Ransomware Group Debuts Searchable Victim Data
Cybercrime groups that specialize in stealing corporate data and demanding a ransom not to publish it have tried countless approaches…
PyPI package ‘keep’ mistakenly included a password stealer
PyPI packages 'keep,' 'pyanxdns,' 'api-res-py' were found to contain a password-stealer and a backdoor due to the presence of malicious 'request' dependency within…
How 4 Young Musicians Hacked Sheet Music to Help Fight the Cold War
In 1985, a group of klezmer musicians from the US rendezvoused with underground dissidents in Tbilisi, Georgia. This is the…
US seizes SSNDOB market for selling personal info of 24 million people
SSNDOB, an online marketplace that sold the names, social security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately 24 million US…
Protect Your Executives’ Personal Digital Lives to Protect Your Company
By Dr Chris Pierson, BlackCloak Founder & CEO Earlier this year, news broke that Chinese hackers had been […] The…
Microsoft disrupts Bohrium hackers’ spear-phishing operation
The Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted a spear-phishing operation linked to an Iranian threat actor tracked as Bohrium…
FBI seizes domains used to sell stolen data, DDoS services
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today the seizure of three domains used by…
GOP lawmakers introduce bill that would make leaking confidential Supreme Court info punishable by a fine and/or prison time
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation that would make it a federal crime to knowingly reveal confidential information…
Biometric Data Offers Added Security — But Don’t Lose Sight of These Important Risks
With rising fraud, businesses are seeking authentication methods that are security- and user-friendly. But with that comes a few complications.
FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising
The Federal Trade Commission has fined Twitter $150 million for using phone numbers and email addresses collected to enable two-factor…