Popular Illicit Shop Genesis Market Seized by Law Enforcement
On April 4, 2023, the FBI, alongside multiple international partners, reportedly seized domains associated with the illicit market Genesis Market as part of “Operation Cookie Monster.” The post Popular Illicit Shop Genesis ...
US ‘Strike Force’ Keeps Disruptive Tech From Adversaries
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Department of Commerce launched a “Disruptive Technology Strike Force” to investigate and prosecute criminal violations of U.S. export control laws. The aim is to ...
TikTok Abused Kids’ Data — UK Fines it $16 Million
$8.50 per child: UK regulator punishes TikTok at 5.5% of revenue. Says app illegally tracked children ...
Is RBI the key to the White House’s new cybersecurity strategy?
The Biden administration announced a new national cybersecurity strategy earlier this month. As digital transformation continues to radically change how the country lives, works, communicates and plays, the new federal cybersecurity strategy ...
White House Moves to Address Software Supply Chain Security
No one wants a repeat of the SUNBURST cyberattack, but without any action to improve cybersecurity within the software supply chain, another SUNBURST—or worse—attack is inevitable. And we still may see a ...
Show Me the Coverage: Ransomware Actors Demand Cyberinsurance Policies
The landscape of cybersecurity threats is continuously evolving, and ransomware attacks have emerged as a significant concern for organizations of all sizes. In a ransomware attack, cybercriminals encrypt the victim’s files, rendering ...
UK Runs Fake DDoS-for-Hire Sites
Brian Krebs is reporting that the UK’s National Crime Agency is setting up fake DDoS-for-hire sites as part of a sting operation: The NCA says all of its fake so-called “booter” or ...
FBI: New Record for 2022 Cyber-Enabled Fraud in US Driven by Phishing, Investment Scams, Spoofing
As part of its mission to protect against criminal threats “…which are increasingly emanating from our digitally connected world,” the FBI’s Internet Complaint Center (IC3) collects… ...
Brits Slap Wrists of DDoS Kids, via NCA’s Fake Booter Sites
UK National Crime Agency nips it in the bud: Aims to scare straight naughty DDoS kiddies ...
DEA Using AirTags to Track Packages (and Drug Manufacturers)
It was recently reported in Forbes that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was using Apple’s AirTags to help track drug manufacturers. According to the March 23 article by Thomas Brewster, “[B]order ...
