The US and the UK sanction seven people based in Russia, with likely FSB ties, connected to the Conti and Ryuk ransomware gangs and the Trickbot banking trojan
on par with terrorism and military crisis between states. Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk : Russian Cybercrime Gang Trickbot Sanctioned by US, UK Maggie Miller / Politico : U.S., U.K. sanction Russian hacke...
The US DOJ says it is investigating a data breach of the federal courts system that is separate from the Russia-backed SolarWinds hack revealed in late 2020
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CISA Director Jen Easterly says the Log4j flaw likely affects hundreds of millions of devices and may be the most serious bug she has seen in her career
A vulnerability in a widely used Apache library … Ncsc-Nl / GitHub : Log4j overview related software Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat : Log4j exploits attempted on 44% of corporate networks; ransomware payl...
DHS issues an interim rule that will, once finalized, let it hire cybersecurity professionals at salaries of up to $255,800 and up to $332,100 in special cases
and Retain—Cybersecurity Talent Maggie Miller / The Hill : DHS announces new program to attract and retain cybersecurity talent Natalie Alms / Federal Computer Week : New cyber talent system, years in...
Researchers find 1,000+ web apps, from Ford, American Airlines, and others, mistakenly exposed 38M records stored on Microsoft's Power Apps service
Including Contact-Tracing Info Keumars Afifi-Sabet / IT PRO : Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes 38 million records James Vincent / The Verge : Check your permissions: default settings in M...
Google expands its US election security efforts with free training for state campaigns, after providing Titan Security Keys to 140+ federal campaigns in 2020
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A look at the criticism in DC directed at CSET, a State Dept. bureau focused on cybersecurity and emerging technologies formed in the last days of Trump's admin
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European Medicines Agency says that hackers leaked third-party documents on COVID-19 vaccines and medicines as part of a breach discovered late last year
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The Senate passes a bill that would require all internet-connected devices purchased by the US government to comply with NIST's minimum security recommendations
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DHS and the FBI are investigating a robocall and text campaign warning US voters to “stay safe and stay home”
Despite scattered reports … New York Times : Despite Fears of Violence, Election Day Proceeds Smoothly as Millions Line Up to Vote Kate Cox / Ars Technica : “Stay Home” robocalls to voters prompt FBI,...