On the sixth day of Christmas, an X account gave to me: a fake...
A social media user with what we assume is the inauthentic handle of @NSA_Employee39 claimed on Monday to have dropped a zero-day vulnerability for the popular, free and...
Finland seizes suspected Russian spy ship and questions crew following cable breaks
Poliisi, Finland’s police service, has transferred a cargo ship suspected of breaking several submarine cables in the Baltic Sea to an anchorage point near the port of Porvoo,...
HIPAA to be updated with cybersecurity regulations, White House says
New cybersecurity rules covering how healthcare institutions protect user data will be proposed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a White House official....
Texas hits data brokers for not registering, underscoring a larger privacy problem
Data broker registries are now operative in four states but many do not register, a fact which makes it difficult for authorities to track their business practices and...
Blue Yonder says November ransomware attack not connected to Cleo vulnerability
Blue Yonder, the supply chain management giant that was hit by a ransomware attack last month that caused ripples throughout the retail sector, said it is investigating claims...
US adds 9th telecom company to list of known Salt Typhoon targets
Nine U.S. telecommunications firms have been breached in a sweeping Chinese espionage campaign, a top White House official said on Friday, as the U.S. preps policy responses to...
Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts
Dec 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware
A Brazilian citizen has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to release data stolen by hacking into a company's network in...
Cyberattack on Ukraine’s state registers disrupts marriage registration, real estate deals
A large-scale cyberattack believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers knocked most of Ukraine’s state registers offline, leaving citizens unable to access essential services linked to...
FBI attributes largest crypto hack of 2024 to North Korea’s TraderTraitor
The biggest crypto heist of 2024 was conducted by seasoned cybercriminals working on behalf of North Korea’s government, according to the FBI. On Tuesday, the agency partnered...
Pittsburgh Regional Transit attributes recent service disruptions to ransomware attack
A recent ransomware attack is causing significant disruptions to public transportation in the Pittsburgh area. Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) said on Monday that it is “actively responding...
