07 May

Ransomware evolves from mere extortion to ‘psychological attacks’

RSAC Ransomware infections and extortion attacks have become “a psychological attack against the victim organization,” as criminals use increasingly personal and aggressive tactics to force

Author rabih
07 May

Google, Meta, Spotify break Apple’s device fingerprinting rules – new claim

Last week, Apple began requiring iOS developers justify the use of a specific set of APIs that could be used for device fingerprinting. Yet the

Author rabih
07 May

Mastodon delays firm fix for link previews DDoSing sites

Updated Mastodon has pushed back an update that’s expected to fully address the issue of link previews sparking accidental distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

Author rabih
06 May

Fed-run LockBit site back from the dead and vows to really spill the beans on gang

Cops around the world have relaunched LockBit’s website after they shut it down in February – and it’s now counting down the hours to reveal

Author rabih
06 May

Mastodon delays fix for link previews DDoSing websites

Mastodon has pushed back an update that would have addressed the issue of link previews creating accidental distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The problem

Author rabih
06 May

Consultant charged over $1.5M extortion scheme against IT giant

A cybersecurity expert could face a 20-year prison sentence after being accused of allegedly trying to extort a multinational IT infrastructure services biz out of

Author rabih
06 May

CISA says ‘no more’ to decades-old directory traversal bugs

CISA is calling on the software industry to stamp out directory traversal vulnerabilities following recent high-profile exploits of the 20-year-old class of bugs. As part

Author rabih
06 May

The hacker’s toolkit: 4 gadgets that could spell security trouble

Digital Security Their innocuous looks and endearing names mask their true power. These gadgets are designed to help identify and prevent security woes, but what

Author rabih
06 May

McAfee and Intel Collaborate to Combat Deepfakes with AI-Powered Deepfake Detection

In a world where deepfake scams and misinformation are on the rise, McAfee has announced significant enhancements to its AI-powered deepfake detection technology. Leveraging the

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06 May

Germany points finger at Fancy Bear for widespread 2023 hacks, DDoS attacks

infosec in brief It was just around a year ago that a spate of allegedly Russian-orchestrated cyberattacks hit government agencies in Germany, and now German

Author rabih
05 May

End-to-end encryption may be the bane of cops, but they can’t close that Pandora’s Box

interview Police can complain all they like about strong end-to-end encryption making their jobs harder, but it doesn’t matter because the technology is here and

Author rabih
04 May

Dating apps kiss’n’tell all sorts of sensitive personal info

Dating apps ask people to disclose all kinds of personal information in the hope of them finding love, or at least a hook-up. What many

Author rabih
03 May

Kaspersky hits back at claims its AI helped Russia develop military drone systems

If volunteer intelligence gatherers are correct, the US may have a good reason to impose sanctions on Russian infosec firm Kaspersky, which has been accused

Author rabih
03 May

Kaspersky hits back at claims it helped Russia develop military drone systems

If volunteer intelligence gatherers are correct, the US may have a good reason to impose sanctions on Russian infosec firm Kaspersky, which has been accused

Author rabih
03 May

Kaspersky accused of helping Russia develop military drone systems

If volunteer intelligence gatherers are correct, the US might have a good reason to impose sanctions on Russian infosec firm Kaspersky, which has been accused

Author rabih
03 May

It may take decade to shore up software supply chain security, says infosec CEO

interview The more cybersecurity news you read, the more often you seem to see a familiar phrase: Software supply chain (SSC) vulnerabilities. Varun Badhwar, founder

Author rabih
03 May

Pay up, or else? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video Organizations that fall victim to a ransomware attack are often caught between a rock and a hard place, grappling with the dilemma of whether

Author rabih
03 May

Europol op shutters 12 scam call centers and cuffs 21 suspected fraudsters

A Europol-led operation dubbed “Pandora” has shut down a dozen phone scam centers, and arrested 21 suspects. The cops reckon the action prevented criminals from

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