2024
Feds reach for sliver of crypto-cash nicked by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group
A couple million will do for a start … but Kim's crews are suspected of stealing much more The US government is attempting to claw back more than $2.67 million stolen by North Korea's Lazarus Group, filing two lawsuits to force the forfeiture of millions in Tether and…
American Water rinsed in cyberattack, turns off app
It's still safe to drink, top provider tells us American Water, which supplies over 14 million people in the US and numerous military bases, has stopped issuing bills and has taken its MyWater app offline while it investigates a cyberattack on its systems.…
Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts
Withholding exculpatory evidence from suspects isn't a great look when the tech is already questionable Police around the United States are routinely using facial recognition technology to help identify suspects, but those departments rarely disclose they've done so - even to suspects and their lawyers. …
Chinese cyberspies reportedly breached Verizon, AT&T, Lumen
Salt Typhoon may have accessed court-ordered wiretaps and US internet traffic Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies were among the US broadband providers whose networks were reportedly hacked by Chinese cyberspies, possibly compromising the wiretapping systems used for court-ordered surveillance.…
Embattled users worn down by privacy options? Let them eat code
Struggle ye not with cookies, lest ye become a cookie monster Opinion The people are defeated. Worn out, deflated, and apathetic about the barrage of banners and pop-ups about cookies and permissions.…
Ryanair faces GDPR turbulence over customer ID checks
Irish data watchdog opens probe after 'numerous complaints' Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Ryanair's Customer Verification Process for travelers booking flights through third-party websites or online travel agents (OTA).…
UK’s Sellafield nuke waste processing plant fined £333K for infosec blunders
Radioactive hazards and cyber failings ... what could possibly go wrong? The outfit that runs Britain's Sellafield nuclear waste processing and decommissioning site has been fined £332,500 ($440,000) by the nation's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for its shoddy cybersecurity practices between 2019 and 2023.…
About a quarter million Comcast subscribers had their data stolen from debt collector
Cable giant says ransomware involved, FBCS keeps schtum Comcast says data on 237,703 of its customers was in fact stolen in a cyberattack on a debt collector it was using, contrary to previous assurances it was given that it was unaffected by that intrusion.…
Visit CyberThreat 2024 to hone your cybersecurity skills
Get together with the European cybersecurity community at a two-day conference in London this December Sponsored Post This year's CyberThreat returns to London to provide a place for cybersecurity professionals to share experiences, new tools and techniques to help organisations stay ahead of the latest cyber threats.…
Harvard duo hacks Meta Ray-Bans to dox strangers on sight in seconds
'You can build this in a few days – even as a very naïve developer' A pair of inventive Harvard undergraduates have created what they believe could be one of the most intrusive devices ever built – a wake-up call, they tell The Register, for the world to…