US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks
Karen Vardanyan has also been ordered to pay over $1.2 million in restitution to victims.
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EU Auditors Warn Information-Sharing Gaps Are Hindering Cyber Incident Response
The EU Court of Auditors has criticized EU shortcomings in responding to major cyber incidents
Sovereignty vs Convenience
Technology decisions have traditionally been driven by functionality, price, and ease of use. If a solution met the business need and integrated with existin...
FBI Seizes NightmareStresser DDoS-for-Hire Domains Used in Hundreds of Thousands of Attacks
The FBI has seized internet domains linked to NightmareStresser, a long-standing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire platform allegedly used to lau...
U.S. Seizes NightmareStresser Domains Linked to Hundreds of Thousands of DDoS Attacks
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Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TV
Researchers wanted to test if LG's smart TVs come with any security risks - but their lawyers noticed a snag: the terms and conditions would forbid it. So th...
Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight
The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search ser...
The true cost of a ransomware attack, with and without BCDR
The ransom itself can be only a fraction of the total cost of a ransomware attack, with downtime, recovery, remediation, and legal obligations adding million...
Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference on Monday touting the takedown of the sites, which hosted AI-generated videos of more than 1,...
AI is exposing a security structure built for yesterday’s threats
Organizations are investing more in security than ever before, yet many still struggle with a fundamental problem: they are preparing for tomorrow’s crisis w...
Grindr settles privacy lawsuit tied to disclosure of users’ HIV statuses for $35 million
The settlement concludes a legal fight that dates to April 2024, when UK users sued for the alleged violations of their country’s privacy laws.
Proofpoint Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Appointment of Chief Legal Officer and Chief People Officer
Thomson Reuters court software breach exposes sensitive data in Canada and US
The incident, detected on June 30, impacted the C-Track Canada system, exposing files from three Ontario courts.
Thomson Reuters Court Software Breach May Have Exposed SSNs and Sealed Data
Thomson Reuters disclosed on Wednesday that an unauthorized party obtained files from C-Track, the court case management platform sold by its West Publishing...
Thomson Reuters reveals breach that exposed U.S. and Canadian court records
Thomson Reuters has disclosed a data breach affecting C-Track, a court case management platform operated by its subsidiaries, exposing court records and sens...
US and Canadian Court Records Breached Following Thomson Reuters Incident
Thomson Reuters has disclosed a cyber incident affecting its C-Track court management software, potentially exposing court records in Canada and the US
US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach
Sealed court information and sensitive personal data were exposed in a breach of a Thomson Reuters records platform affecting courts in at least 12 U.S.
I’ve been deepfaked: What do I do?
Don’t panic if you spot an illegally created image or video of you online – there are ways to request its removal
Extradited Russian Hacker Faces Charges Over Excel Malware Campaign That Infected Thousands
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Hiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing
Someone hid AI instructions into a legal filing. Alternate link.