Supply-chain ransomware attack causes outages at over 60 credit unions

Ransomware hits firm that providing cloud services to credit unions in order ensure that their business activities could “operate without interruption, even when nothing else seems to be going well.”

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Ex-Motorola worker phished former employer to illegally hack network and steal data

A 28-year-old maj has pleaded guilty to charges that he illegally hacked the network of his former company, telecoms firm Motorola, after he successfully tricked current staff into handing over their login credentials.

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Smashing Security podcast #350: Think before you shrink! And our guest is faked

Don’t minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?

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Why IT teams should champion AI in the workplace, and deploy secure AI tools safely to their teams

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Glide. Thanks to the great team there for their support! AI technology is quickly finding it’s footing in the workplace. IT teams need to lead the charge on AI adoption at their compani… Continue reading Why IT teams should champion AI in the workplace, and deploy secure AI tools safely to their teams

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore hacked! 17,000 game accounts “lost”

Multi-player online role-playing videogame “Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore” has suffered a ransomware attack which saw the deletion of every player’s account and the loss of all characters.

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$9 million seized from “pig butchering” scammers who preyed on lonely hearts

US authorities have seized almost $9 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a gang engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scams.

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