Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

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Microsoft seizes websites tied to Egypt-based DIY phishing kit-maker

The kits, which the company said were a sophisticated approach to bypassing multifactor authentication, pose a particular threat to the financial services sector.

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NSO Group used WhatsApp exploits after the messaging app sued the spyware developer, court filing says

The filing also suggests that customers have a minimal role in operating the spyware, in an apparent contradiction of past NSO Group claims.

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NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

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NSO Group indicates rare agreement with Apple over dismissal of lawsuit

The leading maker of spyware offered somewhat different explanations about wanting to see Apple’s lawsuit disappear.

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DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts

The suit relies on a Civil War-era law that DOJ has increasingly turned to for cyber cases.

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CrowdStrike points finger back at Delta after airline threatened to sue over outages

Delta will have to account for its own shortcomings if it follows through on a threat based on a “misleading narrative,” CrowdStrike said.

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Judge dismisses much of SEC suit against SolarWinds over cybersecurity disclosures

The groundbreaking lawsuit’s claims about inadequate disclosures related to the historic Sunburst attack were thrown out Thursday.

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Top DOJ official “pleased” with multi-agency and branch response to courts data breach

Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Security Adam Hickey discussed the breach and the need to balance transparency with privacy related to sensitive material.

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Senator slams U.S. courts agency for ‘stonewalling’ inquiry into cyberattack

Sen. Ron Wyden said the courts administrators’ lack of answers about the breach “is a major red flag about the state of the courts’ systems.”

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