Potential Trump cyber picks coalesce — but insiders say there could be surprises
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has spoken little of cybersecurity policy over the last two weeks as he makes his Cabinet-level appointments, but a roster of likely cyber...
Two brothers indicted for operating illegal sports streaming service that netted $7 million
The administrators behind illegal sports streaming site 247TVStream were charged this week by the Justice Department after one of the men was arrested in New York. An...
Warning: VMware vCenter and Kemp LoadMaster Flaws Under Active Exploitation
Nov 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security
Now-patched security flaws impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster and VMware vCenter Server have come under active exploitation in the wild, it has emerged.
The U.S....
New ‘Helldown’ Ransomware Variant Expands Attacks to VMware and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Linux variant of a relatively new ransomware strain called Helldown, suggesting that the threat actors are broadening their attack focus.
"Helldown deploys Windows...
Heather ‘Razzlekhan’ Morgan sentenced to 18 months in prison, ending Bitfinex saga
Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday for helping her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, launder tens of thousands of bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex...
German court says victims of massive Facebook data breach can be compensated
A German court ruled on Monday that thousands of local Facebook users affected by a massive data breach in 2021 are eligible for compensation. According to a...
Data privacy experts predict some wins under Trump 2.0
A new Trump administration may not be as bad for data privacy regulation as many advocates fear it could be, though concerns still abound. Republican worries over...
New Stealthy BabbleLoader Malware Spotted Delivering WhiteSnake and Meduza Stealers
Nov 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new stealthy malware loader called BabbleLoader that has been observed in the wild delivering information stealer...
British software company Microlise confirms hackers compromised corporate data
Microlise, the Nottingham-based telematics business, confirmed on Monday that hackers compromised corporate data from its headquarters during a cyberattack three weeks ago. The attack on Microlise had...
Bipartisan effort to clean up cyber regulations gets a boost in House, but calendar...
A House Republican late last week introduced legislation to untangle the country’s jumble of cybersecurity regulations, keeping the bipartisan proposal alive as Congress finishes its work for 2024....
