CISA Series reports: CISA is pushing back against reports that it has been directed to stop tracking Russian cyber threats, calling the claims “fake” and a risk to national security. This is an update to a story that first appeared over the weekend, in which The Guardian reported that a memo deprioritizing Russia was issued—an allegation that […]
Associated Press reports: A pro-Russian hacker group attacked Italian government websites on Tuesday in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Nazis ‘ “wars of conquest.” The NoName57 hacker group, which announced the attacks on social media, hit the websites of the defense, interior and transport ministries, as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]