This is Part 1. Part 2 can be found here. In November, Catalin Cimpanu reported that Russian researcher, Sergey Zelenyuk, had publicly disclosed a VirtualBox 0day instead of first disclosing the problem to Oracle or working through a bug bounty platform. Curious to see what Zelenyuk’s justification for his actions would be, I found that…
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When can the feds hack into your computer? Case involving scam targeting Wegmans could decide.
Phil Fairbanks reports: When the FBI uncovered a scammer targeting Wegmans two years ago, agents hacked into the suspect’s computer in an effort to learn his identity. The hacking, approved by a judge, involved an email and attachment that, when opened, connected the suspect’s computer to an FBI server. A new lawsuit in Buffalo federal…
Italian Trade Union of State Police Officers Hacked & Defaced by The Anonymous Anarchist Agency
Hacktivism is still a thing, although we may not see as much of it here in the U.S. these days. The headlines about hundreds of German politicians having their details dumped may have garnered more attention here, but there have been other ongoing campaigns that have tended to be ignored by U.S. media. One such…
Ransomware, phishing attacks top new HHS list of cyberthreats in healthcare
Eli Richman reports: Email phishing attacks, ransomware attacks and attacks against connected medical devices are among the greatest cyberthreats that health systems need to protect against, according to new cybersecurity guidance for health systems from the Department of Health and Human Services.Released last week, the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices were released to help the industry identify…
Japan’s government to urge infrastructure data be kept on servers in Japan
I’m surprised that they have to ask and haven’t just required this by law already — and that applies not just to Japan but to all countries. It doesn’t have to be an alliance against China motivating the move to keep critical data on servers located within the country. Or am I missing something here…
From thedarkoverlord 9/11 files… a glimpse into what your life is worth. (updated)
The events of 9/11 and theories about those events have occupied a prominent place in our culture. As someone who was there in the aftermath, as a rescuer with the Red Cross, I have enduring memories of what is was like to be just north of Ground Zero in eery silence, and to see the…