Cybersecurity
Halliburton probes ‘an issue’ disrupting business ops
What could the problem be? Reportedly, a cyberattack American oil giant Halliburton is investigating an "issue," reportedly a cyberattack, that has disrupted some business operations and global networks.…
Ransomware batters critical industries, but takedowns hint at relief
Whether attack slowdown continues downward trend is the million dollar question that security researchers can't answer Critical industrial organizations continued to be hammered by ransomware skids in July, while experts suggest the perps are growing in confidence that law enforcement won't intervene.…
This uni thought it would be a good idea to do a phishing test with a fake Ebola scare
Needless to say, it backfired in a big way University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) students may be relieved to hear that an emailed warning about a staff member infected with the Ebola virus was just a phishing exercise.…
Kick off early Octoberfest with an EUC-fest
Visit IGEL’s DISRUPT Munich event this September to learn more about the latest end user computing technologies Sponsored Post The IGEL DISRUPT Munich event promises an opportunity to explore the latest innovations in end user computing (EUC), with a focus on endpoint security, Zero Trust, digital workspaces and…
Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber crime Convention
Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more Networking giant Cisco has suggested the United Nations' first-ever convention against cyber crime is dangerously flawed and should be revised before being put to a formal vote.…
110K domains targeted in ‘sophisticated’ AWS cloud extortion campaign
If you needed yet another reminder of what happens when security basics go awry It's a good news day for organizations that don't leave their AWS environment files publicly exposed because infosec experts say those that do may be caught up in an extensive and sophisticated extortion campaign.…
Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming
Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs is warning residents of under-siege regions to switch off home surveillance systems and dating apps to stop Ukraine from using them for intel-gathering purposes.…
Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government databases
Hoped to dodge child support payments, now faces 81 months inside – and a bigger bill than ever A US man has been sentenced to 81 months in jail for faking his own death by hacking government systems and officially marking himself as deceased.…
Chipmaker Microchip reveals cyber attack whacked manufacturing capacity
Defense contractor gets hacked – what's the worst that could happen US semiconductor manufacturing firm Microchip Technology has revealed an "unauthorized party disrupted the Company's use of certain servers and some business operation."…
Plane tracker FlightAware admits user passwords, SSNs exposed for years
Notification omits a number of key details Popular flight-tracking app FlightAware has admitted that it was exposing a bunch of users' data for more than three years.…