Risky Bulletin: The growing influencer problem to national security
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Risky Bulletin: CISA sent 2,100+ pre-ransomware alerts this year
In other news: BlackBerry sells Cylance for a huge loss; US investment firm acquires Israeli spyware maker; Clop takes credit for Cleo hacks.
Risky Bulletin: Secret ransomware campaign targeted DrayTek routers for a year
In other news: Yahoo lays off a quarter of its security team; US takes down Rydox cybercrime market; Amazon pauses Microsoft 365 rollout over security concerns.
Risky Bulletin: Germany's BSI sinkholes BADBOX malware traffic
In other news: Scam centers raided in Myanmar, Peru, and Russia; new Chinese state spyware uncovered; Trump administration wants to separate CyberCom and NSA leadership.
FCC to Demand Telcos Improve Security
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Risky Biz News: Improperly patched Cleo bug exploited in the wild
In other news: US sanctions Chinese APT exploit supplier; Romania's largest electricity provider hit by ransomware; OpenWrt fixes firmware contamination attack.
Risky Biz News: Greece is close to burying its Predatorgate scandal
In other news: FCC proposes new telco cyber rules following Salt Typhoon hacks; major phishing gang detained in Belgium and the Netherlands; new DaMAgeCard attack exploits SD Express standard.
Risky Biz News: Declassified documents reveal Russia's election info-ops in Romania
In other news: Salt Typhoon telco hack count reaches eight; another Scattered Spider member detained; Turla hacks a Pakistani APT's servers.
How Hack and Leak Shapes Public Policy
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Risky Biz News: Poland arrests former spy chief in Pegasus scandal
In other news: Hydra dark web market admin gets life in prison; Europol takes down MATRIX crypto-comms platform; Riot to pay $100,000 for anti-cheat bugs.
Risky Biz News: Russia arrests WazaWaka
In other news: Police arrest tech company CEO for building DDoS function; hackers steal $17 million from Uganda's central bank; Windows Server 2012 zero-day awaits patch.
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Risky Biz News: Tor Project has "urgent need" for 200 new bridges to avoid Russian censorship
In other news: FTC opens Microsoft antitrust probe; US court overturns Tornado Cash sanctions; ESET finds first Ubuntu UEFI bootkit.
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The Australian Government Will Shut Down AN0M Evidence Appeals
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Risky Biz News: Banshee Stealer shuts down after source code leak
In other news: Geico fined over 2020 security breach; a new pro-Kremlin group emerges out of India; Russian group behind Firefox and Windows zero-days.
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Risky Biz News: Four PR firms are behind a Chinese propaganda network
In other news: US telcos learned of Salt Typhoon breaches from Microsoft; Russian hackers pull off a crazy WiFi attack; hacktivists leak data from Andrew Tate's website.
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Risky Biz News: US charges five Scattered Spider members
In other news: Apple fixes macOS zero-days; T-Mobile finally stops a breach; US takes down PopeyeTools carding portal.
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The PLA's Cyber Operations Go Dark
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Risky Biz News: Microsoft announces Quick Machine Recovery, a feature to fix future CrowdStrike disasters
In other news: Phobos ransomware admin arrested; US Library of Congress discloses breach; Microsoft to host in-person hacking contest.
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Risky Biz News: Unpatched zero-day in Palo Alto Networks is in the wild
In other news: T-Mobile joins Salt Typhoon victim list; NSO developed new WhatsApp exploit after Meta lawsuit; O2 AI keeps phone scammers busy.
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Risky Biz News: MSS now dominates China's cyber activity
In other news: Russian hackers behind clever new Windows zero-day; Microsoft adds spoofing warning to Exchange; major breach at another data aggregator.
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Expect More Covert Action Under Trump
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Risky Biz News: Most of 2023's top exploited vulnerabilities were initially zero-days
In other news: State Dept disinfo center faces shutdown; US to back controversial UN cybercrime treaty; Google Cloud to issue cloud CVEs.
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Risky Biz News: EU warns Temu to respect consumer protection laws
In other news: iPhones get a secret security feature; Palo Alto Networks warns of mysterious RCE; 2,700+ US schools and libraries apply for cybersecurity funds.