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2022-12-05 20:54:58 |
DHS secretary says US faces \'a new kind of warfare\' (lien direct) |
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a speech that the convergence of international and national threats is unprecedented.
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★★★
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2022-12-02 14:53:51 |
DHS Cyber Safety Review Board to focus on Lapsus$ hackers (lien direct) |
>DHS officials said Lapsus$ is the perfect target for the next CSRB report and described the hacking group's hacks as "ongoing."
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★★★
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2022-12-01 17:46:45 |
More than a dozen journalists sue NSO Group in U.S. court over alleged spyware targeting (lien direct) |
The lawsuit is the third against the Israeli firm in the U.S., but the first brought by journalists.
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★★
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2022-11-30 20:27:29 |
FCC faces long road in stripping Chinese tech from US telecom networks (lien direct) |
>Gear from Chinese companies is ubiquitous on U.S. networks even after order clamping down on firms like Huawei and ZTE.
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Threat
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2022-11-30 17:00:00 |
Google reveals Spanish IT firm\'s links to spyware targeting Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Defender (lien direct) |
Google says it has deployed patches for zero-day vulnerabilities that a Spanish tech company may have used to develop spyware.
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★★★
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2022-11-29 07:00:00 |
Wave of cyber-enabled scams target FIFA World Cup fans (lien direct) |
>Digital scams looking to steal data and dollars from World Cup fans are in full force as the tournament enters week two.
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★★★
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2022-11-28 17:47:57 |
Rights groups: Kids\' online safety bill could put vulnerable teens at risk (lien direct) |
The groups say the bill has laudable goals but could come with unintended consequences for vulnerable children.
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★★
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2022-11-23 21:11:26 |
Elon Musk wants encrypted messaging for Twitter. It might not be that simple. (lien direct) |
Experts say Elon Musk needs to build trust for encryption to work.
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General Information
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2022-11-23 14:00:00 |
How the cyber incident reporting law could finally fix the information sharing problem (lien direct) |
>CISA must to navigate a litany of federal laws and organizations with varying cyber maturity to implement the cyber reporting law.
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★★★
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2022-11-22 18:00:00 |
Meta confirms U.S. military involvement in sprawling phony social media operation (lien direct) |
>Facebook's parent company provides additional evidence blaming the U.S. military for a long-running influence operation.
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★★★
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2022-11-21 22:13:04 |
Beyond Trump, Twitter welcomes back purveyors of far-right disinformation (lien direct) |
>Soon after allowing Trump's return to Twitter, Musk brought back other accounts that have promoted disinformation frequently in the past.
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★★★★
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2022-11-21 18:12:07 |
How Xi Jinping leveled-up China\'s hacking teams (lien direct) |
China's investments in cybersecurity education set the stage for a new, more prolific era of digital espionage.
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Threat
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★★★★
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2022-11-18 16:51:52 |
White House expected to issue executive order reining in spyware (lien direct) |
>The prospect of an executive order limiting use of spyware within U.S. intelligence unleashes potentially even more debate in Washington.
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2022-11-17 23:24:03 |
Watchdog: Agency overseeing cybersecurity for offshore energy falling short (lien direct) |
>The Government Accountability Office said that a worst-case scenario for an offshore oil and gas facility could lead to fatalities.
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Guideline
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2022-11-17 22:26:43 |
Biden set to approve expansive authorities for Pentagon to carry out cyber operations (lien direct) |
>The State Department fought hard to win back the cyber ops' authorities that it lost under the Trump administration but did not prevail
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2022-11-17 22:16:06 |
Will #infosecTwitter survive Elon Musk? (lien direct) |
>Twitter is one of the key platforms for the information security community to share information. What happens if researchers flee?
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2022-11-17 20:24:12 |
Senate Democrats call on FTC to investigate Twitter\'s data security (lien direct) |
Lawmakers worry that Elon Musk's hasty changes on the Twitter platform such as altering its verification service could harm consumers.
