Reuters reports: The Russian Foreign Ministry was targeted by a severe cyber attack on Wednesday, coinciding with the major BRICS summit taking place in the country, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Earlier Zakharova said that the ministry had been targeted by a large-scale distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS). “A massive cyberattack from abroad began this morning on…
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Nigerian court drops charges against detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan
Dina Temple-Raston and James Reddick report: A Nigerian court has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of financial crime compliance and a prominent former IRS investigator, two people with knowledge of the case told The Record on Wednesday. Gambaryan had been detained in Nigeria since February on money laundering and tax evasion charges….
9 more suspects jailed in MİT’s cyber spy op
Hurriyet Daily News reports: A court in Ankara has arrested nine additional individuals as part of a Turkish intelligence operation that dismantled an international cyber espionage network intercepting personal data. The total number of arrested suspects in the inquiry has now reached 20, as security sources said on Oct. 18. Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Ankara police…
Kyber Network Hacker Strikes Again: Moves $5.83M in ETH After 7-Month Silence
Ishtiyaq Hussain reports: The hacker who successfully attacked the Kyber Network is back in action after a break of seven months, which has caused new alarms in the cryptocurrency world. Thus, on October 22, 2024, the hacker initiated another trade and used Tornado Cash to launder 2,200 (ETH) worth approximately $5.83 million. […] The hacker’s…
Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore issues three undertakings stemming from ransomware attacks
On October 23, the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore issued three undertakings with the follow statement: The new Undertakings reveals breaches stemming from various ransomware attacks due to the insufficient security IT measures implemented, affecting the personal data of over 690,000 individuals. In response, the affected organisations are to implement remediation plans to rectify the…
SEC Charges Four Companies With Misleading Cyber Disclosures
Washington D.C., Oct. 22, 2024 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four current and former public companies – Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings Corp., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, and Mimecast Limited – with making materially misleading disclosures regarding cybersecurity risks and intrusions. The SEC also charged Unisys with disclosure controls and procedures violations….