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Diverse six-justice majority rejects broad reading of computer-fraud law

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Dissent

Ronald Mann writes: The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday in Van Buren v. United States provides the court’s first serious look at one of the most important criminal statutes involving computer-related crime, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion for a majority 0f six firmly rejected the broad reading of that statute that the…

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AU: National Disability Insurance Agency accidentally leaked private information to abusive father

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Dissent

Sometimes the most impactful breaches don’t involve large numbers of people but can be life-altering for just one person or family. Jade Gailberger reports: A Victorian mum claims her family’s lives have been ­endangered after the National Disability Insurance Agency accidentally gave their private details to her abusive ex-­partner. The woman, who can’t be named…

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IBM gives grants to some k-12 districts to harden security against ransomware attacks

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Dissent

Charlie Osborne reports: All United States public K-12 school districts were eligible to apply for the grants, designed to help school officials “proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks.” The grants, worth $500,000 each, have been awarded to school districts in Florida (Brevard Public Schools), New York (Poughkeepsie City School District), Georgia (KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools),…

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ZA: President Ramaphosa signs Cyber Crimes Bill into law

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Dissent

Admire Moyo reports: The Cyber Crimes Bill, which seeks to bring SA’s cyber security laws in line with the rest of the world, has just been signed into law by president Cyril Ramaphosa. According to law firm Werksmans Attorneys, this Bill, which is now an Act of Parliament, creates offences for and criminalises, among others,…

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Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Seizure of Domain Names Used in Furtherance of Spear-Phishing Campaign Posing as U.S. Agency for International Development

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Dissent

WASHINGTON – On May 28, pursuant to court orders issued in the Eastern District of Virginia, the United States seized two command-and-control (C2) and malware distribution domains used in recent spear-phishing activity that mimicked email communications from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This malicious activity was the subject of a May 27 Microsoft…

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Babuk re-organizes as Payload Bin, offers its first leak

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Dissent

At the end of April, threat actors known as Babuk indicated that they were closing up shop and switching to a different model: Babuk changes direction, we no longer encrypt information on networks, we will get to you and take your data, we will notify you about it if you do not get in touch…

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