GenAI investments surge, anticipated to hit $143 billion by 2027
Enterprises will invest nearly $16 billion worldwide on GenAI solutions in 2023, according to IDC. This spending, which includes GenAI software and related infrastructure hardware…
Month: October 2023
Over 40,000 Cisco IOS XE devices infected with backdoor using zero-day
More than 40,000 Cisco devices running the IOS XE operating system have been compromised after hackers exploited a recently disclosed maximum severity vulnerability tracked as…
Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto “Mixers” as Suspected Money Launderers
Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other illicit actors. Hamas, for instance,…
Law enforcement operation seized Ragnar Locker group’s infrastructure
Law enforcement operation seized Ragnar Locker group’s infrastructure Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2023 An international law enforcement operation shuts down the infrastructure of the Ragnar…
E-Root admin faces 20 years for selling stolen RDP, SSH accounts
Sandu Diaconu, the operator of the E-Root marketplace, has been extradited to the U.S. to face a maximum imprisonment penalty of 20 years for selling…
Women in sales brings unique strengths and perspectives to the table
Earlier this year, I was part of a HackerOne team that developed the Women in Sales Employee Resource Group (ERG). This voluntary, employee-led group celebrates…
BlackCat ransomware uses new ‘Munchkin’ Linux VM in stealthy attacks
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation has begun to use a new tool named ‘Munchkin’ that utilizes virtual machines to deploy encryptors on network devices stealthily. Manchkin…
E-Root Marketplace Admin Extradited to US on Computer Fraud Charge
E-Root sold access to compromised devices and had more than 350,000 compromised computer credentials for sale. A man from Moldova, Sandu Diaconu (31), has been…
Gov wants to flex its IT spend using an Agile mindset – Strategy
The federal government may be shaping to use Agile thinking – specifically the INVEST method – in its approach to IT work, to decrease the…
The story behind HackerOne’s first anniversary gift for employees
The HackerOnesie instantly became famous the day it was introduced in 2017. Although it has been known to carry magical powers, it is now one…
Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs – Networking – Telco/ISP
Nokia will cut up to 14,000 jobs to reduce costs, warning it did not expect a market recovery soon after posting a 20 percent drop…
Microsoft extends Purview Audit log retention after July breach
Microsoft is extending Purview Audit log retention as promised after the Chinese Storm-0558 hacking group breached dozens of Exchange and Microsoft 365 corporate and government…