Collaborate Disseminate
After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone.
[Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he noted that Ottawa police have made a formal request to … Continue reading Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police
Add pharmacies to the list of industries that are giving private data to the police without a warrant.
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Global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe discloses a data breach that affects a whopping $600,000 individuals.
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The US Justice Department announced today a disruption campaign against the Blackcat/ALPHV ransomware group and let victims know that there is a decryptor they can use. FBI develops ALPHV/Blackcat decryptor Over the past 18 months, ALPHV/Blackcat has e… Continue reading Law enforcement seizes ALPHV/Blackcat sites, offers decryptor to victims
Microsoft disrupted an alleged threat actor group that built viable cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. Dubbed Storm-1152 by Microsoft, the group bilked enterprises and consumers globally out of millions of dollars. Images of Storm-1152’s illici… Continue reading Cybercrime operation that sold millions of fraudulent Microsoft accounts disrupted
Law enforcement and judicial authorities from seven countries have joined forces with Europol and Eurojust to dismantle and apprehend in Ukraine key figures behind significant ransomware operations. On 21 November, 30 properties were searched in the re… Continue reading Ukrainian ransomware gang behind high-profile attacks dismantled
There seems to be no end to warrantless surveillance:
According to the letter, a surveillance program now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS) has for more than a decade allowed federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to mine the details of Americans’ calls, analyzing the phone records of countless people who are not suspected of any crime, including victims. Using a technique known as chain analysis, the program targets not only those in direct phone contact with a criminal suspect but anyone with whom those individuals have been in contact as well…
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Ransomware and cyber extortion attacks aimed at organizations are not letting up. Occasionally, they even come in pairs. The often large and sometimes massive ransomware recovery costs companies incur when they decide not to meet the demands deter many… Continue reading The shifting sands of the war against cyber extortion
To reduce accidental deaths during civil disturbances, firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has developed a gun that not only fires less-than-lethal elastomer projectiles, it has a digital smart sight that can recognize human heads and refuse to fire at th… Continue reading Smart riot gun refuses to fire if aimed at someone’s head
If someone broke into your company’s office to steal your valuable assets, your first step would be to contact law enforcement. But would your reaction be the same if someone broke into your company’s network and accessed your most valuable assets through a data breach? A decade ago, when smartphones were still relatively new and […]
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