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FontOnLake malware strikes Linux systems in targeted attacks
The malware is accompanied by a rootkit to sink its claws firmly into vulnerable machines.FBI arrests engineer for flogging nuclear warship data hidden in peanut butter sandwich
A husband and wife team tried to sell critical information on US submarine nuclear reactors.NSO Pegasus spyware can no longer target UK phone numbers
Israeli maker of surveillance software blocked +44 code after detecting hack against Princess Haya, source says
The powerful spyware used to hack into mobile phones belonging to Princess Haya and her divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton is no longer effective against UK numbers, sources familiar with the software’s developer have said.
NSO Group, the Israeli maker of the Pegasus surveillance tool, implemented a change preventing client countries from targeting +44 numbers, the sources said, after it became aware of the British hacking scandal on 5 August last year.
Continue reading...Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update
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BrewDog exposed data of 200,000 shareholders for over a year
The beer's on BrewDog, too.Navy Warship’s Facebook Page Hacked to Stream ‘Age of Empires’ Gaming
The destroyer-class USS Kidd streamed hours of game play in a funny incident that has serious cybersecurity ramifications.
Twitch Leak Included Emails, Passwords in Clear Text: Researcher
A researcher combed through the Twitch leak and found what they said was evidence of PayPal chargebacks with names and emails; employees' emails; and more.
Cybersecurity Month: Be Cyber Smart
As an Official Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Council will be sharing educational resources on payment security best practices on the PCI Perspectives blog, and through our Twitter (@PCISSC) and LinkedIn pages. The Council will align these resources with the four weekly themes outlined by the National Cyber Security Alliance:
4 Key Questions for Zero-Trust Success
Anurag Kahol, CTO & co-founder at Bitglass, offers tips for avoiding implementation pitfalls for zero trust.
No honor among thieves: One in five targets of FIN12 hacking group is in healthcare
The group strikes big game targets with annual revenues of over $6 billion.FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks
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Former Kent police officer sentenced for downloading child sex abuse material
The disgraced officer has avoided jail.Canopy Parental Control App Wide Open to Unpatched XSS Bugs
The possible cyberattacks include disabling monitoring, location-tracking of children and malicious redirects of parent-console users.
VMware ESXi Servers Encrypted by Lightning-Fast Python Script
The little snippet of Python code strikes fast and nasty, taking less than three hours to complete a ransomware attack from initial breach to encryption.
ESPecter Bootkit Malware Haunts Victims with Persistent Espionage
The rare UEFI bootkit drops a fully featured backdoor on PCs and gains the ultimate persistence by modifying the Windows Boot Manager.
Becoming a new chief information security officer today: The steps for success
It's no easy ride -- but here are some tips from an experienced CISO.Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers
Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account
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Twitch Gets Gutted: All Source Code Leaked
An anonymous user posted a link to a 125GB torrent to 4chan yesterday, containing all of Twitch's source code, comments going back to its inception and more.
Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife using NSO Pegasus spyware, high court judge finds
Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on Princess Haya and five associates in unlawful abuse of power, judge rules
The ruler of Dubai hacked the phone of his ex-wife Princess Haya using NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus spyware in an unlawful abuse of power and trust, a senior high court judge has ruled.
The president of the family division found that agents acting on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who is also prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, a close Gulf ally of Britain, hacked Haya and five of her associates while the couple were locked in court proceedings in London concerning the welfare of their two children.
Continue reading...‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess Haya
Court judgments reveal how Sheikh Mohammed’s use of Pegasus spyware against his ex-wife was uncovered
Eleven court judgments, covering 181 pages, plus hundreds of other pages of legal documents have revealed an extraordinary spying scandal: state-sponsored mobile phone hacking conducted on behalf of the ruler of Dubai against his fearful sixth and former wife, Princess Haya, Britain’s most famous divorce lawyer and her associate, plus three others – against the backdrop of a bitter child protection battle being played out day after day in the English courts.
The conclusion, after just over a year of intense and costly legal arguments, is that “servants or agents” of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the vice-president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, engaged in “the surveillance of the six phones” in Britain using technology supplied by Israel’s NSO Group, a company already embroiled in a string of hacking scandals, apparently to further his cause in the welfare battle.
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