Penn State fined $1.25 million for failing to meet cyber requirements in federal contracts
Penn State University has been fined $1.25 million for failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements laid out in its contracts with federal agencies. The fine pertains to...
UK court says dissident can sue the Saudi government for targeting him with spyware
The United Kingdom’s High Court greenlit a prominent dissident’s legal challenge against the Saudi Arabian government for allegedly deploying powerful zero-click spyware against him. The court ordered...
Nigerian court drops charges against detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan
A Nigerian court has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance and a prominent former IRS investigator, two people with knowledge of the...
UK ‘considering all options’ to tackle cyberthreats, says government minister
The British government is “considering all options” to strengthen its response to cyberthreats, according to a speech on Tuesday by the country’s security minister, Dan Jarvis. The speech...
After prodding from lawmakers, Cyber Command readies a plan for the future
To revamp itself to combat future threats, U.S. Cyber Command must streamline its partnerships with industry, envision a new system for how the military services recruit and retain...
The struggle for software liability: Inside a ‘very, very, very hard problem’
Six years after Congress tasked a group of cybersecurity experts with reimagining America’s approach to digital security, virtually all of that group’s proposals have been implemented. But there’s...
‘Unprecedented’ interference targets Moldova’s elections
Moldova’s parliamentary email servers were hit by a cyberattack last week, just ahead of the country’s presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union. In...
Report: China’s Spamouflage disinformation campaign testing techniques on Sen. Marco Rubio
The covert Chinese information operation known as Spamouflage has renewed its long-running disinformation campaign against Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, according to researchers at Clemson University’s Media...
Cyprus’ critical infrastructure targeted by coordinated cyberattacks linked to pro-Palestine groups
Cyprus’ critical infrastructure and government websites were targeted in a series of coordinated cyberattacks claimed by several pro-Palestine hacker groups. The country’s cyber officials reported that most...
Crypt Ghouls Targets Russian Firms with LockBit 3.0 and Babuk Ransomware Attacks
Oct 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Data Breach
A nascent threat actor known as Crypt Ghouls has been linked to a set of cyber attacks targeting Russian businesses and government...
