SEC withdraws cyber rules for investment companies, advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission is pulling back cybersecurity regulations for investment companies and investment advisers proposed under the Biden administration. In a notice last…
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Cybercrime crackdown disrupts malware, infostealers, marketplaces across the globe
As spring gives way to summer, a wave of cybercrime crackdowns has taken root, with law enforcement and private security companies directing a surge of…
European authorities disrupt top drug marketplace, arrest leader
Authorities across Europe toppled Archetyp Market, the longest-standing online drug marketplace, and arrested its lead administrator, Europol announced Monday. The coordinated takedown brought an end…
Predator spyware activity surfaces in new places with new tricks
Recorded Future said on Thursday that it had linked Intellexa infrastructure to new locations, the latest indication that the Predator spyware maker has adapted after…
Paragon spyware found on the phones of Euro journos
Researchers revealed Wednesday that they have confirmed Paragon spyware on an Apple product for the first time, on the phones of European journalists, amid an…
Digital rights groups sound alarm on Stop CSAM Act
Digital rights groups are urging Senate leaders not to move forward with a bill that would impose new regulations on companies around child sexual abuse…
Global law enforcement action in Asia nets large infrastructure seizure, 32 arrests
Authorities from 26 countries scored another win in the global crackdown on cybercrime earlier this year, chipping away at multiple operations in Asia by arresting…
How Amazon Web Services uses AI to be a security ‘force multiplier’
When Amazon Web Services deploys thousands of new digital sensors around the globe, it often runs into a ruthless truth of the internet: Within minutes,…
Dems want watchdog study of two troubled federally-funded vulnerability tracking initiatives
Two House Democratic leaders are asking a government watchdog to dig into two federally-funded initiatives to catalog software flaws and vulnerability data in light of…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 66 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day
Microsoft addressed 66 vulnerabilities across its suite of products and systems, including a zero-day in WebDAV that allows unauthorized attackers to remotely execute code, the…
House Homeland Chairman Mark Green’s departure could leave congressional cyber agenda in limbo
Congress is losing a cybersecurity advocate in Mark Green, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee and announced his pending retirement Monday…
United Natural Foods fulfilling orders on ‘limited basis’ in wake of cyberattack
United Natural Foods’ operations remain significantly impacted by a cyberattack that prompted the company to completely shut its network down last week, executives said Tuesday.…