AJ Vicens reports: Two years after the Log4j vulnerability was revealed, North Korean hackers are continuing to use the flaw in a ubiquitous piece of open source software to carry out attacks as part of a hacking campaign targeting manufacturing, agricultural and physical security entities, according to research released Monday. Carried out over the course…
Author: Dissent
Multiple Ohio schools receive threats, believed to be Russian hackers, saying bombs are in schools
John Lynch reports: Schools in Ohio have received threats of multiple explosives inside American schools. 7News received emails from parents that said area schools received threats that there were explosives inside the school. In Ohio, the Ohio School Safety Center, the Department of Education and Workforce and the FBI have been notified. The threats are…
Alleged member of Kelvin Security arrested
World Nation News reports that a member of Kelvin Security has been arrested. National Police agents have arrested a man for his alleged connection to the Kelvin Security hacktivist group. […] The police operation, carried out by agents from the General Information Commission (CGI), has the collaboration of the Alicante Provincial Information Brigade and is…
Apple report finds steep increase in data breaches, ransomware
Ina Fried reports: Data breaches and ransomware attacks are getting worse. Some 2.6 billion personal records have been exposed in data breaches over the past two years and that number continues to grow, according to a new report commissioned by Apple. Why it matters: Apple says the escalating intrusions, combined with increases in ransomware means the tech industry needs to move toward greater use…
FBI explains how companies can delay SEC cyber incident disclosures
Jonathan Greig and Martin Matishak report: The FBI has published guidance on how companies can request a delay in disclosing cyber incidents to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The document is a followup to new rules that the SEC approved in June requiring companies to quickly disclose “material” cybersecurity incidents and share the details of their…
AlphV (BlackCat) leak site reportedly taken down by law enforcement (4)
When the AlphV site went offline yesterday, rumors started. Now intel firm RedSense has tweeted that they can confirm it was a law enforcement takedown: Today, RedSense can confirm that #ALPHV aka #BlackCat ransomware gang’s site has been taken down by law enforcement @4D435A There has been no statement from the Department of Justice yet….