Tag: FBI
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Hacker News: Are We PEP740 Yet?
Source URL: https://trailofbits.github.io/are-we-pep740-yet/ Source: Hacker News Title: Are We PEP740 Yet? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** PEP 740 introduces a standard for cryptographically verifiable attestations for Python packages, ensuring better security and provenance verification through digital signatures. This initiative utilizes Sigstore technology and highlights the significance of trusted identities in safeguarding…
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The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/cybercriminal_devoid_of_boundaries_gets/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence Feedly Summary: The serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a decade in prison, around seven years…
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The Register: China-backed crews compromised ‘multiple’ US telcos in ‘significant cyber espionage campaign’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/salt_typhoon_hacked_multiple_telecom/ Source: The Register Title: China-backed crews compromised ‘multiple’ US telcos in ‘significant cyber espionage campaign’ Feedly Summary: Feds don’t name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band’s alleged deeds The US government has detected “a broad and significant cyber espionage campaign" conducted by China-linked attackers and directed at "multiple" US telecommunications providers’ networks.……
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The Register: China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/china_volt_typhoon_back/ Source: The Register Title: China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet surge back with a vengeance Feedly Summary: Ohm, for flux sake China’s Volt Typhoon crew and its botnet are back, compromising old Cisco routers once again to break into critical infrastructure networks and kick off cyberattacks, according to security researchers.… AI…
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Alerts: CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Joint Advisory on 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/cisa-fbi-nsa-and-international-partners-release-joint-advisory-2023-top-routinely-exploited Source: Alerts Title: CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Joint Advisory on 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and international partners released joint Cybersecurity Advisory, 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities. This advisory…
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Schneier on Security: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/criminals-exploiting-fbi-emergency-data-requests.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests Feedly Summary: I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same…