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

Author rabih
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),

Author rabih
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

Author rabih
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

Author rabih
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

Author rabih
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

Author rabih
10 Feb

US news org still struggling to print papers a week after ‘cybersecurity event’

US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is one week into tackling a nondescript “cybersecurity event,” saying the related investigation may take “weeks or longer” to complete.

Author rabih
10 Feb

Neil Lawrence: What makes us unique in the age of AI | Starmus highlights

We Live Science As AI advances at a rapid clip, reshaping industries, automating tasks, and redefining what machines can achieve, one question looms large: what

Author rabih
10 Feb

UK armed forces fast-tracking cyber warriors to defend digital front lines

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is fast-tracking cybersecurity specialists in a bid to fortify its protection against increasing attacks. It’s understood the plans are

Author rabih
10 Feb

Judge says US Treasury ‘more vulnerable to hacking’ since Trump let the DOGE out

Trump administration policies that allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems and data at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) have

Author rabih
10 Feb

India’s banking on the bank.in domain cleaning up its financial services sector

India’s Reserve Bank last week announced a plan to use adopt dedicated second-level domains – bank.in and fin.in – in the hope it improves trust

Author rabih
10 Feb

India wants all banking to happen at dedicated bank.in domain

India’s Reserve Bank last week announced a plan to use adopt dedicated second-level domains – bank.in and fin.in – in the hope it improves trust

Author rabih
10 Feb

DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare, and that’s before you consider its TikTok links

Infosec In Brief DeepSeek’s iOS app is a security nightmare that you should delete ASAP, according to researchers at mobile app infosec platform vendor NowSecure.

Author rabih
09 Feb

Huawei revenue growing fast, suggesting China’s scoffing at sanctions

Asia In Brief Huawei chair Liang Hua last week told a conference in China that the company expects to meet its revenue targets for 2024,

Author rabih
07 Feb

UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order

The UK’s Home Office refuses to either confirm or deny reports that it recently ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing the government to access

Author rabih
07 Feb

UK industry leaders unleash hurricane-grade scale for cyberattacks

A world-first organization assembled to categorize the severity of cybersecurity incidents is up and running in the UK following a year-long incubation period. The Cyber

Author rabih
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