Cyberlaw

Russian Disinformation Group Behind Bogus Walz Conspiracy: Report
The Russian disinformation group Storm-1516 reportedly was behind a deepfake video that claimed so show a former student accusing vice presidential candidate Tim Walz of abusing him, the latest incident in a ...
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Are Leaders Ready to Break the Ransomware Cycle
It is good to see US government leaders realize that ransomware is a growing existential threat to our country, at the hands of our adversaries. A top US national cybersecurity advisor ...

New Anti-Bot Services on the Dark Web Help Phishing Pages Bypass Google’s Red Page
Daniel Kelley | | anti-bot, Browser protection, cybercrime, cybercrime tools, dark web, google red page, limitless anti-bot, otus, Phishing, phishing pages, remove red, url scan
Novel anti-bot services are being advertised on the dark web, offering cybercriminals advanced tools to bypass Google’s protective ‘Red Page’ warnings in a concerning development for cybersecurity teams. These services represent the ...

DOJ Created NexFundAI Crypto Firm in Crypto Scamming Sting
The DOJ created NexFundAI, a false cryptocurrency company and token, in a sting that nabbed 19 people and companies accused of scamming investors by falsely creating the illusion of activity around their ...
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(In)Fidelity Admits Data Breach 8 Weeks Ago — 77K PII Lost
Richi Jennings | | Access control, Access control and Identity Management, access control issues, Access Controls, and Access Control in Security+, asset management, Authentication, authorization, Banking/Fintech, broken access controls, cloud data access control, cybersecurity access controls, cybersecurity in fintech, data access control, Fidelity Investments, Fintech, fintech industry, fintech sector, improper access control, SB Blogwatch
FMR FAIL: Huge investment firm won’t say how it was hacked ...
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Digital Crack for Kids: TikTok Sued Again by 14 AGs
Richi Jennings | | Bytedance, children, Children and smartphones, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), china, chinese government, Coppa, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, social media, spyware, TikTok, TikTok Ban, Won’t somebody think of the children?
For You Plague: TikTok’s in trouble once more—this time, some states complain it’s breaking laws by harvesting children’s data and keeping them addicted ...
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Biggest Ever DDoS is Threat to OT Critical Infrastructure
Richi Jennings | | Analyzing DDoS Attacks, application-layer DDoS attacks, Cloudflare DDoS Protection, Critical Infrastructure, critical infrastructure attack, critical infrastructure attacks, Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, cyber attack on critical infrastructure, ddos, DDoS amplification, DDoS attack, distributed denial of service, Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, distributed denial of service attack, ICS, ICS/SCADA systems, industrial control systems, Infrastructure, iot, operational technologies, operational technology, operational technology security, OT, SB Blogwatch, US critical infrastructure
Egyptian River Floods: Operational technology (OT) targeted in “world record” 3.8 Tb/s distributed denial of service (DDoS) ...
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DOJ, Microsoft Take Down Domains Used by Russian-Backed Group
The DOJ and Microsoft in a joint effort seized dozens of domains from a Russian-based threat group known as Star Blizzard, which for more than a year was targeting civil society groups ...
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CEO Durov Says Telegram Will Provide More Data to Governments
The CEO of controversial messaging app Telegram says it will now make information about users suspected of crimes more easily available to law enforcement, a move that comes a month after he ...
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Defending Against Ransomware Threats: Tactics and Procedures Revealed by CISA
In a recent announcement, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning about the increasing ransomware threat posed by Iran-based cyber actors. The advisory highlighted the specific tactics, techniques, and ...