A Brand New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US.
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US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:12:56 +0000
The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more.
Read more1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime.
Read moreA Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:43:33 +0000
Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.
Read moreThis Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
Credit to Author: Noah Shachtman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.
Read moreTVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:54:46 +0000
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”
Read more$1.4 Billion Stolen From ByBit in Biggest Crypto Theft Ever
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data—and the identities of people who installed the apps.
Read moreThe US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?
Credit to Author: Simon Hill| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Several government departments are investigating TP-Link routers over Chinese cyberattack fears, but the company denies links.
Read moreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Credit to Author: Will Knight, Paresh Dave, Leah Feiger| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:19:27 +0000
Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.
Read moreA Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.
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