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2022-11-17 19:08:11 |
ID.me misled IRS on processing times for identity verification, congressional investigators found (lien direct) |
>Wait times to receive identity verification were more than double than what ID.me initially represented to the IRS.
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2022-11-16 18:37:24 |
Iranian hackers use Log4Shell to mine crypto on federal computer system (lien direct) |
>Iranian hackers utilized a flaw in the ubiquitous open-source software library Log4j to breach a U.S. federal agency.
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2022-11-16 14:00:00 |
\'No guns, no guards, no gates.\' NSA opens up to outsiders in fight for cybersecurity (lien direct) |
The National Security Agency's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center is trying to improve threat-sharing with private sector partners.
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2022-11-15 19:47:11 |
(Déjà vu) FBI director says he\'s \'extremely concerned\' about China\'s ability to weaponize TikTok (lien direct) |
Christopher Wray said China could control TikTok's algorithm to support anti-American information operations, posing a serious risk.
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2022-11-15 19:47:11 |
FBI director say he\'s \'extremely concerned\' about China\'s ability to weaponize TikTok (lien direct) |
Christopher Wray said China could control TikTok's algorithm to support anti-American information operations, posing a serious risk.
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2022-11-15 14:52:59 |
Andy Greenberg on how \'Tracers in the Dark\' found the dark web\'s worst criminals (lien direct) |
The Wired journalist's new book reveals how investigators deployed cryptocurrency tracing technology to solve some of the internet's biggest crimes.
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2022-11-14 17:55:37 |
To win the internet, the Pentagon\'s info ops need more humanity and a dash of absurdity (lien direct) |
U.S. information operations should dispense with deception and obfuscation and embrace truth as well as the absurdity of meme culture.
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★★
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2022-11-10 18:03:26 |
White House cyber official advocates nimbler NATO to confront digital threats (lien direct) |
>White House official Anne Neuberger met with NATO officials in Rome to help craft plans to more rapidly respond to cyberthreats.
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Uber
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2022-11-10 17:37:51 |
LockBit ransomware suspect arrested in Canada, faces charges in US (lien direct) |
>Authorities arrested the suspect wanted for his alleged role in one of the most prolific ransomware crews in the world.
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Ransomware
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2022-11-10 17:00:00 |
Notorious Russian military hacking crew behind October ransomware attacks on Ukraine, Poland (lien direct) |
>Researchers at Microsoft said a ransomware attack on transportation and logistics companies was the work of Russian military intelligence
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Ransomware
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2022-11-10 14:05:36 |
Thousands of bogus Twitter accounts push NFT scams to steal cryptocurrency (lien direct) |
>Elon Musk vowed to rid Twitter of fake accounts, but fraudsters continue using thousands of them in cryptocurrency scams.
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2022-11-09 23:22:21 |
Election disinformation fueled midterm conspiracies, but far behind 2020 levels, experts found (lien direct) |
>Researchers found more than 40,000 tweets about tabulators in Maricopa County, Arizona, but disinformation didn't reach levels seen in 2020.
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2022-11-08 22:48:34 |
2020 redux: Trump and allies push another round of election fraud claims (lien direct) |
>Former President Trump and his allies made spurious claims that lay the groundwork for arguing the midterm elections were rigged.
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2022-11-08 17:00:12 |
Online disinformation fuels violent threats against poll workers (lien direct) |
>Election deniers are being radicalized online creaitng a risk for violence against election workers.
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2022-11-07 18:33:45 |
The disinformation threat facing US midterms extends beyond Election Day (lien direct) |
>Experts and national security officials worry that lies and conspiracies about voting could cause voters to reject outcomes or spark violence.
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Threat
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2022-11-04 18:38:41 |
Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup (lien direct) |
>Cyber insurance have already started to find other ways to avoid covering losses related to cyberattacks linked to nation-state hackers.
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NotPetya
NotPetya
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2022-11-03 08:00:00 |
Four-year cybercrime campaign targeting African banks netted $30 million (lien direct) |
>Attacks on banks in more than 15 countries used sophisticated spearphishing and off-the-shelf tools.
