12 Feb

Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber

President Trump has reportedly chosen a candidate for National Cyber Director — another top tech appointee with no professional experience in that role. Citing non-public

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12 Feb

Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un

An Arizona woman who created a “laptop farm” in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a

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12 Feb

Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too

Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum. The former move fast, make a lot of noise, and

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12 Feb

Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs

An initial-access subgroup of Russia’s Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from

Author rabih
12 Feb

Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google

Google says the the world’s lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal and state-sponsored cyber activity. In a fresh report published today,

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12 Feb

What is penetration testing? | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 10)

Ever wondered what it’s like to hack for a living – legally? Learn about the art and thrill of ethical hacking and how white-hat hackers

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12 Feb

February’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft offer just 63 fixes

Patch Tuesday Microsoft’s February patch collection is mercifully smaller than January’s mega-dump. But don’t get too relaxed – some deserve close attention, and other vendors

Author rabih
11 Feb

Probe finds US Coast Guard has left maritime cybersecurity adrift

Despite the escalating cyber threats targeting America’s maritime transportation system, the US Coast Guard still lacks a comprehensive strategy to secure this critical infrastructure –

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11 Feb

Yup, AMD’s Elba and Giglio definitely sound like they work corporate security

Cisco is cramming into more of its switches Pensando data processing units (DPUs) from AMD, which will be dedicated to handling security, storage, and other

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11 Feb

‘Key kernel maintainers’ still back Rust in the Linux kernel, despite the doubters

The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally. On

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11 Feb

Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining

A previously unknown gang dubbed Triplestrength poses a triple threat to organizations: It infects victims’ computers with ransomware, then hijacks their cloud accounts to illegally

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11 Feb

UK, US, Oz blast holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider Zservers

One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS),

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11 Feb

AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider

One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS),

Author rabih
11 Feb

Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty

An Alabama man is pleading guilty after being charged with SIM swapping the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account in January last year. Twenty-five-year-old

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11 Feb

I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice

Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these “software developers” were scammers using AI-based tools

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11 Feb

How AI-driven identify fraud is causing havoc

Deepfake fraud, synthetic identities, and AI-powered scams make identity theft harder to detect and prevent – here’s how to fight back Phil Muncaster 11 Feb

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11 Feb

Apple warns ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ may be targeting iThings

Apple has warned that some iPhones and iPads may have been targeted by an “extremely sophisticated attack” and has posted patches that hopefully prevent it.

Author rabih
10 Feb

All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting

An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew’s dark web presence and resulted in the arrest of

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