Hackers breach US water facility via exposed Unitronics PLCs
CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) is warning that threat actors breached a U.S. water facility by hacking into Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) exposed…
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Black Basta ransomware made over $100 million from extortion
Russia-linked ransomware gang Black Basta has raked in at least $100 million in ransom payments from more than 90 victims since it first surfaced in…
Cybercriminals Exploit ActiveMQ Flaw to Spread GoTitan Botnet, PrCtrl Rat
The recently discovered GoTitan botnet is built on the Golang programming language, whereas PrCtrl Rat is a .NET program. Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs published new research…
Paula Vennells’ email fuelled Post Office Horizon cult, inquiry told
Disgraced former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells sent out a company-wide email to counteract a Computer Weekly investigation that revealed the problems subpostmasters were experiencing…
Japanese Space Agency JAXA hacked in summer cyberattack
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was hacked in a cyberattack over the summer, which may have put sensitive space-related technology and data at risk.…
Why it’s time for biometric payment cards to hit the mainstream
[ This article was originally published here ] Have you ever found yourself in a situation where making a payment became an awkward ordeal? Perhaps…
Law enforcement dismembers major ransomware operation in Ukraine
In a joint operation undertaken with law enforcement agencies from across Europe and the US, the Ukrainian authorities have taken five major players in the…
US seizes Sinbad crypto mixer used by North Korean Lazarus hackers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Sinbad cryptocurrency mixing service for its use as a money-laundering tool by the North Korean Lazarus…
Ransomware attack on Law Firm can halt its M&A
The Allen & Overy law firm, currently engaged in a Merger and Acquisition deal with Shearman & Sterling, has fallen prey to the LockBit ransomware…
Okta Breach Impacted All Customer Support Users—Not 1 Percent
In late October, the identity management platform Okta began notifying its users of a breach of its customer support system. The company said at the…
Why we need to make passwords a thing of the past
Alex Laurie, SVP Global Sales Engineering at Ping Identity Passwords have been with us for decades. The problem is that people have far too many…
Adapting to Advancements · Joseph Thacker
I recently read Amusing Ourselves to death. It was a fantastic book; way ahead of its time. It’s almost prophetic. Historical Wisdom vs. Modern Intelligence…