Manager who worked on Equifax’s breach website sentenced for insider trading

Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu wasn’t told he was working on Equifax’s breach notification website, but when he worked it out he used the information for his financial advantage.
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Manager who worked on Equifax’s breach website sentenced for insider trading

In August 2017, Sudhakar Reddy Bonthu, a production development manager in Equifax’s software management team was given a project codenamed “Sparta.” Bonthu’s bosses told him that the project was for one of the company’s c… Continue reading Manager who worked on Equifax’s breach website sentenced for insider trading

RAT author jailed for 30 months, ordered to hand over $725k worth of Bitcoin

A US court has sentenced a programmer to 30 months in a federal prison in connection with software that claimed to be a legitimate tool for Windows sysadmins to remotely manage computers, but was actually used by criminals to backdoor PCs and secretly … Continue reading RAT author jailed for 30 months, ordered to hand over $725k worth of Bitcoin

RAT author jailed for 30 months, ordered to hand over $725k worth of Bitcoin

A US court has sentenced a programmer to 30 months in a federal prison in connection with software that claimed to be a legitimate tool for Windows sysadmins to remotely manage computers, but was actually used by criminals to backdoor PCs and secretly … Continue reading RAT author jailed for 30 months, ordered to hand over $725k worth of Bitcoin

Smashing Security #100: One flippin’ hundred

Yes, it’s the 100th edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast.
There’s a little celebration at both ends of this week’s podcast – but the meat of the sandwich is our normal look at the security stories of the last week – including an alarming IoT fail… Continue reading Smashing Security #100: One flippin’ hundred

Pentagon data breach puts personal details of 30,000 staff at risk

The Pentagon has admitted that up to 30,000 military workers and civilian personnel have had their personal information and credit card data exposed following a security breach.
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Pentagon data breach puts personal details of 30,000 staff at risk

The Pentagon has admitted that up to 30,000 military workers and civilian personnel have had their personal information and credit card data exposed following a security breach. The security breach occurred at a third-party vendor which provides travel… Continue reading Pentagon data breach puts personal details of 30,000 staff at risk

Did Jamal Khashoggi’s Apple Watch record his murder at Saudi consulate? Probably not

A Turkish newspaper claims that audio files of journalist’s death were recorded on his Apple Watch. Such a claim, if true, would be rather convenient for the intelligence services in Turkey – who might not want to reveal their methods.
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