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2022-11-01 21:42:15 |
Ransomware costs top $1 billion as White House inks new threat-sharing initiative (lien direct) |
>The Treasury Department released its finding as the White House is wrapping up an international summit on fighting the ransomware problem.
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Ransomware
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2022-11-01 17:20:34 |
Amid election conspiracy theories, CISA says there\'s no credible threat to voting equipment (lien direct) |
CISA Director Jen Easterly said the administration is "concerned" about foreign influence during the upcoming elections.
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2022-11-01 13:36:38 |
In her new book, Danielle Keats Citron makes the case for the \'right to intimate privacy\' (lien direct) |
The longtime privacy advocate says that "intimate privacy is the key to citizenship, love and flourishing."
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2022-10-31 18:22:00 |
Experian tool exposed partial Social Security numbers, putting customers at risk (lien direct) |
>The problem with using Social Security numbers to authenticate consumers goes much deeper than Experian, experts say.
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Tool
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2022-10-31 14:53:41 |
Spy agency embraces meme culture and the internet is here for it (lien direct) |
>The NSA cybersecurity director's memes suggest the Pentagon may have finally figured out how to use internet culture to its advantage.
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2022-10-31 12:18:41 |
White House seeks international cooperation to thwart growing ransomware threat (lien direct) |
>During the International Counter Ransomware Summit in Washington, participants will discuss how to increase resilience against ransomware.
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Threat
Ransomware
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2022-10-28 21:35:56 |
CISA\'s critical infrastructure performance goals win praise, but questions remain about effectiveness (lien direct) |
The performance goals that industrial cybersecurity experts welcomed could be overshadowed by incoming mandates.
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2022-10-28 16:30:11 |
From \'Generation Kill\' to driving digital diplomacy: Nate Fick digs into role as first U.S. cyber ambassador (lien direct) |
Fick says the State Department 'has a rightful place to assert leadership' when it comes to setting American cyber policy.
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Guideline
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2022-10-27 16:46:48 |
U.S. sanctions two Iranian cyber operatives over crackdowns on Mahsa Amini protests (lien direct) |
>The pair started a cyber training academy that supports Iranian intelligence in the brutal response to protests, the U.S. government said.
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2022-10-27 16:08:10 |
Americans should be ready - and watching - for Russian meddling in the midterms and beyond (lien direct) |
>Considering Putin's threats against the West, it is unlikely Moscow will waive an opportunity to undermine the U.S. during election season.
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2022-10-27 13:40:31 |
CISA announces cybersecurity performance goals for critical infrastructure (lien direct) |
>The voluntary goals are meant to be a starting guide for critical infrastructure in both IT and OT environments.
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2022-10-26 20:58:16 |
White House announces 100-day cyber sprint for chemical sector (lien direct) |
>The sprint is the latest effort from the White House to improve cybersecurity and monitoring in industrial control systems.
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2022-10-26 19:36:05 |
Notorious hacker know as \'Spdrman\' arraigned for role in Real Deal dark web marketplace (lien direct) |
Daniel Kaye is suspected in numerous cybercrimes and previously served time for knocking out the internet for the entire country of Liberia.
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2022-10-26 14:00:00 |
Chinese influence operation seeks to sow political discord, \'aggressively\' targets U.S. midterms (lien direct) |
China has increased its aggressive actions and rhetoric around politics, other divisive issues, researchers say.
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2022-10-25 21:53:16 |
Grand jury indicts Ukrainian for role in vast Raccoon Infostealer cybercrime operation (lien direct) |
>The suspect's group accumulated at least 50 million unique credentials from "millions of potential victims" worldwide, the DOJ said.
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2022-10-24 20:35:55 |
FTC holds alcohol delivery app Drizly and its CEO liable for lax data security before 2020 hack (lien direct) |
>The order makes the unusual move in specifically naming the company's CEO and could signal a more aggressive FTC on privacy matters.
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Hack
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