Miscellaneous News, Data Breach News
February 11, 2025
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Teen on Musk’s DOGE Team Graduated from ‘The Com’

Brian Krebs reports that a member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team has a criminal past: Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk‘s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was given access to sensitive US government systems even though his past association with cybercrime communities should have precluded him from gaining the necessary security clearances to […]

New Threats, Miscellaneous News
January 12, 2025
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Critical Warning For 100 Million Apple Users—New Hack Attack Confirmed

Forbes reports that some new research suggests that 100 million macOS users are at risk from a new attack involving a Banshee Stealer variant: A new variant of the macOS Banshee Stealer threat, capable of hacking browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallets and other sensitive data, has been monitored by security researchers since late last year. Now those […]

News, Miscellaneous News
October 18, 2024
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Two Sudanese nationals indicted for operating the Anonymous Sudan group; DDoSers alleged to attempt to injure or kill

While entities should be concerned about the risk of hacks or attempts to exfiltrate or encrypt data, the risk of a DDoS attack should not be ignored. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks can totally disrupt an entity’s website or ability to function. Huge botnets enable serious power slamming websites and preventing them from functioning. […]

Commentaries and Analyses, Miscellaneous News, Workplace
August 27, 2024
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Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats

Can you effectively monitor employee activity to prevent and root out insider threats, or are you turning your workplace into a hostile surveillance environment? The Register reports that a report by Cracked Labs examines how workplace surveillance turns workers into suspects: Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees […]

Miscellaneous News, Cyberattack
August 25, 2024
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Potential cyberattack impacts Port of Seattle online systems, including SEA Airport

Has the airport been hit by a cyberattack? Possibly. KIRO 7 reports: A possible cyberattack has affected internet and web networks at Port of Seattle, impacting systems across SeaTac Airport. According to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Port of Seattle ‘experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack earlier this morning.’ Passengers were encouraged to check […]

Data Breach News, Miscellaneous News, News
August 11, 2024
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We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked.

Here we go again with foreign interference in our national election? Maybe. Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday that some of its internal communications had been hacked. The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation. The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to […]

Miscellaneous News
August 09, 2024
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Iranians ramp up cyber attacks linked to US election, warns Microsoft

The U.S. voting public is the target of misinformation campaigns from within and from without. The Financial Times reports that one of the foreign sources of attempted interference in our election is Iran: Iranian state-backed actors have sought to access senior US political figures’ email accounts and launched “covert news sites” aimed at American readers […]