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Chinese Hack of UK Defense Ministry Resulted in Massive Military Personnel Data Breach
State Department unveils new strategy for securing cyberspace, Germany recalls its Russian ambassador following hacker attacks, Ransomware group released large volume of NHS patient data, Technique shows VPN users can connect to rogue servers, Kronos hacker sends $25m to Tornado Cash, much more
Microsoft Unveils New Security Promises in Wake of Blistering CSRB Report
LockBit site reemerges with promises of new information, Suspected Russian cybercrime kingpin pleads partially guilty to money laundering, Fsociety hack of Bitfinex 'seems fake' CTO says, Wichita hit with ransomware attack, Android malware campaign breaches Finnish bank accounts, Microsoft previews zero trust DNS, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 4/27/24
How TikTok's missteps led to legislation that might ban it, Thousands of young web scammers in West Africa are raking in hundreds of millions, A shady AI tool is used in violent crime cases, Databreaches.net gets studied by academic researchers, How Bob Kahn helped create the internet
Germany Blames Russia for Attack on Social Democrat Party
Security agencies say Russian hackers have hit more water plants, Man sentenced to 6.5 years for selling counterfeit Cisco gear, Israeli man wanted by US busted in London for PR firm espionage, Microsoft warns that April patches break VPN connections, Kimsuky exploits DMARC for phishing, CISA's KEV speed remediation, Microsoft adds security chiefs, much more
UnitedHealth CEO Admits Paying $22 Million Ransom, Says a Third of Americans Affected by Breach
REvil associate sentenced to 13-plus years, Lawmakers in New South Wales fear exposure in clubs' IT vendor breach, Hackers breach Dropbox Sign, Indonesia working with four Israeli spyware vendors, Docker Hub used to deliver malware and phishing scams, Iran hackers impersonate journalists and activists, FCC seeks to bar Chinese labs in telecom gear testing, much more
White House Issues a Modernized Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy
Finnish hacker sentenced to six-plus years for psychotherapy clinic hack and extortion, US identities in foreign spy reports soared last year, Qantas blunder allowed passengers to see other passengers' data, Non-bank lender Firstmac was hacked, Marriott cops to using weaker algorithm at the time of its massive breach, White House embraces skill-based cyber hiring, much more
FCC Fines Telco Giants $200 Million for Sharing Customers' Location Data Without Consent
UnitedHealth breach began with Citrix flaw exploit, Telegram yanks and then restores Ukraine security agency access, TikTok ban could extend CapCut video editor, Canadian lawmakers in an uproar over Chinese hacker targeting, Google blocked 2.28 million Android apps last year, Apple leaves EU Safari users exposed to web tracking, much more
Coffee County Shut Down Access to State Voter Registration System Following Cyberattack
Okta warns of unprecedented spike in credential stuffing attacks, Spy.pet crumbles after Discord ban, Ukraine hacking group claims attack on Russian telecom provider, Belarus hacktivists claim attack on country's security agency, UK bans devices that come with weak passwords, Canada's London Drugs temporarily shutters 79 stores following cyber incident, much more
Best Infosec-Related Long Reads for the Week of 4/20/24
How a lifelong hacker plunged Finland into a crisis, The challenges and opportunities posed by cybercrime take-downs, No consensus on TikTok's national security threat, ShotSpotter funnels data to police after contract cancellation, The existential threat of LLM optimization
Health Giant Kaiser Shared Millions of Members' Data With Third-Party Advertisers
FBI warns of unlicensed crypto transfer services, CISA reports success with ransomware warning pilot program, ByteDance says its critical algorithms foreclose sale of TikTok, Traffic generated by USPS scam texts rivals that of USPS, Attorneys General urge UnitedHealth to take meaningful action, Thoma Bravo to buy Darktrace for $5.32 billion, much more
State-Sponsored Spies Are Targeting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances in Global Hacking Campaign
Samourai Wallet founders charged for criminal money-laundering, Election hackers shift focus to major players, Czech and Ukraine cops expose bank fraud gang, Pegasus used against hundreds in Poland, France seeks new sanctions to target Russian disinformation, Sweden faces a dry weekend due to liquor logistics firm attack, much more