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A hacker has defaced the website of the pcTattletale spyware application, found on the booking systems of several Wyndham hotels in the United States, and leaked over a dozen archives containing database and source code data. [...]
Former White House, Symantec Executive Will Rejoin GovernmentReports say former White House cybersecurity official and cybersecurity executive Jeff Greene will join CISA to replace outgoing official Eric Goldstein as executive assistant director for cybersecurity, although the agency has not confirmed it.
Also: Pump.fun Hack, Arrests in $73M Pig-Butchering ScamThis week, Gala Games and Pump.fun were hacked; alleged pig-butchering scammers, Incognito admin and illicit banking racketeers were arrested; Pink Drainer was shut down; the U.S. House approved a crypto bill; a man pleaded guilty to wire fraud; and tech companies formed a scam-fighting coalition.
Microsoft has published a "Cyber Signals" report sharing new information about the hacking group Storm-0539 and a sharp rise in gift card theft as we approach the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a security flaw impacting Apache Flink, an open-source, unified stream-processing and batch-processing framework, to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
Vague ML definitions subject to change – yeah, great The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to advance a law bill expanding the White House's authority to police exports of AI systems – including models said to pose a national security threat to the United States.…
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will pay a $10 million penalty to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after failing to ensure its subsidiaries promptly reported an April 2021 VPN security breach. [...]
Medical Associations Ask HHS to Clarify HIPAA Duties in Change Healthcare HackMore than 100 medical associations and industry groups representing tens of thousands of U.S. doctors and healthcare professionals have banded together to urge federal regulators to hold Change Healthcare responsible for breach notifications related to a massive February ransomware attack.
Technology Giants Vie for Public Sector Customers Amid Microsoft's Recent BreachesGoogle is aiming to poach Microsoft's public sector customers by attacking its competitor over recent high-profile breaches and offering new incentives for federal agencies to reduce the U.S. government's "overreliance on a single technology vendor."
Sandra Joyce, Jurgen Kutscher to Oversee Mandiant Threat Intel, IR Business UnitsKevin Mandia will vacate the CEO position at his namesake company 20 months after the threat intelligence and incident response titan was bought by Google. Mandia's May 31 transition into an advisory role at Google will cap off two decades of private sector leadership for the U.S. Air Force veteran.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a security flaw impacting NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
Taiwanese Rui-Siang Lin, 23, Accused of Operating Notorious Online Drug BazaarU.S. officials have charged Rui-Siang Lin, also known as "Pharoah," with forming one of the most notorious online marketplaces for drug trafficking and selling over $100 million of narcotics globally since 2020. They arrested him at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Saturday.
FCC to Vote on Proposed Security Regulations for Leading Broadband ProvidersThe Federal Communications Commission will vote in June on a series of proposed rules that aim to strengthen security measures for nine of the leading U.S. broadband providers, with a focus on mitigating major Border Gateway Protocol vulnerabilities.
Research Agency Soliciting 'Upgrade' Project Ideas to Help Boost Healthcare CyberThe highly targeted U.S. hospital sector could get a boost in avoiding cyberattacks with a $50 million investment by a federal research agency aimed at enhancing automation, vulnerability detection and remediation across a variety of devices in healthcare environments.
As the US braces for a data privacy overhaul, companies need to update data practices, train staff, and ensuring compliance from the outset to avoid Europe's costly missteps.
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World. [...]
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three security vulnerabilities to its 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities' catalog, one impacting Google Chrome and two affecting some D-Link routers. [...]