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Senator puts hold on Trump’s nominee for CISA director, citing telco security ‘cover up’
TechCrunch reports: Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden has put a hold on the Trump administration’s nomination of Sean Plankey to head the federal government’s top cybersecurity agency, citing a “multi-year cover up” of security flaws at U.S. telecommunication companies. Wyden said in remarks, seen by TechCrunch and confirmed by the senator’s spokesperson, that he will block the nomination […]
2024 Year in Review: Data Breach Litigation
The WilmerHale law firm provides a recap of trends in 2024: One of the main risks for a company in the event of a data breach is the threat of litigation. Data breach litigation continued to proliferate in 2024, as it has in prior years. In the past year, plaintiffs continued to seek relief following […]
OCC Notifies Congress of Incident Involving Email System
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today notified Congress of a major information security incident, as required by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act. This finding is the result of internal and independent third-party reviews of OCC emails and email attachments that were subject to unauthorized access. On February 11, 2025, the […]
Mergers and Acquisitions, Cybercrime Style?
Only days after news sites reported that RansomHub was collaborating with EvilCorp in developing its attacks, RansomHub appeared to have been the victim of a takeover by another group. Or perhaps it was just a merger? DragonForce recently posted an announcement on the RAMP cybercrime forum claiming that it had become partners with RansomHub. A […]
Hackers Claim They Will Target Elon Musk For a ‘Full Month’
Newsweek reports: A group of hackers that previously targeted President Donald Trump has pledged to take aim at Elon Musk for the next month. DonRoad Team, which previously claimed responsibility for taking down several Trump-associated websites, announced Monday it would begin hitting sites linked to Elon Musk. Newsweek contacted Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twittter) and the Department of Government Efficiency […]
New Black-Hat Automated Hacking Tool Xanthorox AI Advertised in Hacker Forums
Cyber Security News reports: A new malicious AI platform named Xanthorox AI has emerged, positioning itself as a friendly tool for hackers. First spotted in late Q1 2025, Xanthorox AI is being promoted in underground cybercrime forums as a modular, self-hosted solution for automated hacking operations, marking a new era in the sophistication of cyber […]
The Double Life of a Digital Genius: Saving Windows by Day, Hacking Corporations by Night
The story of EncryptHub, who conquered 600 companies, but failed in conversations with ChatGPT. Swedish computer security experts have uncovered an unusual story of a hacker who balances between a legitimate career and cybercrime. Last month, he received an official commendation from Microsoft for discovering two serious vulnerabilities in Windows, but as experts at Outpost24 KrakenLabs […]
Medibank to Appeal Court Decision on Cybercrime Reports
TipRanks reports: Medibank Private Ltd. is responding to a Federal Court decision regarding a consumer class action linked to a 2022 cybercrime event. The court ruled that Deloitte’s reports were not protected by legal professional privilege, while Medibank’s claims for privilege on other reports were upheld. Medibank plans to appeal the decision concerning the Deloitte reports, which […]