The Record reports: Online networks of teenage boys “dedicated to inflicting harm and committing a range of criminality” are among the most significant concerns for British law enforcement, officials announced this week. Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is warning of a “new generation of young, English-speaking cyber criminals” who are “predominantly teenage boys that often […]
You may not always know who your partners are. The Washington Post reports: An innovative company lionized for devising ways to crack passwords to huge cryptocurrency accounts has fallen into disarray since it began emerging that the firm was secretly co-founded by a once-celebrated hacker publicly accused of repeated sexual assaults. The previously unreported role […]
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 […]
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 […]