NIST Names First Four Quantum-Resistant Encryption Tools
Algorithms will eventually be included in applications to prevent encryption from being cracked by quantum
IT Leaders Admit Having Blind Spots In Attack Surface Visibility: Report
62 per cent of respondents to a Trend Micro survey admit they can’t see all of their atta
No Confirmation Yet On claim That Data On 1 Billion Chinese Are In Stolen Police Databases
Cybersecurity experts still can’t confirm the claims of a person selling what they say are databases of stolen information of 1 billion Chinese residents from the Shanghai police department. According to the Associated Press, the claim was recently made in a post on the online hacking forum Breach Forums by someone using the handle “ChinaDan.”
AstraLocker Ransomware Shutdown, Developer Switches To Cryptojacking
AstraLocker operator has announced plans to shut down the ransomware operation. The ransomware developer has also submitted a ZIP archive with AstraLocker decryptors to the VirusTotal malware analysis platform. “It was fun, and fun things always end sometime. I’m closing the operation, decryptors are in zip files, clean. I will come back. I’m done with […]
New RedAlert Ransomware Targets Windows And Linux VMWare ESXi Servers
A new ransomware operation uncovered by MalwareHunterTeam, has the ability to encrypt both Windows and Linux VMWare ESXi servers in attacks on corporate networks. The ransomware is simply identified as RedAlert or N13V. According to researchers, the Linux encryptor used by the attacker is created to attack VMware ESXi servers with command-line options that allow the […]
Cyber Security Today, July 6, 2022 – A Phishing Test Failure, The AstraLocker Ransomware Developer Quits And A Wi-Fi Warning To Those Sitting In Airports
This episode reports on phishing tests, a ransomware developer moves on, what you shouldn’t do when stuck at an airport, a warning about app toll scam
Meta Sue Data Scraper For Stealing More Than 350,000 Instagram User Data
Meta has sued Ekrem Ateş for using automated Instagram accounts to collect information on more than 360,000 Instagram users. Meta has also sued a scraping-for-hire firm, Octopus. Octopus, a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese multinational technology company, offers data scrapping-for-hire services to individuals and businesses. Ateş the individual Meta sued published data that was scrapped […]
Twitter Sues India’s Government To Challenge Block Orders
Twitter has sued the Indian government at Kamataka High in Bengaluru, seeking to challenge some of the block orders on tweets and accounts. Twitter accused the Indian government of abusing its power by ordering it to remove several tweets arbitrarily and disproportionately from its platform. The company also claimed that New Delhi had threatened to […]
Tesla Deliveries Down 18% In Second Quarter Of 2022
Tesla has announced an 18% drop in car deliveries for the second quarter of 2022. The automaker announced that between April and June, the company produced only 258,580 electric vehicles and delivered only 254,695. Compared with the first quarter of 2022, the automaker was able to build 305,407 electric vehicles and deliver 291,189. Despite the […]
40% Of Tech Workers Choose Their Field As The Easiest To Succeed Without Hard Work
40% of those in the tech industry said they believe their industry is the industry that requires the least amount of hard work to succeed. Criteria for selecting what constitutes hard work are taking on more responsibilities at work (62%), longer working hours (57%), working on side hustles (53%), earning more degrees or certifications (33%), […]
