Cyber-Security
US Fights Ransomware With Crypto Tracing, $10 Million Bounties
The Biden administration intends to crack down on the use of cryptocurrencies in ransomware attacks through more rigorous tracing of proceeds paid to hackers behind the disabling of companies, government agencies and organizations, according to people familiar with the matter. US Fights Ransomware With Crypto Tracing, $10 Million Bounties The…
US Taps Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others To Help Fight Ransomware, Cyber Threats
Creation of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative follows high-profile cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure. US Taps Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others To Help Fight Ransomware, Cyber Threats The U.S. government is enlisting the help of tech companies, including Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Google, to bolster the country’s critical infrastructure defenses against cyber…
Accenture Confirms Hack After LockBit Ransomware Data Leak Threats
Accenture, a global IT consultancy giant has allegedly been hit by a ransomware cyberattack from the LockBit ransomware gang. Accenture Confirms Hack After LockBit Ransomware Data Leak Threats Accenture is an IT giant known to serve a wide range of industries including automobiles, banks, government, technology, energy, telecoms, and many…
Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!!
In mid-September, Google patched some actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in Google Chrome. Google’s Chrome Browser Is Under Active Attack, Patch Now!!!! Now, the web search giant has done it again with several new security fixes in the 11th hour of September, and you should patch right now. Related:…
Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement
Leaked Chainalysis documents reveal the company is advertising an IP-scraping system to law enforcement. What’s up with this well-placed honeypot? Leaked Chainalysis Documents Reveal Company Is Advertising An IP-Scraping System To Law Enforcement Leaked documents show Chainalysis has a hush-hush advantage in the analytics race: its scraping of suspects’…
Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals
A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools. Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals CyberSecurity Newsflash!…
Major Hospital System Hit With Cyberattack, Potentially Largest In U.S. History
Computer systems for Universal Health Services, which has more than 400 locations, primarily in the U.S., began to fail over the weekend. Major Hospital System Hit With Cyberattack, Potentially Largest In U.S. History A major hospital chain has been hit by what appears to be one of the largest medical…
A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death
A lawsuit says computer outages from a cyberattack led staff to miss troubling signs, resulting in the baby’s death, allegations the hospital denies. A Hospital Hit By Hackers, A Baby In Distress: The Case Of The First Alleged Ransomware Death When Teiranni Kidd walked into Springhill Medical Center on July…
Stock Clearinghouse Leaked Sensitive Data, Trading Firm Says #GotBitcoin
Traders worry Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. data feeds could reveal when large investors are buying or selling stocks, a charge DTCC rejects. Stock Clearinghouse Leaked Sensitive Data, Trading Firm Says #GotBitcoin The clearinghouse that processes U.S. stock trades is selling data that sophisticated traders can use to profit…
CFPB (Idiots) Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data To Personal Account #GotBitcoin
Agency describes breach as a major incident and says employee no longer works there. CFPB (Idiots) Says Staffer Sent 250,000 Consumers’ Data To Personal Account #GotBitcoin WASHINGTON—A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee forwarded to a personal email account confidential information on thousands of consumers and dozens of financial firms, in…
The US Cracked A $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist—And Bitcoin’s Pseudo-Anonymity😹🤣😂
Bitcoin is not anonymous, but, rather, pseudo-anonymous. By now, most Bitcoin veterans know this. It’s less obvious to many, however, why Bitcoin is not really anonymous by default, and what can be done to de-anonymize Bitcoin users – and what Bitcoin users can do to reclaim their privacy. The US…
Apple Sues NSO Group To Curb The Abuse Of State-Sponsored Spyware
Apple also announced a $10 million contribution to support cybersurveillance researchers and advocates. Apple Sues NSO Group To Curb The Abuse Of State-Sponsored Spyware Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint…