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FBI Surveillance Systems Breached by Chinese Hackers
CPO Magazine reports: Surveillance systems used by the FBI for lawful foreign intelligence interception orders suffered a security breach recently, and investigators believe state-backed Chinese hackers are the culprits based on recent patterns of “suspicious activity.” Inside sources have told media outlets that the investigation is in its early stages and the full severity and […]
Porn addiction recovery app leaks masturbation data of hundreds of thousands of users
So you trusted your sensitive data to an app created by two young people and one of them thought a vulnerability alert was just a joke. … The app itself allows you to track how many times you masturbate, write down how watching porn makes you feel, and exchange tips and share your experience with others […]
ShinyHunters Hackers Threaten 400 Firms Over Stolen Salesforce Data
HackRead reports: ShinyHunters, the notorious group of hackers, has issued a final warning to roughly 400 organizations, claiming to have successfully broken into their private records. The group is threatening to leak this sensitive information onto the internet unless their extortion demands are met. According to previous research firm Mandiant, the hackers are specifically targeting websites […]
Ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job – Whistleblower
The Washington Post reports: The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog isinvestigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols […]
Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Cybersecurity
The Wall Street Journal reports: President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing diplomatic, law enforcement and national security agencies to dismantle cybercriminal outfits. The order frames cybercrime groups, including Southeast Asian romance-scam farms and ransomware gangs, as transnational criminal organizations. It directs the Attorney General to give priority to prosecutions of cyber-enabled fraud and compels the […]
LeakBase Forum Seized as Part of Global Coordinated Actions
The Department of Justice announced yesterday the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools. According to an affidavit unsealed on March 3, the LeakBase forum had over 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members. Available on the […]
Consumers: Check Your iOS version now
From the Google Threat Intelligence Group: Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a new and powerful exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone models running iOS version 13.0 (released in September 2019) up to version 17.2.1 (released in December 2023). The exploit kit, named “Coruna” by its developers, contained five full iOS exploit chains and a total of […]
Negligence Stirring Rise in Cyber Incidents
DigitNews reports: Two fifths (42%) of organisations reported an increase in malicious insider incidents over the past year, with the same amount reporting a rise in negligent incidents for the first time. This is according to Mimecast’s State of Human Risk Report, which found that this parity marks a fundamental shift in enterprise security where international […]