The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added former DNC security chief Bob Lord to its roster of technical advisors.
Former DNC CISO Bob Lord Joins CISA Cybersecurity Division
Spain Vows to be Transparent in Probe of Pegasus Spyware Use
Spanish authorities are pledging full transparency as they launch inquiries into allegations that the phones of dozens of supporters of Catalan independence were hacked with powerful and controversial spyware only sold to government agencies.
FBI Shares Information on BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week published indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the BlackCat Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS).
Judge Sends Assange Extradition Decision to UK Government
SeeMetrics Raises $6M for Portfolio Management Platform
An Israeli startup has raised early-stage funding to build technology to help cybersecurity teams measure, track and simplify security program operations.
Citizen Lab Documents Israeli Surveillance Spyware Infections in Spain
Security researchers have found fresh evidence linking a pair of mercenary Israeli hacking companies to mobile malware attacks on members of Catalan civil society.
Critical Code Execution Flaw Haunts VMware Cloud Director
Cloud computing and virtualization technology firm VMWare on Thursday rolled out patches for an extremely critical security flaw in the VMWare Cloud Director product, warning that unpatched systems are at risk of remote code execution attacks.
Microsoft Seizes Control of Notorious Zloader Cybercrime Botnet
Microsoft has disrupted the operation of one of the most notorious cybercrime botnets and named a Crimean hacker as an alleged perpetrator behind the distribution of ransomware to the network of infected machines.
OpenSSH Moves to Prevent ‘Capture Now, Decrypt Later’ Attacks
OpenSSH has joined the high-stakes fight to protect data from quantum computers.
The latest version of the widely used encryption and connectivity tool has been fitted with new features to prevent “capture now, decrypt later” attacks linked to advancements in quantum computing.
Global Operation Takes Down Hackers’ Leaked Data Market
Western law enforcement agencies have dismantled an online marketplace used to buy and sell hacked and stolen personal data belonging to millions of people, and have charged the platform’s founder and chief administrator, officials announced Tuesday.
