similarities” with the notorious BlackCat ransomware, according to…
Telegram apologizes to South Korea and takes down smutty deepfakes
Unclear if this is a sign controversial service is cleaning up its act everywhere Controversial social network Telegram has co-operated with South Korean authorities and taken down 25 videos depicting sex crimes.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Ex-senior New York State staffer charged in cash-for-favors scandal with China
Bagging two posh properties, three luxury cars on a govt salary a bit of a giveaway – allegedly The US Department of Justice has accused a now-former senior official of the New York State government of illegally advancing the interests…
White House thinks it’s time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
Better late than never The White House on Tuesday indicated it hopes to shore up the weak security of internet routing, specifically the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
UK trio pleads guilty to operating $10M MFA bypass biz
The group bragged they could steal one-time passwords from Apply Pay and 30+ sites A trio of men have pleaded guilty to running a multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass ring in the UK, which authorities estimate has raked in millions in…
Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X, TikTok ahead of US presidential election
No, Abbey is not really a “pure patriotic girl” Spamouflage, the Beijing-linked trolls known for spreading fake news about American politics, is back with new accounts on X and TikTok that claim to be frustrated US voters in “more aggressive”…
Data watchdog fines Clearview AI $33M for ‘illegal’ data collection
Selfie-scraper again claims European law does not apply to it The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI €30.5 million ($33 million) over the “illegal” collation of images.… This article has been indexed from…