June 2024
Feds put $5M bounty on ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova
OneCoin co-founder allegedly bilked investors out of $4B Uncle Sam has put a $5 million bounty on any information leading to the arrest or conviction of self-titled "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, who is wanted in the US for apparently bilking victims out of more than $4 billion in what…
US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts
Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them The US has convicted the 24-year-old leader of an international robbery crew that kidnapped and terrorized wealthy victims during home invasions that were carried out to steal cryptocurrency tokens.…
Batten down the hatches, it’s time to patch some more MOVEit bugs
Exploit attempts for ‘devastating’ vulnerabilities already underway Thought last year's MOVEit hellscape was well and truly behind you? Unlucky, buster. We're back for round two after Progress Software lifted the lid on fresh vulnerabilities affecting MOVEit Transfer and Gateway.…
Yahoo! Japan to waive $189 million ad revenue after detecting fraudulent clicks
Admits it's not sure some clicks from from humans, points to bettter quality as sign not all is rotten Yahoo! Japan will waive $189 million charged to advertisers after deciding they were fraudulently charged, the portal's corporate parent revealed on Tuesday.…
Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices
Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons Tracking devices are in demand from organized crime groups and known perpetrators of domestic violence, according to an Australian study.…
Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant
Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing Updated American healthcare provider Geisinger fears highly personal data on more than a million of its patients has been stolen – and claimed a former employee at a Microsoft subsidiary is the likely culprit.…
If you’re using Polyfill.io code on your site – like 100,000+ are – remove it immediately
Scripts turn malicious, infect webpages after Chinese CDN swallows domain The polyfill.io domain is being used to infect more than 100,000 websites with malware after a Chinese organization bought the domain earlier this year.…
CISA says crooks used Ivanti bugs to snoop around high-risk chemical facilities
Crafty crims broke in but encryption stopped any nastiness US cybersecurity agency CISA is urging high-risk chemical facilities to secure their online accounts after someone broke into its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) portal.…
UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin’s ransomware shakedowns
Attacking the NHS is a very bad move UK and US cops have reportedly joined forces to find and fight Qilin, the ransomware gang wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry.…
Ransomware thieves beware
Why Object First and Veeam tick the box for encryption and immutability Sponsored Feature You know that a technology problem is serious when the White House holds a summit about it.…