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Executive order will require the head of any U.S. agency using commercial spyware programs to certify that the program doesn’t pose a significant counterintelligence or other security risk. The post US to Adopt New Restrictions on Using Commercial Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingThe US Justice Department charged Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, founder of BreachForums, a major underground website for computer hackers. The post US Charges 20-Year-Old Head of Hacker Site BreachForums appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingThe popular cybercrime forum BreachForums is being shut down following the arrest of Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, who is accused of running the website. The post BreachForums Shut Down Over Law Enforcement Takeover Concerns appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingSagar Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo have been charged for their alleged roles in a doxing operation that involved hacking a law enforcement platform and email account. The post US Charges Two Men Over Use of Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration urged Congress to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that the government sees as vital in countering overseas terrorism, and cyberattacks. The post US Officials Make Case for Renewing FISA Surveillance Powers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingSpanish Court agreed to extradite Joseph James O’Connor to he U.S., who allegedly took part in the July 2020 hacking of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Gates. The post Spain Orders Extradition of British Alleged Hacker to U.S. appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue ReadingEuropean police arrested 42 suspects and seized guns, drugs and millions in cash, after cracking another encrypted online messaging service used by criminals, Dutch law enforcement said Friday. Police launched raids on 79 premises in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands following an investigation that started back in September 2020 and led to the shutting down […]
Continue ReadingAs we reflect on 2022, we’ve seen that malicious actors are constantly coming up with new ways to weaponize technologies at scale to cause more disruption and devastation. The dangers are showing up everywhere – and more frequently. The volume and variety of threats, including Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) and novel attacks on previously less conventional targets, […]
Continue ReadingA wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer networks to steal insider information about companies such as Microsoft and Tesla, a prosecutor told jurors on Monday. Vladislav Klyushin, the owner a Moscow-based information technology company with […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the shutdown of the Hive ransomware operation by law enforcement, the US government has reminded the public that a reward of up to $10 million is offered for information on cybercriminals. Authorities in the United States and Europe announced on Thursday the results of a major law enforcement operation targeting the Hive ransomware. More […]
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