The cyber criminal behind JadePuffer, the first known agentic ransomware infection reported over the summer, has also used stolen Azure identities to conduct destructive attacks on cloud storage and other resources, according to Microsoft. In July, Sysdig threat hunters uncovered JadePuffer, the first-ever documented agentic ransomware infection in which an LLM drove the entire extortion operation, from...Read More
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100m and enact time limits and other restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial with a settlement that was modelled on Instagram-owner Meta’s recent agreement with US states. Alabama described it as a “first-in-the-nation settlement” with a state in the sweeping litigation over social media’s affect on...Read More
Cape Argus Reporter|Updated 1 month ago Nearly two-thirds of South African teenagers in top-tier schools are caught up in cyberbullying, a devastating culture of online harassment that directly undermines their mental health, classroom focus, and academic achievement. According to groundbreaking research published in the South African Journal of Information Management by Professor Daniel le Roux...Read More
PENNSYLVANIA (WJAC) — Prosecutors say a second former Penn State student has admitted to his involvement in a federal investigation into nationwide computer hacking. Federal officials say Kou Zhang entered into a plea agreement last week to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Another former Penn State student, Hanlin Yang, has already pleaded...Read More
You can’t delete your information from the dark web once it’s been posted there; no service, company, or government can reach into a criminal marketplace and erase a file. What you can do is limit the damage: change the exposed credentials, lock down the accounts tied to them, and monitor continuously so you catch the...Read More
(TNS) — The Select Board is weighing the ramifications of a potential cybersecurity breach, following incidents in other Massachusetts communities. Vice Chair Catherine Bilotta initiated the consideration, telling board members at their Sept. 21 meeting that while no cyber breaches have beset the town, Manchester needs to be prepared for an attack. “There have been...Read More
Winners And Losers Of Q2: SentinelOne (NYSE:S) Vs The Rest Of The Cybersecurity Stocks Wrapping up Q2 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the cybersecurity stocks, including SentinelOne (NYSE:S) and its peers. Cybersecurity continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments within software for good reason. Almost every company is slowly...Read More
A convicted child sex offender was still missing Sunday, two days after his GPS monitor sounded a tamper alert at a San Diego worksite and supervisors arrived to find him gone, authorities said. Merle Wakefield, 69, was working in Rancho Bernardo when his device alerted to “Tamper Mode” at about 3:30 a.m. Friday, according to...Read More
A cyberattack against a business can reach well beyond the company that was initially targeted. A fraudulent payment can divert hundreds of thousands of dollars, ransomware can bring operations to a halt, and a data breach can expose information belonging to customers, employees, or business partners. The effects can also ripple through supply chains and...Read More
