2024

US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions 2024-09-05 at 23:01 By Jessica Lyons Feds post $10 million bounty for each of the six’s whereabouts The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 before the ground invasion […]

Cisco’s Smart Licensing Utility flaws suggest it’s pretty dumb on security 2024-09-05 at 21:31 By Iain Thomson Two critical holes including hardcoded admin credential If you’re running Cisco’s supposedly Smart Licensing Utility, there are two flaws you ought to patch right now.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Verizon snaps up Frontier in $20B fiber power play 2024-09-05 at 21:02 By Todd Weiss Marking yet another round of telecom consolidation Verizon is buying Frontier Communications for $20 billion in an all-cash deal that the Tier 1 carrier says will bolster its fiber network across 31 states and Washington DC, as the industry undergoes

Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East 2024-09-05 at 20:16 By Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. “Sighting this group’s [Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures] in critical governmental entities in

Veeam Releases Security Updates to Fix 18 Flaws, Including 5 Critical Issues 2024-09-05 at 20:16 By Veeam has shipped security updates to address a total of 18 security flaws impacting its software products, including five critical vulnerabilities that could result in remote code execution. The list of shortcomings is below – CVE-2024-40711 (CVSS score: 9.8)

13 days into the outage, will Kaseya’s Traverse trip back to life today? 2024-09-05 at 19:46 By Richard Speed ‘Potential issue’ in infrastructure of network monitoring tool results in lengthy, ongoing downtime Today’s the day. Maybe. Kaseya’s Traverse platform is scheduled to finally be up and running again after a lengthy period of “maintenance.”… This

Global powers sign AI pact promising to preserve human rights, democracy 2024-09-05 at 19:16 By Lindsay Clark No, Russia and China are not on the list The US, EU, UK, and other nations have signed up to a legal framework setting out a treaty for the implementation of AI that is underpinned by human rights

Building Identity Resilience 2024-09-05 at 19:01 By Eduard Palomeras How will the EU’s Digital Operational Resiliency Act affect identity services? This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Age discrimination layoff case against X granted class-action status 2024-09-05 at 18:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Judge clears path for 149 ex-Twitters over 50 to sue collectively Thousands of people were caught up in the mass Twitter layoffs following Elon Musk’s acquisition/deconstruction of the platform. Now, according to a judge, 150 of them can collectively sue

Security boom is over, with over a third of CISOs reporting flat or falling budgets 2024-09-05 at 17:46 By Iain Thomson Good news? Security is still getting a growing part of IT budget It looks like security budgets are coming up against belt-tightening policies, with chief security officers reporting budgets rising more slowly than ever

FTC cites Verkada for alleged CAN-SPAM violations 2024-09-05 at 17:46 By The FTC will require security camera firm Verkada to develop and implement a comprehensive information security program. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source