Second IRS whistleblower goes public at hearing
The House Oversight Committee heard Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose claims that the Justice Department politicized the Hunter Biden…
Hackers exploiting critical WordPress WooCommerce Payments bug
Hackers are conducting widespread exploitation of a critical WooCommerce Payments plugin to gain the privileges of any users, including administrators,…
IT worker jailed for impersonating ransomware gang to extort employer
28-year-old Ashley Liles, a former IT employee, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for attempting to blackmail…
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student debt relief following administrative fixes
The Biden administration announced Friday that 804,000 borrowers will have their student debt wiped away, totaling $39 billion worth of…
Lucrative speaking fees for Donald and Melania Trump revealed in revised personal financial disclosure filing
A revised personal financial disclosure filing from former President Donald Trump made public Thursday offered new details about the roughly…
US Air Force suspends personnel moves and bonuses due to funding shortfall
The US Air Force has suspended personnel moves and bonuses through the end of the fiscal year as the service…
CISA issues DDoS warning after attacks hit multiple US orgs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after U.S. organizations across…
The 2023 State of Ransomware: A Resurgence Is Brewing
By Bob Maley, CSO at Black Kite After last year’s good fight against ransomware gangs, CISOs thought they won. Overall…
Linux version of Akira ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
The Akira ransomware operation uses a Linux encryptor to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines in double-extortion attacks against companies worldwide.…
Judge skeptical of Trump’s plea to move NY criminal case to federal court
A judge appears poised to reject former President Donald Trump's attempt to move the New York criminal case that accuses…