ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio in the US. Founded in 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim as The American Radio Relay League, ARRL is a noncommercial organization of radio amateurs. ARRL numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active radio amateurs in the nation and has a proud history of achievement as the standard-bearer in amateur affairs. ARRL’s…
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Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Thomas Claburn reports: Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees as threats, normalizing intrusive surveillance in the workplace, according to a report by Cracked Labs. The report, titled “Employees as Risks” – released today by the Vienna-based non-profit – explores software from Microsoft and formerly from Forcepoint – specifically…
Microsoft to host Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit in September
From Microsoft Windows Blogs: On Sept. 10, 2024, Microsoft will host a Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit at our Redmond, Washington, headquarters. Microsoft, CrowdStrike and key partners who deliver endpoint security technologies will come together for discussions about improving resiliency and protecting mutual customers’ critical infrastructure. Our objective is to discuss concrete steps we will all take…
Malta’s Nationalist Party tells government to stop investigating young ethical hackers
Matthew Farrugia reports: The Nationalist Party has called on government to put an end to the prolonged investigation into four young ethical hackers, noting their talent is currently being wasted instead of used properly. In 2023, Giorgio Grigolo, Michael Debono, Luke Bjorn Scerri and Luke Collins were scanning through the software of student app, FreeHour, when…
Patelco notifies 726,000 customers of ransomware data breach
Bill Toulas reports: Patelco Credit Union warns customers it suffered a data breach after personal data was stolen in a RansomHub ransomware attack earlier this year. Though the organization did not name the attackers, the RansomHub gang claimed responsibility on August 15, 2024, when they published all of the stolen data on their extortion portal….
Reward for Information: Belarusian National Volodymyr Kadariya
REWARD FOR INFORMATION: BELARUSIAN NATIONAL VOLODYMYR KADARIYA REWARD OF UP TO $2.5 MILLION [Wanted poster in English-508 compliant] [200 KB] [Wanted poster in Belarusian] [240 KB] [Wanted poster in Russian] [240 KB] [Wanted poster in Spanish] [244 KB] NAME: Volodymyr Kadariya ALIASES: Vladimir Kadaria, Volodymyr Kadariya, Владимир Кадария, Andrii Kovalov DOB: 2 March 1986 POB: Belarus NATIONALITY: Belarusian CITIZENSHIP: Belarusian HEIGHT: 5’8” WEIGHT: 200 lbs HAIR…