‘This Is Really, Really Bad’: Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:27:50 +0000
Lapsus$ leaking Microsoft source code would be bad enough. Breaching Okta could be much, much worse.
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You can't keep quiet when you're hacked anymore
Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0700
One of the dirty little secrets of many businesses, perhaps even most, is that far more of them than ever admit to it have been hacked. Still others end up paying ransomware, but they’ve never revealed this deep, dark secret. After all, who wants to admit to the world — and their customers — that they’ve been caught with their security pants down.
Well, things are about to change. In the recently signed $1.5 trillion government funding bill were new cybersecurity laws requiring companies to quickly report data breaches and ransomware payments.
The Enduring Danger of Russia’s Cluster Bombs in Ukraine
Credit to Author: Rachel Lance| Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 13:30:08 +0000
A brief history and the ramifications of cluster bombs, history’s most indiscriminate weapon.
Read moreHow to Limit Who Can Contact You on Twitter
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000
Lock down your account to tweet in peace or take the guardrails off to court controversy.
Read moreTSA’s First Crack at Guarding Pipelines From Hackers Falls Short
Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Plus: Anonymous dedicates a hack to Hillary Clinton, Google researchers expose Exotic Lily, and more.
Read moreA Developer Altered Open Source Software to Wipe Files in Russia
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000
The author of a popular application pushed out an update containing malicious code in an effort to sabotage computers in the country.
Read moreConti Leaks Reveal the Ransomware Group’s Links to Russia
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Members of the Conti ransomware group may act in Russia’s interest, but their links to the FSB and Cozy Bear hackers appear ad hoc.
Read moreConti Leaks Reveal the Ransomware Group’s Links to Russia
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Members of the Conti ransomware group may act in Russia’s interest, but their links to the FSB and Cozy Bear hackers appear ad hoc.
Read moreDo svidaniya, Kaspersky — goodbye
Credit to Author: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0700
Companies and governments have, shall we say, interesting relations. Just ask any Chinese tech company in recent days. But, while they’re losing billions, companies in war-mongering countries like Russia have an even harder row to hoe. How can Russian companies support Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine?
You may say they can’t, but that just shows you haven’t studied history. When money and ethics are weighed against each other, money usually wins. For example, such American-as-apple-pie-and-baseball companies as General Motors, Ford, Coca-Cola, and IBM supported Nazi Germany during World War II.
Death of the Password? FIDO Alliance Reveals Its New Plan
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000
After a decade of work, the FIDO Alliance says it’s found the missing piece in the bridge to a password-free future.
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