BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak looks at the best tech news stories of the week including: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the European Union announce a $1bn (820m euro, £710m) partnership to accelerate clean technology A drone films itself crashing into Iceland’s erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano A robot which can mimic the expressions of people around it…
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have called for the US and Danish governments to address allegations that Washington spied on European Union allies with Copenhagen’s help. “This is not acceptable between allies, and even less between allies and European partners,” said Macron after a French-German summit meeting held via video conference…
The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cyber criminals, a senior department official told Reuters. From the report: Internal guidance sent on Thursday to U.S. attorney’s offices across the country said information…
A top Russian-language underground forum has been running a “contest” for the past month, calling on its community to submit “unorthodox” ways to conduct cryptocurrency attacks.The forum’s administrator, in an announcement made on April 20, 2021, invited members to submit papers that assess the possibility of targeting cryptocurrency-related technology, including the theft of private keys…
US cyber security firm FireEye said it would sell its products business, including the FireEye name, to a consortium led by private-equity firm Symphony Technology Group for US$1.2 billion (A$1.55 billion) in cash. The deal will separate FireEye’s network, email and cloud security products from its cyber forensics unit, Mandiant Solutions. The deal is expected…
Nonprofit healthcare provider, Scripps Health in San Diego, has disclosed a data breach exposing patient information after suffering a ransomware attack last month. The healthcare provider has five hospitals and 19 outpost facilities with over 3,000 affiliate physicians. Every year, Scripps Health treats more than 700,000 patients. On April 29th, Scripps Health suffered a cyberattack…
Executive Summary This vulnerability is currently undergoing analysis and not all information is available. Please check back soon to view the completed vulnerability summary Informations Name CVE-2021-22337 First vendor Publication 2021-06-03 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-06-03 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA…
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Governance & Risk Management , Insider Threat , Legislation & Litigation In 6-3 Decision, Justices Side With Former Police Officer Convicted Under CFAA Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • June 3, 2021 Source: MarkThomas via Pixabay/CC In a decision that will have major implication for the cybersecurity industry, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday to…
The administrator of a Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has held a contest for the community to share uncommon methods to target cryptocurrency-related technology. Members of the forum had one month to submit their papers and enter a competition that promised more than $100,000 in prizes. Eyes on digital assets The announcement came on April 20 and asked…
