Contest inspires next generation of female code breakers
More than 6,500 pupils from across the UK took part in the CyberFirst Girls competition.
Staff Bonus was “Crass” Phishing Simulation
A British train company has been criticized for running a cybersecurity test that made employees think they would receive a bonus for working hard during the pandemic. West Midlands Trains sent an email purporting to be from the company’s managing director, Julian Edwards, out to its approximately 2,500 employees. The missive thanked staff for toiling through…
U.S. Declares Emergency in 17 States Over Fuel Pipeline Cyber Attack
The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline’s networks has prompted the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to issue a regional emergency declaration in 17 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). The declaration provides a temporary exemption to Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), allowing alternate transportation of…
Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline
Because it is privately held, Colonial is under less pressure than a publicly traded company might be to reveal details. But as the custodian of a major piece of the nation’s cyberinfrastructure, the company is bound to come under scrutiny over the quality of its protections and its transparency about how it responded to the…
High Risk Security Vulnerability in Qualcomm mobile processors
High Risk Security Vulnerability in Qualcomm mobile processors | IT Security News 10. May 2021 A recent study carried out by some cyber security researchers from Checkpoint has discovered a serious vulnerability in nearly 40% of top end mobile phones manufactured by reputed companies such as Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi and OnePlus. Experts say that…
CVE-2020-28588
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the /proc/pid/syscall functionality of Linux Kernel 5.1 Stable and 5.4.66. More specifically, this issue has been introduced in v5.1-rc4 (commit 631b7abacd02b88f4b0795c08b54ad4fc3e7c7c0) and is still present in v5.10-rc4, so it�s likely that all versions in between are affected.
Man Bought Lamborghini With PPP Loan, Prosecutors Say
A man in California who received more than $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans intended to help struggling businesses during the coronavirus pandemic was arrested on Friday on federal bank fraud and other charges after he used the money to buy a Lamborghini and other luxury cars, federal prosecutors said. The man, Mustafa Qadiri,…
Colonial Pipeline scrambles to restart network after DarkSide cyberattack
The Russian criminal gang known as DarkSide that is behind the attack that shut down Colonial Pipeline have claimed their only goal is to ‘make money’ and not cause chaos – as experts warn gas prices could surge past $3 a gallon if America’s largest fuel pipeline remains down. The FBI confirmed on Monday that…
State AGs tell Facebook to scrap Instagram for kids plans – TechCrunch
In a new letter, attorneys general representing 44 U.S. states and territories are pressuring Facebook to walk away from new plans to open Instagram to children. The company is working on an age-gated version of Instagram for kids under the age of 13 that would lure in young users who are currently not permitted to…
Malspam Campaign Used Hancitor to Download Cuba Ransomware
Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Email Security & Protection Attackers Co-Opted Malware for Data Exfiltration and Ransom, Group-IB Finds Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 8, 2021 Attackers co-opted the Hancitor malware downloader and recently used it to deliver Cuba ransomware as part of an email spam campaign for data exfiltration and ransom extortion,…