A U.S. court has sentenced Latvian hacker Deniss Zolotarjovs to more than eight years in prison following his conviction for carrying out ransomware attacks. The Justice Department accused the hacker of working for a notorious Russian ransomware gang called Karakurt, which was led by former leaders of the Akira and Conti ransomware gangs, who were...Read More
KUALA LUMPUR: LGMS Bhd, a cybersecurity consulting and services company, has strengthened its board and leadership structure by appointing Dr Paul Lim Pang Kiam as non-independent non-executive chairman and Datuk Dr Michael Lim Joo Soon as independent non-executive director as well as redesignating its founder, Fong Choong Fook, as managing director. The appointments underscore LGMS’ commitment to strengthening...Read More
Your mom was right: Asking nicely is the best way to get what you want—even if what you want is to hack famous people’s Instagram accounts. That’s apparently how hackers got Meta’s AI customer support to aid them in taking over high-profile handles. It’s unclear how many accounts were impacted, but victims appear to include...Read More
While schools have made progress in technology adoption — from artificial intelligence guidelines to vetting education technology — they still struggle with the lack of resources, funding and expertise, according to a new report. The annual State of EdTech report from the Consortium for School Networking polled roughly 600 chief technology officers for K-12 schools....Read More
Cyber Daily: So Huntress recently conducted what is quite a fantastic research report. Reece, I’m going to hand it over to you: what’s the background of the report, what are some of the details, and one of the biggest findings that stand out that our readers need to be aware of. Reece Appleton: I think...Read More
Naver, KakaoTalk, Instagram, Coupang, and YouTube Lead Their Respective Sectors 75.9% of Users Have Subscribed to E-Commerce Memberships Last year, it was found that Coupang’s e-commerce market share surpassed 50%. The percentage of users who reported having subscribed to an e-commerce platform membership also exceeded 75%. On June 3, the Ministry of Science and ICT...Read More
Here are the earnings estimates, what analysts are saying ahead of the report and the key items to watch. • CrowdStrike Holdings stock is challenging resistance. Why are CRWD shares at highs? CrowdStrike Q1 Earnings Estimates Analysts expect CrowdStrike to report first-quarter revenue of $1.36 billion, up from $1.10 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro....Read More
A satirical Facebook post by former UDP Chairman Alberto August over the weekend remains at the center of a fierce debate on free speech. Attorney Michael Peyrefitte says the government overreacted, turning a civil matter into a criminal case. Instead of heading to civil court, authorities detained August and charged him under the Cybercrime Act....Read More
Hackers say they tricked Meta’s AI chatbot into giving them access to other people’s Instagram accounts — and all they had to do was ask. Over the weekend, people said they hijacked multiple Instagram accounts by asking Meta’s support chatbot to link a target’s Instagram account to a new email address, according to videos and...Read More
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking early government access for the most advanced AI models to weigh cybersecurity risks and protect critical infrastructure. The executive order comes as models like Anthropic’s Mythos have spooked government and Wall Street over security concerns. In simple words, the AI executive order establishes a framework for...Read More
