The FBI, US DOJ, Secret Service, Europol, and others seize ransomware gang Hive's site and decryption keys; the FBI had access to Hive's network since July 2022
using lawful means, we hacked the hackers.” Tonya Riley / @tonyajoriley : Since infiltrating the network the FBI in July it was able to help 1,300 victims with decryption keys, pre...
Current and former CISA employees and sources detail an agency that lacks a clearly defined strategic direction and whose leadership seems more focused on PR
and director Jen Easterly, a former Morgan Stanley exec—has been glowing. But this report details an agency hampered by internal divisions and muddled priorities. https://www.cyber...
Current and former CISA employees and sources detail an agency lacking a clearly defined strategic direction and whose leadership is often focused on its PR
and director Jen Easterly, a former Morgan Stanley exec—has been glowing. But this report details an agency hampered by internal divisions and muddled priorities. https://www.cyber...
Yandex confirms hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow on September 1 by ordering dozens of taxis from Yandex Taxi to converge on the same location
Aaron Gordon / VICE :
Facebook rebrands News Feed to just Feed after more than 15 years
The ‘News Feed’ is now just the ‘Feed’ — Meta is changing the name of Facebook's News Feed, the primary part of the service that users scroll through to see what their friends an...
Texas governor signs bill banning social media companies with 50M+ MAUs from blocking or restricting people or their content based on their viewpoint
The law is an escalation of a conservative critique of Silicon Valley and will likely to face legal challenges from the industry
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: d...
Jack Cable of Krebs Stamos Group launches Ransomwhere, a crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker; the site is already tracking $32M+ in ransom payments for 2021
Ransomware attacks, fueled by COVID-19 pandemic turbulence, have become a major money earner for cybercriminals, with the number of attacks rising in 2020. Source: Ransomwhere and ...
A new Florida law regulates how Facebook, Twitter, and others moderate speech, with fines for banning candidates; the law exempts companies that own theme parks
The new law, a direct response to Facebook and Twitter's suspension of former President Donald J. Trump, affects candidates for statewide offices.
Dan Kaminsky, the celebrated security researcher widely known for his work on discovering crucial DNS security flaws and Sony Rootkit infections, has died at 42
Saddened by news of the death of Dan Kaminsky, a member of the ICANN Trusted … Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs : The cybersecurity researcher Dan Kaminsky has died Tweets: Sa...
A look at Positive Technologies, a Russian cybersecurity firm sanctioned by the US, which sources say provides hacking tools and ops support for Russian spies
Washington has sanctioned Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies. US intelligence reports claim it provides hacking tools and runs operations for the Kremlin.
Profile of 23-year-old Nick Lim, who founded Vancouver-based VanwaTech, a hosting provider for white supremacist websites like Daily Stormer and 8kun
.' ” https://www.bloomberg.com/... Aly-Khan Satchu / @alykhansatchu : “My take on Trump is that he is an inevitable creation of this unreal normal world,” Adam Curtis says The Spin...
Transcript of a Clubhouse chat with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, and Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke about creator economy, Apple, and more
The Facebook, Spotify, and Shopify CEOs discuss the creator economy and Apple's policies
As part of the $1.9T American Rescue Plan, Congress voted to give $1B to the Technology Modernization Fund, focusing on improving government IT systems
Emily Birnbaum / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @issielapowsky , @birnbaum_e , @brfreed , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @protocol : The American Rescue Plan just injected an unprecedent...
In an internal memo, John Matze says he has been terminated as Parler's CEO by its board of directors
“The future of Parler is no longer in my hands,” Matze wrote — EXCLUSIVE - Parler has terminated CEO John Matze, according to a memo Matze sent to staffers that has been obtained...
Parler CEO says the company has been dropped by “every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers”, which could end the business
Parler CEO Mark Matze said today that his company have been dropped by virtually all of their business alliances after Amazon …
Bipartisan congressional committee report gives 75 recommendations for how US government should approach cyber security issues, from Cyber Command's goals to 5G
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop :
New Orleans declares state of emergency, shuts down its network after a ransomware attack on Friday, says it had found no signs that data was lost in the attack
Collin Arnold, the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, speaks during the press conference …
Crypto exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken, Circle, and Bittrex form the Crypto Ratings Council to rate digital assets on whether they are securities
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal :
Crypto exchanges including Coinbase, Kraken, Circle, and Bittrex form the Crypto Ratings Council to rate digital assets on whether they are securities
Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal :