2025-11-04
Three U.S. nationals who worked in incident response and ransomware negotiations allegedly became ALPHV/Black Cat affiliates and conducted at least five attacks over two years. #infosec cyberscoop.com/incident-res...
CyberScoop
US federal prosecutors allege that three cybersecurity professionals carried out ransomware attacks on at least five US companies in 2023 using ALPHV ransomware
The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.
2025-03-01
This apparently excludes sigintel targeting by NSA, but still. 😬 — therecord.media/hegseth-orde... #infosec
The Record
Sources: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the US Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia …
2024-12-04
The FBI — after contending for years how encryption threatened policing (the “going dark” debate) — is advocating people use encrypted communication apps in light of Salt Typhoon's massive telco hack in which defenders *still* have not kicked them out yet. #infosec www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
Axios
The FBI and CISA give US telcos best practices to harden their systems against attacks, as senior US officials say Salt Typhoon hackers remain on their networks
- Officials added that they don't yet know the full scope of the intrusions, despite starting the investigation in late spring.
The FBI — after contending for years how encryption threatened policing (the “going dark” debate) — is advocating people use encrypted communication apps in light of Salt Typhoon's massive telco hack in which defenders *still* have not kicked them out yet. #infosec www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...
NBC News
Amid the Salt Typhoon hacks, US officials recommend that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers
Stop Sending Texts Jonny Evans / Computerworld : The FBI now says encryption is good for you — Apple has been battling to maintain encryption for a decade. Cynthia B Brumfield / ...