RSA Conference 2022 – Advice to a new CISO: Shut up and listen
CISO panel talks about what the first three months on the job are like
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US Accuses Chinese Government Hackers Of Breaching Telcos To Pry On Network Traffic
The NSA, CISA, and the FBI published a joint cybersecurity advisory stating that Chinese hackers have taken advantage of publicly known vulnerabilities to breach anything from unpatched small office/home office (SOHO) routers all the way to large enterprise networks. The hackers used the breached devices as part of their own attack infrastructure as command-and-control servers […]
US SSNDOB Market Seized For Selling Private Data Of 24 Million Users
SSNDOB, an online marketplace that sold personal information of some 24 million Americans, has been shut down following law enforcement operations conducted by the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Justice, and the Cyprus Police. “A series of websites that operated for years and were used to sell personal information, including the names, […]
Tech Giants Urge Biden Administration To Protect Young Foreigners From Deportation
Tech companies have called on the Biden administration to protect young employment-based immigrants who risk losing their U.S. immigration status because of delays in processing their permanent residency. In a letter to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday, tech companies joined with industry and lawyer association to urge him “to establish more robust […]
EU Sets Deadline For Single Mobile Charging Port
The EU has provisionally agreed that new portable electronic devices will have to use a USB Type-C charger by autumn 2024. According to EU officials, a common charging port will make life easier for consumers and save them money. The new law means that Apple will have to change the plug on iPhones sold in […]
Twitter’s Board Target Ambitious Quarter Of User Growth
Twitter’s consumer products division leaders are preparing the company for its most ambitious quarter of user growth as it seeks to increase its monetizable daily active users by 13 million, according to an internal meeting. Although Elon Musk’s decision to buy the company appears shaky at the moment, the company is still on track to […]
Bill To Regulate Cryptocurrency Unveiled By U.S. Senate
Two bipartisan senators filed a bill on Tuesday calling for the creation of new regulations for cryptocurrency, and to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the mandate to enforce the rules. Spearheaded by Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis, a staunch cryptocurrency advocate, and Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the bill is a major move by U.S. […]
Researchers uncover Phishing Kits Used In Scamming Thousands Of People
Researchers from vpnMentor have discovered two slightly modified versions of the same phishing kits that attackers use to defraud thousands of people worldwide. The first scam involves a criminal outfit that uses the phishing kit to send text messages that appear to be from well-known global courier service UPS. The second scam targets customers of […]
Cyber Security Today, June 8, 2022 – A huge US healthcare provider data breach, a warning about a Windows flaw and more
Today’s episode reports on two data breaches, a warning about a serious unpatched Windows flaw and more
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First State Projects From COVID Broadband Fund Approved By U.S. Treasury
The U.S. Treasury recently released the first state awards from a $10 billion COVID-19 aid program intended to boost broadband internet access in underserved areas. $583 million worth of projects were announced for the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Louisiana and New Hampshire. The Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, a low-key provision of President Joe Biden’s […]
