Collaborate Disseminate
The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial.
The post Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation
The man was extradited to the U.S. this month after being arrested in Georgia in December, prosecutors say.
The post Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Feds arrest Latvian man accused of extorting Karakurt victims
Some company systems were “proactively” taken offline as part of the response, company says.
The post Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Halliburton confirms cyber incident in SEC filing
The tech giant says it is receiving fewer vulnerabilities and that security improvements have resulted in a more secure Android ecosystem.
The post Google to wind down app store bug bounty appeared first on CyberScoop.
The effort was part of a sprawling Iranian campaign to target U.S. elections unmasked by various tech companies in recent days.
The post OpenAI bans accounts linked to ‘covert Iranian influence operation’ appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading OpenAI bans accounts linked to ‘covert Iranian influence operation’
Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country “in a cycle again” ahead of November’s presidential election.
The post Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day
Officials deny ransomware, contrary to initial press reports.
The post French Olympic venue and cultural site targeted in cyberattack appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading French Olympic venue and cultural site targeted in cyberattack
The U.S. government has released at least two Russian nationals behind some of the most notorious cybercrimes of the past decade.
The post Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Jailed cybercriminals returned to Russia in historic prisoner swap
Court documents reveal Microsoft’s latest move to combat an operation that used fraudulent accounts to skirt CAPTCHA services.
The post Microsoft seizes domain used by Vietnamese group to sell fake accounts, services appeared first on CyberScoop.
Continue reading Microsoft seizes domain used by Vietnamese group to sell fake accounts, services
Attackers exploited the vulnerability by creating an admins group and adding new users to it, Microsoft researchers say.
The post Microsoft calls out apparent ESXi vulnerability that some researchers say is a ‘nothing burger’ appeared first on CyberScoop.