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Two Russians Convicted for Role in LockBit Attacks
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to charges relating to their participation in the LockBit ransomware gang Read More
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Friday Squid Blogging: Peru Trying to Protect its Squid Fisheries
Peru is trying to protect its territorial waters from Chinese squid-fishing boats. Blog moderation policy. Read More
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Brett Solomon on Digital Rights
Brett Solomon is retiring from AccessNow after fifteen years as its Executive Director. He’s written a blog post about what he’s learned and what comes next. Read More
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Sunburst: US Judge Dismisses Most SEC Charges Against SolarWinds
The SEC allegations against SolarWinds and its CISO over statements made after the 2020 ‘Sunburst’ hack were based on “hindsight and speculation,” said the judge Read More
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Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowstrike Update
A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike’s solution needs to be…
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CrowdStrike Fault Causes Global IT Outages
An issue related to an update to CrowdStrike’s security platform Falcon Sensor has impacted Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, causing global IT outages Read More
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SAP AI Core Flaws Expose Sensitive Customer Data and Keys
All SAP AI Core vulnerabilities were reported to SAP by Wiz and have since been fixed Read More
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HotPage Malware Hijacks Browsers With Signed Microsoft Driver
HotPage manipulates browser traffic by hooking into network-based Windows API functions Read More
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Chainalysis Launches Public-Private Plans to Crack Down on Crypto Scams
Crypto accounts tied to scammers associated with $162m in crypto losses have been closed as part of Operation Spincaster Read More
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Criminal Gang Physically Assaulting People for Their Cryptocurrency
This is pretty horrific: …a group of men behind a violent crime spree designed to compel victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency savings. That announcement and the criminal complaint laying out charges against St. Felix focused largely on a single theft of cryptocurrency from an elderly North Carolina couple, whose home St. Felix…