A Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national was charged in the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia for leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes. He made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland.
A team of researchers has made progress in computer security by creating a new and effective cipher for cache randomization. This cipher, developed by Assistant Professor Rei Ueno from the Research Institute of Electrical Communication at Tohoku University, helps prevent cache side-channel attacks, providing better security and faster performance.
A new research study has shown that “moving target defense”, a cybersecurity technique that shuffles network addresses, can effectively confuse hackers seeking control of military jets, commercial airliners, or spacecraft. This technique resembles a blackjack dealer shuffling playing cards to prevent gamblers from winning.
Proofpoint has been keeping an eye on some evolving financially motivated activity since October 2022 that they’re calling “Screentime.” It all starts with a sneaky email with a malicious attachment or link that leads to malware called WasabiSeed and Screenshotter.
Reports are emerging that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors are taking advantage of an astoundingly stupid default configuration for Cisco’s Duo multifactor authentication (MFA) protocols. The Ruskies have been able to use Cisco’s mistake to register new devices for MFA and yep, access the victim’s network where they do all sorts of nasty things. The cyber…
What geek doesn’t like a good conspiracy theory? Well, I’ve got one for you – a follow-the-money chain that leads from the head of Russian state to an app that is installed on millions of personal phones.
Although Activision has yet to comment on the incident, it’s common knowledge tonight that the company has sufferered a major data breach. The credentials were leaked publicly and first reported on Twitter.
It was pretty clear from the start that the hack against Twitter was more than a simple security breach of a handful of user accounts. The smash and grab attack struck celebrities, politicians, and billionaires including Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kayne West, Binance and companies like Apple,…
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