Professional Probation Services leak exposed almost half a million probationers’ personal info

If you say you always do right, then you should do right, right? Ouch. Over on infosec.exchange, @Jayeltee recently wrote: Professional Probation Services ( www.ppsfamily.com ) exposes almost 500,000 US probationers private data publicly, SSNs included… Continue reading Professional Probation Services leak exposed almost half a million probationers’ personal info

AI’s Huge Power Needs Give Oil Majors Incentive To Invest in Renewables, Says Adnoc Boss

Surging AI demand could push major oil companies to reinvest in renewable energy [non-paywalled link], Abu Dhabi National Oil Company CEO Sultan al-Jaber said this week. Al-Jaber’s comments came as oil executives from Shell, BP and TotalEnergies met wi… Continue reading AI’s Huge Power Needs Give Oil Majors Incentive To Invest in Renewables, Says Adnoc Boss

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What Telegram’s recent policy shift means for cyber crime

Since its launch in August 2013, Telegram has become the go-to messaging app for privacy-focused users. To start using the app, users can sign up using either their real phone number or an anonymous number purchased from the Fragment blockchain marketplace. In the case of the latter, Telegram cannot be linked to the user’s real […]

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New Winos 4.0 Malware Infects Gamers Through Malicious Game Optimization Apps

Cybersecurity researchers are warning that a command-and-control (C&C) framework called Winos is being distributed within gaming-related applications like installation tools, speed boosters, and optimization utilities.
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IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack:

“Any threat actor using the CovertNetwork-1658 infrastructure could conduct password spraying campaigns at a larger scale and greatly increase the likelihood of successful credential compromise and initial access to multiple organizations in a short amount of time,” Microsoft officials wrote. “This scale, combined with quick operational turnover of compromised credentials between CovertNetwork-1658 and Chinese threat actors, allows for the potential of account compromises across multiple sectors and geographic regions.”…

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