Hacker group naming schemes, such as Microsoft's new system, are counterproductive for cybersecurity analysis; a government body should set a naming convention
Pumpkin Sandstorm. Spandex Tempest. Charming Kitten. Is this really how we want to name the hackers wreaking havoc worldwide?
In a campaign called #BlockTheBlue, some Twitter users, including popular ones like @dril, are asking people to block anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue
After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.
Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”
Elon already took away the blue check from some publications like the The New York Times … Caroline Giegerich : The Twitter check shakedown has begun. Twitter has officially begun...
Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”
The change is apparent on Twitter accounts for several Verge writers and other journalists like LA Times reporter Matt Pearce …
CISA Director Jen Easterly and Executive Assistant Director Eric Goldstein say incentives for developing and selling tech should not eclipse customer safety
> - Secure products not just security products - Security built in not bolted on - Raise everyone's baseline by reducing the [total] cost of control @CISAJen https://www.foreignaff...
An interview with Signal president Meredith Whittaker on competition, RCS, government pressure to break encryption, what it's like to hire a new CEO, and more
Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here's how. — Meredith Whittaker is the president of Signal …
Hands-on with iOS 16's Lockdown Mode, which aims to protect against highly targeted attacks by disabling link previews in messages, limiting FaceTime, and more
journalists, activists, and human rights defenders — against zero-click government spyware. https://techcrunch.com/... Kevin Collier / @kevincollier : This is to protect against NS...
The US Treasury sanctions crypto mixing service Tornado Cash and 44 related ETH and USDC wallets, citing their use in high-profile hacks, such as by North Korea
- The Treasury is sanctioning DeFi mixing service, Tornado Cash. — The move is the agency's second sanction of a mixing service. Source: U.S. Department … .
NFT marketplace OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer says the company laid off ~20% of employees; OpenSea didn't disclose the number impacted but said that 230 staff remain
Michael McSweeney / The Block :
A look at DARPA's SocialCyber, a project that combines sociology with AI to protect open-source communities and the code they create from malicious campaigns
and the people behind it all: “This is a critical infrastructure problem. We don't have a grip on it. We need to get a grip on it.” https://www.technologyreview.com/ ... Daniel Jef...
NFT marketplace OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer says the company laid off ~20% of employees; OpenSea didn't disclose the number impacted but said that 230 staff remain
- NFT marketplace major OpenSea announced layoffs on Thursday. — CEO Devin Finzer said in a statement that “~20% of our team” had been let go.
An investigation details an Indian hacking-for-hire scheme to obtain documents in legal cases, starting in 2013 and targeting 100+ US and European organizations
A trove of thousands of email records uncovered by Reuters reveals Indian cyber mercenaries hacking parties involved …
An investigation details an operation by Chinese hacking group APT40 to lure graduates who studied English into translating stolen documents via a front company
Thursday, June 30, 2022 // (IG): BB //Weekly Sponsor: Dataminr Tweets: Max Seddon / @maxseddon : “Chinese students have been lured to work at a secretive technology company that ma...
Google details the commercial spyware Hermit, used in Kazakhstan and Italy, targeting Android and iOS; the iOS version has six exploits, including two zero-days
Saturday, June 25, 2022 // (IG): BB //Weekly Sponsor: Dataminr Deeba Ahmed / HackRead : ISPs Helping Attackers Install Hermit Spyware on Smartphones- Google Sergiu Gatlan / Bleepin...
Google details the commercial spyware Hermit, used in Kazakhstan and Italy, targeting Android and iOS; the iOS version has six exploits, including two zero-days
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
Google's Project Zero: 58 in-the-wild 0-days were detected and shared in 2021, more than double the previous record, as the industry improves at finding 0-days
A Year in Review of 0-days Used In-the-Wild in 2021 — This is our third annual year in review of 0-days exploited in-the-wild [2020, 2019].
Sources: The White House is split over Kaspersky sanctions, which could spur Russian cyberattacks and make enforcement hard due to the company's large clientele
but the idea has split the administration due to concerns over the size and scope of such a move. w/ @vmsalama https://www.wsj.com/... Jan Lemnitzer / @janlemnitzer : Like the EU, ...
The US is shifting its cybersecurity strategy from relying on companies' voluntary cooperation toward stronger oversight, minimum security standards, and more
The specter of Russian hackers and an overreliance on voluntary cooperation from the private sector means officials are finally prepared to get tough.