Why The FBI Held Back a Ransomware Decryption Key for 19 Days
America's Federal Bureau of Investigation "refrained for almost three weeks from helping to unlock the computers of hundreds of businesses and institutions hobbled by a major ransomware attack this summer," reports the Washington Post, "even though t.....»»
Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing
Q1 saw substantial shifts in activity from some of the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, according to GuidePoint Security. RaaS groups attempt to recruit disaffected or displaced affiliates In addition to revealing a nearly 20% yea.....»»
MITRE breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti zero-days
MITRE has been breached by attackers via two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti’s Connect Secure VPN devices. The attackers have also managed to move laterally and compromise the company network’s VMware i.....»»
Europe suffered record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023: Monitors
Europe endured a record number of "extreme heat stress" days in 2023, two leading climate monitors said Monday, underscoring the threat of increasingly deadly summers across the continent......»»
Samsung is making its top executives work six days a week
Execs at Samsung are being asked to work above and beyond as the company battles with competition and finances......»»
Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware!
More organizations hit by ransomware gangs are starting to realize that it doesn’t pay to pay up: “In Q1 2024, the proportion of victims that chose to pay touched a new record low of 28%,” ransomware incident response firm Coveware.....»»
Whistleblower reveals 2023 CareGard cyberattack, says F&I company concealed it from partners
AFG Cos. was unprepared for a ransomware attack last summer, for months had been unsure of the extent of the breach, and as of early this month hadn't alerted automaker partners or the agents selling its coverage to dealerships, a whistleblower alleg.....»»
Former AFG exec reveals 2023 CareGard data breach, criticizes company"s response
AFG Cos. was unprepared for a ransomware attack last summer, for months had been unsure of the extent of the breach, and as of early this month hadn't alerted automaker partners or the agents selling its coverage to dealerships, a whistleblower alleg.....»»
International experts issue renewed call for Global Plastics Treaty to be grounded in robust science
A letter from members of the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty has been published in the journal Science days before the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) begins in Ottawa, Canada. With some di.....»»
SpaceX tallies 1st of two launches over two days from Space Coast
SpaceX launched Wednesday evening the first of a pair of Space Coast rockets in two days, both carrying batches of the company's Starlink satellites......»»
Cheap ransomware for sale on dark web marketplaces is changing the way hackers operate
Since June 2023, Sophos X-Ops has discovered 19 junk gun ransomware variants — cheap, independently produced, and crudely constructed — on the dark web. The developers of these junk gun variants are attempting to disrupt the traditional affiliate.....»»
Queen bumblebees surprise scientists by surviving underwater
Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by climate change that threaten their winter hibernation burrows......»»
Fear of Nintendo"s wrath is keeping emulators off of the App Store
Despite Apple's recent rule change, it has been a bumpy few days for emulators on the App Store as small developers fear the wrath of Nintendo and others.Nintendo may be waiting in the shadows to smash any emulator out of existenceSoftware emulation.....»»
Zuckerberg has no personal liability in child addiction lawsuit [U]
Update: A court has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg cannot be held personally liable for claims that Meta sought to make its apps addictive to children. Lawyers will be able to re-file, this time claiming against Meta rather than Zuckerberg. Two separa.....»»
Man in days-long Henderson barricade was jujitsu specialist who overdosed: sources
Man in days-long Henderson barricade was jujitsu specialist who overdosed: sources.....»»
Members of self-proclaimed anti-government group ‘God’s Misfits’ held in killings of Kansas women
Members of self-proclaimed anti-government group ‘God’s Misfits’ held in killings of Kansas women.....»»
The seabed needs to become a top priority, and the UN agrees
"The science we need for the ocean we want"—this is the tagline for the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030), which has just held its first conference in Barcelona, Spain. Marine scientists from around the world, including me, gathered alongside global lead.....»»
A rechargeable nanotorch: Afterglow luminescence imaging tracks cell-based microrobots in real time
An afterglow luminescent nanoprobe opens up new possibilities for imaging living cells. As a research team reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, their new "nanotorch" can continue to luminesce for more than 10 days after a s.....»»
Here’s the Pixel 8a in Every Color
It was only a few days ago when we saw an actual photo of the upcoming Pixel 8a. As we continue to push towards Google I/O next month, it’s a safe bet we’ll continue seeing more of this device, and with that said, here’s the Pixel 8.....»»
How to protect IP surveillance cameras from Wi-Fi jamming
Gone are the days of criminals cutting camera wires to evade detection: with the proliferation of affordable internet-connected cameras, burglars must resort to Wi-Fi jamming. Blocking the signal blinds the device and stalls home and business surveil.....»»
Week in review: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, Microsoft patches two exploited zero-days
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400) Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3.....»»