AT&T deploys new account lock feature to counter SIM swapping
AT&T widely launched its Wireless Account Lock feature Tuesday, aiming to strengthen customer protection against account takeovers and SIM-swapping attacks. The feature comes amid rising…
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US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations
Federal authorities levied sanctions Tuesday on Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting service provider based in Russia, for allegedly supporting a broad swath of ransomware, malware…
Scammers have a new tactic: impersonating DOGE
Scammers are impersonating the Department of Government Efficiency in an effort to steal personal information and possibly take advantage of people who believe they’ll receive…
Arrest, seizures in latest U.S. operation against North Korean IT workers
U.S. authorities unsealed indictments, seized financial accounts and made an arrest in the latest attempt to crack down on North Korean remote IT workers as…
Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report
A hacker working on behalf of the Sinaloa drug cartel infiltrated cameras and phones to track an FBI official in Mexico investigating the drug lord…
Slavery, torture, human trafficking discovered at 53 Cambodian online scamming compounds
An Amnesty International investigation uncovered 53 scamming compounds in Cambodia where people, including children and human trafficking victims, were forced to work and tortured or…
Scattered Spider strikes again? Aviation industry appears to be next target for criminal group
The aviation industry has seemingly become the latest target of Scattered Spider, a sophisticated cybercriminal group that has shifted its focus from retail and insurance…
Microsoft security updates address CrowdStrike crash, kill ‘Blue Screen of Death’
When a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike last year caused possibly the largest IT outage in history, Microsoft ended up taking much of…
Slavery, torture, human trafficking discovered at 53 Cambodian online scamming compunds
An Amnesty International investigation uncovered 53 scamming compounds in Cambodia where people, including children and human trafficking victims, were forced to work and tortured or…
Notorious cybercriminal ‘IntelBroker’ arrested in France, awaits extradition to US
Kai West, a prolific cybercriminal better known for operating under the moniker “IntelBroker,” was arrested in France earlier this year and faces federal charges for…
Short-term extension of expiring cyber information-sharing law could be on the table
With time running short before expiration of a cyber information-sharing law highly valued by the private sector, Congress is taking a look at the possibility…
Many data brokers aren’t registering across state lines, privacy groups say
Hundreds of companies registered as data brokers in one U.S. state are not recognized as such in other states with similar disclosure laws, according to…