At least two lawsuits have been filed against Texas-based cloud company Rackspace over the recently disclosed ransomware attack.
Rackspace Hit With Lawsuits Over Ransomware Attack
As Wiretap Claims Rattle Government, Greece Bans Spyware
Lawmakers in Greece on Friday approved legislation banning commercial spyware and reforming rules for legally-sanctioned wiretaps following allegations that senior government officials and journalists had been targeted by shadowy surveillance software. The 156-142 vote in parliament followed two days of debate, during which opposition lawmakers accused the government of attempting to cover up the illegal surveillance.
Device Exploits Earn Hackers Nearly $1 Million at Pwn2Own Toronto 2022
The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking contest has come to an end, with participants earning nearly $1 million for exploits targeting smartphones, printers, routers, NAS devices, and smart speakers.
Interpres Security Emerges From Stealth Mode With $8.5 Million in Funding
Defense management startup Interpres Security on Thursday announced that it has emerged from stealth mode with $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Ten Eleven Ventures and a solution designed to help companies optimize security performance.
Healthcare Organizations Warned of Royal Ransomware Attacks
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is warning healthcare organizations of the threat posed by ongoing Royal ransomware attacks.
Initially spotted in September 2022, the ransomware family is employed by a financially-motivated threat actor that also uses known tools for persistence, credential exfiltration, and lateral movement.
Cisco Working on Patch for Publicly Disclosed IP Phone Vulnerability
Cisco informed customers on Thursday that it’s working on patches for a high-severity vulnerability affecting some of its IP phones.
LF Electromagnetic Radiation Used for Stealthy Data Theft From Air-Gapped Systems
Mordechai Guri, a cybersecurity researcher from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel who specializes in air gap jumping, has released a paper detailing yet another method that can be used to stealthily exfiltrate data from systems isolated from the internet and local networks.
SOHO Exploits Earn Hackers Over $100,000 on Day 3 of Pwn2Own Toronto 2022
Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced total payouts nearing $1 million after the first three days of Pwn2Own Toronto 2022, and there is one day left to go.
Over 4,000 Vulnerable Pulse Connect Secure Hosts Exposed to Internet
More than 4,000 internet-accessible Pulse Connect Secure hosts are impacted by at least one known vulnerability, attack surface management firm Censys warns.
EU Court: Google Must Delete Inaccurate Search Info If Asked
Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court said Thursday.
The European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is “manifestly inaccurate.”
