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Blackbaud has to cough up a few million dollars more over 2020 ransomware attack
Four years on and it's still paying for what California attorney general calls 'unacceptable' practice Months after escaping without a fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the luck of cloud software biz Blackbaud ran out when it came to reaching a settlement with California's attorney general.…
Cops cuff 22-year-old Brit suspected of being Scattered Spider leader
Spanish cops make arrest at airport before he jetted off to Italy Spanish police arrested a person they allege to be the leader of the notorious cybercrime gang Scattered Spider just before he boarded a private flight headed to Naples.…
AWS is pushing ahead with MFA for privileged accounts. What that means for you …
The clock is ticking – why not try a passkey? Heads up: Amazon Web Services is pushing ahead with making multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for certain users, and we love to see it.…
UK’s Total Fitness exposed nearly 500k images of members and staff through unprotected database
Health club chain headed for the spa on choose a password day Exclusive A security researcher claims UK health club and gym chain Total Fitness bungled its data protection responsibilities by failing to lock down a database chock-full of members' personal data.…
Notorious cyber gang UNC3944 attacks vSphere and Azure to run VMs inside victims’ infrastructure
Who needs ransomware when you can scare techies into coughing up their credentials? Notorious cyber gang UNC3944 – the crew suspected of involvement in the recent attacks on Snowflake and MGM Entertainment, and plenty more besides – has changed its tactics and is now targeting SaaS applications…
Microsoft answered Congress’ questions on security. Now the White House needs to act
Business as usual needs a real change Feature Microsoft president Brad Smith struck a conciliatory tone regarding his IT giant's repeated computer security failings during a congressional hearing on Thursday – while also claiming the Windows maker is above the rule of law, at least in China.…
Stanford Internet Observatory wilts under legal pressure during election year
Because who needs disinformation research at times like these The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which for the past five years has been studying and reporting on social media disinformation, is being reimagined with new management and fewer staff following the recent departure of research director Renee DiResta.…
Meta won’t train AI on Euro posts after all, as watchdogs put their paws down
Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards' Meta has caved to European regulators, and agreed to pause its plans to train AI models on EU users' Facebook and Instagram users' posts — a move that the social media giant said will delay its plans to…
Nigerian faces up to 102 years in the slammer for $1.5M phishing scam
Crook and his alleged co-conspirators said to have used Discord to coordinate The US Department of Justice has convicted a Nigerian national of participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scam worth $1.5 million.…
Ukraine busts SIM farms targeting soldiers with spyware
Russia recruits local residents to support battlefield goals Infrastructure that enabled two pro-Russia Ukraine residents to break into soldiers' devices and deploy spyware has been dismantled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).…