Docket Number 25-0883 in District Court for the District of Columbia. Lawsuit filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State and acting Archivist Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration concerning news reports that journalist Jeffery Goldberg had been added…
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A Sneaky Phish Just Grabbed my Mailchimp Mailing List
Troy Hunt, owner of HaveIBeenPwned.com, writes: You know when you’re really jet lagged and really tired and the cogs in your head are just moving that little bit too slow? That’s me right now, and the penny has just dropped that a Mailchimp phish has grabbed my credentials, logged into my account and exported the…
Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
Geoffrey A. Fowler writes: If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, it’s time to delete your data. The genetic information company, best known for its saliva test kits, announced Sunday that it is headed to bankruptcy court to sell its assets. And 23andMe’s financial distress prompted California Attorney General Rob…
Malaysia’s Anwar says ‘no way’ to US$10 million ransom demand to end airport cyberattack
Joseph Sipalan reports: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday that hackers demanded a US$10 million ransom for a cyberattack that paralysed some operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) over the weekend, raising concerns about the airport’s cybersecurity and potential risks to travellers’ safety. Anwar confirmed that Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), which operates the…
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
This is an absolutely mind-boggling breach. How could no one looking at the list of participants in a Signal chat not question what a reporter was doing in a war plans chat? Jeffrey Goldberg reports: The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. eastern time on March 15 that the United States was bombing Houthi…
Ukrainian Railways hit by ‘large-scale, targeted cyberattack’
Martin Fornusek reports: Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) was the target of a large-scale and sophisticated cyberattack, the company said on March 24, adding that the restoration of all systems is ongoing. “Ukrzaliznytsia’s online systems have been subjected to a large-scale, targeted cyberattack,” the state railway operator said in a statement. The company’s website and application became…