Yearly Archives: 2024
US charges Brazilian hacker over extortion activities
The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed that Brazilian hacker Junior Barros De Oliveira has been indicted over extorting nearly $3.2 m...
North Korean hackers, organization sanctioned over illicit cyber activities
CyberScoop reports that South Korea has moved to impose economic sanctions against 15 North Koreans allegedly part of the country's Min...
Over $170M cyber, IT contract given by Texas to SAIC
U.S. technology integrator company Science Applications International Corporation has been given a $170.9 million IT and cybersecurity ...
Phishing attack compromises General Dynamics employees
Major U.S. aerospace and defense firm General Dynamics has confirmed having dozens of employee benefits accounts breached following a p...
Impact of Japan Airlines cyberattack downplayed amid recovery
Operations at Japan Airlines, the country's flag carrier, have resumed after the successful restoration of systems as a result of a dis...
Know Your Customer-evading dark web operation uncovered
Hackread reports that massive amounts of identity documents, facial images, and biometric information have been obtained by a large-sca...
Why the US needs its own Cyberspace Force
COMMENTARY: In my last column on Dec. 9 about the new Trump administration’s potential impact on U.S. cybersecurity policy, I highlight...
5 critical infrastructure sectors hit hardest by cyberattacks in 2024
Critical infrastructure impacts just about everything we depend on for daily living: the cars we drive, the water we drink, the air we ...
Data disclosures shaped compliance landscape in 2024
Organizations faced a number of changes to reach and maintain government compliance in 2024.In some cases, the year saw government agen...
Vulnerable devices subjected to ongoing attacks with updated Mirai botnet
BleepingComputer reports that intrusions involving a new Mirai-based botnet have been targeting Teltonika RUT9XX routers impacted by th...