This is a newsletter designed to end cybersecurity news overload by aggregating the latest developments from thousands of sources and summarizing them smartly.
Cybersecurity
UK proposes ban on ransom payments across all public sector orgs, NHS cyberattack harmed dozens of patients, Huione Guarantee is a growing gray market menace, Cybercrims are encrypting S3 buckets, TikTok users fleeing to other Chinese-owned apps, TX sues Allstate for illegal tracking, much more
Cybersecurity
Telefónica hit by internal ticketing breach, Slovakia hit with biggest cyberattack in its history, Microsoft sues ten foreign cybercrims for Azure OpenAI computers breach, DOJ charges Russian money launderers, Nominet probing Ivanti zero-day breach, Top Dutch tech uni hit by cyber attack, much more
Cybersecurity
How to avoid broader conflict following hybrid attacks, The PI who was obsessed with outing a dangerous swatter, How a TikTok ban could work, The implications of NSO Group's loss to WhatsApp, A survey of hardware security vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity
TX AG probes social media companies on child data collection, Rogue advertisers harvest sensitive data from Gravy Analytics, Facebook RCE bug nets researchers $100k, States settle with Bayview Asset Management over breach, Winston-Salem struggles with cyberattack, DarkTrace to buy Cado, much more
Cybersecurity
Pro-Ukraine group destroyed Russian ISP, Biden admin points to Silk Typhoon for Treasury hack ahead of new EO, US to get $6.5m from Silk Road forfeiture, Ivanti releases severe flaw patches, Attackers could disable DNA sequencer devices, Hackers stole Green Bay Packers' customers data, much more
Cybersecurity
Japan links 200+ cyberattacks to Chinese group MirrorFace, Prolific voice phishing gang engages in ultra-persuasive scams, License plate recognition system exposes feeds and leaks data, Smartphone location data firm hacked, Data on 8,500 exposed in Casio hack, PowerSchool breached, much more
Cybersecurity
Pentagon to bar Chinese battery makers, UK to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes, Yellen raises Treasury hacking with Chinese vice premier, Washington state sues T-Mobile over breach, UN aviation agency hacked, Chinese hackers breached Philippines gov't, Fraunhofer hit by ransomware, much more
Cybersecurity
US Treasury sanctions Flax Typhoon-linked Chinese company, Taiwan says Chinese cyberattacks doubled in 2024, Commerce launches rule-making to ban Chinese drones, Ukraine attacked Russian freight car servicing company, Windows 10 security fiasco looms, Tenable CEO passed away, much more
Cybersecurity
Gamers are ripe for cybercriminal exploitation, How a young small-town mayor became a pig butchering boss, How a pig butchering kingpin eludes law enforcement, Placing cybercrime on par with nation-state threat actors, Are UK intel agencies more open to the press now?
Cybersecurity
Apple to pay $95m for violating Siri users' privacy, $125m in illicit financial transactions frozen since August, Regressive laws cause Pornhub blocking across US South, NTT Docomo hit by DDoS attack, MetLife denies RansomHub attack claim, 3m mail servers vulnerable to sniffing attacks, much more
Cybersecurity
Chinese hacked US Treasury Department, Nine telcos hit officially hit by Salt Typhoon, Three telcos claim Salt Typhoon ejection, HHS launches proposed healthcare security rules, NSO Group found liable for infecting WhatsApp users, Russian sabotage ship filled with spying devices, much more
Cybersecurity
LockBit member may be extradited to US, Romanian lands 20 years for NetWalker attacks, Play claims attack on Krispy Kreme, Israel says AE jumped the gun on Paragon buy, Juniper warns of botnet campaign, BeyondTrust hit with attack, BadBox infections grow, Noblr fined $500K for breach, much more