The Hades ransomware gang has several unique characteristics that set it apart from the rest of the pack, according to researchers – including potentially having more than extortion on the to-do list. The group appears to use multiple nation-state tools and techniques.
NEW YORK: China’s cybersecurity watchdog suggested Didi Global Inc delay its initial public offering and urged it to review its network security, weeks before the Chinese ride-hailing giant went public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. It isn’t known whether Didi carried out its own review, according to…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Social Media ‘Tortoiseshell’ Group Used the Social Network to Contact Targets Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 15, 2021 Facebook’s threat intelligence team says it has disrupted an Iranian advanced persistent threat group that was using the social network as part of an effort…
China’s cyberspace watchdog said on Monday it is investigating online recruiter Zhipin, and truck-hailing apps Huochebang and Yunmanman, ramping up a crackdown on the mainland’s tech companies amid tightened regulations on data security. The announcement comes a day after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered a suspension of app downloads for Chinese ride-hailing giant…
“I think part of the public is frankly ahead of where the public debate is because there’s just so much information available online. People see the reported comments of the ambassador and the vice ambassador here, as well as the spokesman out of Beijing.” He said he wanted to have a “more frank discussion with…
Endpoint Security , Internet of Things Security Standard Designed to Cut the Cost and Time to Securely Connect IoT Devices Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • April 22, 2021 (Source: Pixabay) The Fido Alliance, an association that has developed voluntary authentication standards with a goal of minimizing the use of passwords, has launched an onboarding…
In its April slate of patches, Microsoft rolled out fixes for a total of 114 security flaws, including an actively exploited zero-day and four remote code execution bugs in Exchange Server. Of the 114 flaws, 19 are rated as Critical, 88 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. Chief among them is…
