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Squid Fishing in Japan
Fishermen are catching more squid as other fish are depleted. Blog moderation policy. Read More
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Deepfake Ukrainian diplomat targeted US senator on Zoom call
The chair of the United States Foreign Relations Committee was targeted by a sophisticated deepfake operation which impersonated a top Ukrainian official, in what was an apparent attempt at election interference. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Governments Urge Improved Security and Resilience for Undersea Cables
The US, UK, EU and other global partners have called for a global approach to strengthening the security of global communications and data Read More
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Ireland’s DPC Hits Meta with €91 Million Penalty for GDPR Violation
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fines Meta Platforms €91 million for mishandling user passwords and GDPR violations Read More
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US Sanctions Crypto Exchanges for Facilitating Russian Cybercrime
The US has sanctioned Cryptex, PM2BTC and a Russian national for processing hundreds of millions of dollars derived from cybercrime Read More
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NIST Recommends Some Common-Sense Password Rules
NIST’s second draft of its “SP 800-63-4“—its digital identify guidelines—finally contains some really good rules about passwords: The following requirements apply to passwords: lVerifiers and CSPs SHALL require passwords to be a minimum of eight characters in length and SHOULD require passwords to be a minimum of 15 characters in length. Verifiers and CSPs SHOULD…
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Man Arrested Over UK Railway Station Wi-Fi Hack
The suspect is an employee of Global Reach Technology, which provides some Wi-Fi services to Network Rail Read More
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Russian Hackers Target Ukrainian Servicemen via Messaging Apps
Russian cyber-attacks on Ukrainian servicemen underscore the escalating use of digital warfare tactics in the ongoing conflict Read More
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Data Breach at MC2 Data Leaves 100 Million at Risk of Fraud
The data leak exposed personal data of 100m US citizens, resulting from a misconfigured database made accessible online Read More
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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex
The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash, a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon, whose cryptocurrency exchange…