The White House is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics – Nextgov
The White House is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics – Nextgov
Mr. Biden says tone of Putin talks was ‘good, positive’ Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible U.S.-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva on Wednesday. However, there was no hiding their differences on issues such as human rights, where Mr. Biden said the consequences for Russia would be…
The Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer has been reportedly hit with a ransomware attack, with hackers demanding $50 million from the company – one of the largest ransom demand to date. According to Bleeping Computer, the culprit behind the attack is believed to be the REvil ransomware gang. The group announced the breach on their leak…
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Self-Professed ‘King of Fraud’ Aleksandr Zhukov Ran Ads on Fake Sites Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 31, 2021 Sources: Department of Justice, court documents A Russian man has been convicted of bilking advertisers out of more than $7 million in payments for…
The Vigil@nce team watches public vulnerabilities impacting your computers, and then offers security solutions, a vigilance database and tools to fix them. Synthesis of the vulnerability An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow via iNotes of HCL Domino, in order to trigger a denial of service, and possibly to run code.Impacted products: Domino by HCL,…
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Survey: Cybersecurity, Regulatory Concerns May Slow Digital Asset Adoption Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • August 26, 2021 Source: Deloitte 2021 Global Blockchain Survey Although a majority of financial services executives predict that cryptocurrency will replace or rival fiat currency within the next five…
The US Justice Department has recovered most of the multimillion-dollar ransom payment The Guardian reports. The operation to recover cryptocurrency from the Russian-based hacking group is the first carried out by the Biden administration’s task force specializing in ransomware. Moreover, it reflects what officials say is an increasingly aggressive approach to dealing with a…