The Week in Ransomware – June 30th 2023 – Mistaken Identity
A case of mistaken identity and further MOVEit Transfer data breaches continue dominated the ransomware news cycle this week. [...]
TSMC denies LockBit hack as ransomware gang demands $70 million
Chipmaking giant TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) denied being hacked after the LockBit ransomware gang demanded $70 million not to…
Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks
Nikita Kislitsin, formerly the head of network security for one of Russia's top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in…
Microsoft Sysmon now detects when executables files are created
Microsoft has released Sysmon 15, converting it into a protected process and adding the new 'FileExecutableDetected' option to log when…
U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison
Joseph James "PlugwalkJoe" O'Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in…
NFL fans harshly slam Super Bowl-winning quarterback for ‘barbaric’ hunting photos of a bear, football players show support
An NFL quarterback who hunted a black bear in Alaska and shared photos online was hit with a wave of…
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines disclose data breaches affecting pilots
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, two of the largest airlines in the world, disclosed data breaches on Friday caused by the…
Multiple US Navy personnel say they’ve received potentially malicious smartwatches in the mail
The US Naval Criminal Investigative Service is investigating after multiple Navy personnel reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail that…
CISA orders govt agencies to patch bugs exploited by Russian hackers
On Thursday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six more security flaws to its known exploited vulnerabilities…
iOttie discloses data breach after site hacked to steal credit cards
Car mount and mobile accessory maker iOttie warns that its site was compromised for almost two months to steal online…