Katrina Manson reports: A common explanation for why the Soviet Union never used nuclear weapons during the Cold War was the expectation that any attack would likely prompt a devastating nuclear response. The fear of mutually assured destruction was enough to keep both the USSR and the U.S. from launching a nuclear attack, even as…
Conti ransomware group responsible for RIPTA cyberattack
Tolly Taylor reports: The ransom note the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority received on Aug. 5 began with a chilling statement. “All of your files are currently encrypted by Conti strain,” the cyberhackers wrote. The next day, RIPTA hired Coveware Inc., a firm that helps entities recover hacked data, according to new documents obtained by…
Health startup myNurse to shut down after data breach exposed health records
Zack Whittaker reports: myNurse, a healthcare startup that provides chronic care management and remote patient monitoring services, said it will shut down at the end of the month after reporting a data breach that exposed personal health information of its users. The startup, which launched as Salusive Health, said in a data breach notice filed…
This Israeli Helped One of the World’s Biggest Jewish Organizations – Now He’s in Trouble
Ran Bar-Zik reports what sounds like a situation where a cybersecurity student who engaged in responsible disclosure after finding a leak at the scholarship application website of the American Joint Distribution Committee (“the Joint”) felt pressured and anxious by the Joint trying to get him to sign a statement afterwards. And so far, he hasn’t…
Mozilla finds mental health apps fail ‘spectacularly’ at user security, data policies
Charlie Osborne reports: An investigation into mental health and prayer apps has revealed a disturbing lack of concern surrounding user security and privacy. On Monday, Mozilla released the findings of a new study into these types of apps, which often deal with sensitive topics including depression, mental health awareness, anxiety, domestic violence, PTSD, and more,…
Another Weekend Another Hack: DeFi Lender Fei Protocol Suffers $80M Security Breach
Chimamanda Marcel reports: Fei protocol, an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange, has suffered an extensive security breach a year after it merged with RAri Capital, a lending and borrowing protocol, smart contract analysis firm Blocksec reported on Saturday. According to Blocksec, multiple pools related to Fei Protocol and RAri Capital were exploited and more than $80 million worth of…