Cyber Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
Apache Foundation Refutes Involvement in Equifax Breach (Threatpost) The Vice President of the Apache Struts PMC says the attackers likely used an unknown Struts zero day or an earlier announced vulnerability.
Equifax attackers got in through an Apache Struts flaw? (Help Net Security) Have the attackers responsible for the Equifax data breach exploited an Apache Struts vulnerability to compromise the company's networks?
Equifax blames open-source software for its record-breaking security breach: Report (ZDNet) The credit rating giant claims an Apache Struts security hole was the real cause of its security breach of 143 million records. ZDNet examines the claim.
Apache Struts Flaw Reportedly Exploited in Equifax Hack (Security Week) A vulnerability affecting the Apache Struts 2 open-source development framework was reportedly used to breach U.S. credit reporting agency Equifax and gain access to customer data.
Apache Struts vulnerability likely behind Equifax breach, Congress launches probes (SC Media US) A vulnerability in Struts discovered in March is the likely culprit exploited by hackers.
Up to 44 million UK consumers may have had their identity put at... (HOTforSecurity) By now, you've no doubt read the news stories about the massive data breach at credit-reporting service Equifax which has put 143 million US customers at risk of identity theft. Hackers stole personally identifiable data including social security numbers... #databreach #equifax #identitytheft
The Self-Proclaimed Equifax Hackers Are Likely Nothing More Than Amateur Scammers (Motherboard) The alleged hackers already got their dark web site and email suspended over suspicions that they’re not really who they claim to be.
Equifax moves to fix weak PINs for “security freeze” on consumer credit reports (Ars Technica) Customers found PIN was just a date-time stamp, vulnerable to brute-forcing.
Equifax shares tumble another 8% after hack (TechCrunch) Credit score giant Equifax announced on Thursday that 143 million accounts were hacked. Since then, the stock has taken a nosedive as investors anticipate..
How Equifax failed miserably at handling its data breach (Help Net Security) How an organization handles the fallout of a data breach is what shows us if they care about users - and Equifax failed miserably at it.
The Equifax Breach: What You Should Know (KrebsOnSecurity) It remains unclear whether those responsible for stealing Social Security numbers and other data on as many as 143 million Americans from big-three credit bureau Equifax intend to sell this data to identity thieves.
The Equifax Breach Exposes America's Identity Crisis (WIRED) It's time to rethink the Social Security number's ubiquity.
Why the Equifax Leak Should Scare the Crap Out of You (TheWrap) Equifax's massive data breach put 143 million Americans at risk of identity theft, making it more severe than stolen credit card data or compromised emails
MongoDB Ransom Victims Had No Passwords on Accounts (Infosecurity Magazine) MongoDB Ransom Victims Had No Passwords on Accounts. Database provider tries to improve customers’ security awareness
Admin Accounts With No Passwords at the Heart of Recent MongoDB Ransom Attacks (BleepingComputer) The recent wave of ransom attacks on MongoDB databases happened because database owners forgot to set passwords on their administrator accounts, according to Davi Ottenheimer, Senior Director of Product Security at MongoDB, Inc.
The IoT Attack Vector “BlueBorne” Exposes Almost Every Connected Device (Armis) Armis Labs revealed a new attack vector endangering major mobile, desktop, and IoT operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux, and the devices using them. The new vector is dubbed “BlueBorne”, as it spread through the air (airborne) and attacks devices via Bluetooth.
Estonia's ID Card And The March Of Cryptography (Forbes) Last week a colleague pointed me to headlines touting that a critical security vulnerability had been identified in Estonia’s national identity card and its accompanying cryptographic system that underlies the country’s e-government system, powering everything from electronic contract signing to online voting.
Alert Over Bugs in Medfusion Syringe Pump Devices (Infosecurity Magazine) Alert Over Bugs in Medfusion Syringe Pump Devices. ICS-CERT releases mitigation advice
When is a bug not a bug? When Microsoft says ‘it’s a feature’ (Naked Security) A researcher who notified Microsoft that he’d found a vulnerability has been told by ‘a middleman’ that its severity is low
There's a major new Android vulnerability that you need to know about (Trusted Reviews) Android phones not running Android 8.0 Oreo could be at risk from a new vulnerability that allows malware to put fake overlays in front of users.
Former Al-Qaida Operatives Launch New Militant Group in Pakistan (VOA) Police vow action to seize members of group known as Ansar al-Sharia Pakistan
Bin Laden’s Son Is Poised to Unify Terrorists Worldwide (The Daily Beast) Hamza bin Laden isn’t just being prepared for a leadership role in his father’s organization. He’s now the figure best placed to reunify the global jihadi movement.
How Al-Qaeda Benefits From America's Political Divisions (The Atlantic) If the United States wishes to defeat bin Laden's heirs and the toxic potency of their message, it needs to recommit to its most basic values.
Iran State TV Airs Video Clip Glorifying Beheaded Fighter in Syria (VOA) Images of Mohsen Hojaji’s capture and beheading by IS in Iraq went viral in state-linked social media platforms and TV channels, and turned him into symbol of national solidarity and detestation against IS brutality
[Crime Bay's OPSEC advice] (Pastebin) Crime Bay takes the security of this service very seriously. Our staff will never prioritize business operations over security. Our focus on security is how we always work to keep our customers, operatives and service safe from law enforcement and other adversaries. We outline some of our security measures on this page because we disagree with security through obscurity as a method for keeping law enforcement out. Our users deserve to know and understand the measures we take to keep this site running and secure their accounts.
Security clearance backlog leads to risky interim passes (Washington Post) A government backlog of 700,000 security clearance reviews has led agencies like the Defense Department to inadvertently issue interim passes to criminals — even rapists and killers — fueling calls for better and faster vetting of people with access to the nation’s secrets.
Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence (Gizmodo) Last year, two data scientists from security firm ZeroFOX conducted an experiment to see who was better at getting Twitter users to click on malicious links, humans or an artificial intelligence. The researchers taught an AI to study the behavior of social network users, and then design and implement its own phishing bait. In tests, the artificial hacker was substantially better than its human competitors, composing and distributing more phishing tweets than humans, and with a substantially better conversion rate.
England expresses cyber attack concerns to FIFA before World Cup 2018 (The New Indian Express) England has told players, coaches and technical staff to avoid using public Wi-Fi networks over concerns sensitive personal and team information could be illegally obtained in Russia.
Safer Without: Analysis of South Korean Child Monitoring & Filtering Apps (The Citizen Lab) Analysis of Korean child monitoring apps reveals privacy & security flaws that demonstrate poor development practices & potentially put children at risk
Comodo Caught Breaking New CAA Standard One Day After It Went Into Effect (BleepingComputer) One day after the CAA (Certificate Authority Authorization) standard became obligatory on September 8, a German security researcher caught Comodo breaking the rules and issuing an SSL certificate it was not supposed to issue.
Security Patches, Mitigations, and Software Updates
iOS 11 Will Make It Even Harder for Cops to Extract Data (WIRED) Apple has added two features that could make the lives of law enforcement investigators significantly more difficult.
Google says its Safe Browsing tool now protects over 3 billion devices (TechCrunch) Google today announced that its Safe Browsing service, which keeps Chrome, Safari and Firefox users on the desktop and on mobile from visiting potentially..
Cyber Trends
The GDPR 'industry-wide education gap' needs to be addressed (Computing) The UK lags behind the rest of the world on GDPR knowledge, even though awareness is approaching 100 per cent
Poll: Majority of Small Business Owners Perceive Online Marketplaces Like Amazon as a Threat (BizBuySell) New BizBuySell survey reveals small business concern over the "Amazon Effect", cybersecurity and the current tax code.
Do IT modernization efforts increase security challenges? (Help Net Security) Most government IT executives believe that IT modernization projects increase security challenges as opposed to alleviate them, according to Unisys.
How to Keep Pace With the Shifting Sands of Cybersecurity (Infosecurity Magazine) Faced with the increasing threat of cybercrime, businesses can’t be reactive anymore.
Marketplace
Growing Cybersecurity Threat Projected to Push Cybersecurity Market to New Highs (Business Insider) According to a research report published by MarketsandMarkets, the cybersecurity market size is expected to grow from USD 137.85 Billion in 2017 to USD 231.94 Billion by 2022 and at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.0% during the forecast period.
3 Hot Cybersecurity Stocks in Focus Post Equifax Data Breach (Zacks Investment Research) A cyber attack is good news for cybersecurity companies, because it increases the chances of security-related purchases by the companies and governments.
Could a continuing resolution put innovation on ice? (Defense News) Pentagon leaders want to integrate innovation into antiquated acquisition systems, but a CR may threaten progress.
Cybersecurity Stock Eyes Breakout After Equifax Hack (Investor's Business Daily) A Relative Strength Rating upgrade for FireEye shows improving technical performance.
Cybrary Secures $3.5 Million in Series A Funding (BusinessWire) Cybrary, the world’s first open-source cyber security and IT learning and certification preparation platform, has secured a $3.5 million Series
INTERVIEW: Falanx Group Ltd Acquisition and Appointment of Chief Technology Officer (DirectorsTalk Interviews) Falanx Group Ltd (LON:FLX), the global intelligence, security and cyber defence provider, has today announced the acquisition of AuditSec Services Ltd ("Au
Blackstone to launch IPO/sale of Vivint: WSJ (PE Hub) Blackstone Group is preparing a dual process for Vivint, the smart-home technology company it acquired in 2012, the Wall Street Journal reported. Blackstone recently invited investment bankers to pitch for the sale/IPO, the story said. A deal could value Vivint at more than $3 billion, or $6 billion including debt, the WSJ said.
KPN CISO paints a greater security picture (Help Net Security) Being the CISO of a huge and diverse company such as KPN requires great determination, and Jaya Baloo fits the bill on that score.
Oracle axed more than 1,000 employees in September (Computing) Cuts signify Oracle's continued restructuring towards the cloud
Plurilock expands U.S. locations, staff to meet demand for behavioral biometrics solution (BiometricUpdate) Plurilock Security Solutions has grown its U.S. footprint with two new East Coast locations and additional staff to expand commercial and government market access to its continuous user validation …
The most monocle-dropping tech acquisitions of the past five years (TechCrunch) This is a list of tech deals from the past half decade that were surprising because of their size, impact or seeming randomness. Some have paid off, while..
How DHS is thawing the industry-government deep freeze (FederalNewsRadio.com) DHS will host a third reverse industry day in October to further expand the discussion of how to get acquisition right.
KeyLogic Names Former NASA Executive John Marinaro as Vice President of Federal Civilian Division (KeyLogic) KeyLogic Systems, Inc., a leading professional services and engineering firm, today announced John D. Marinaro as Vice President of their Federal Civilian Division.
Redlock signals company growth with new appointments (Security Brief) RedLock's CEO says, "The talent that Ankur and Viswa bring to the table will further our ability to serve customers with cutting-edge solutions"
Deep Instinct Strengthens C-Suite with Senior Vice President of Sales for North America (Sys-Con Media) Deep Instinct, the first company to apply deep learning to cybersecurity, announced today the appointment of David Roth to Senior Vice President of Sales for North America. In his new role, Roth will be responsible for driving revenue growth, customer acquisition, channel engagement and securing a world-class marketing position. He will report directly to Deep Instinct’s CEO, Guy Caspi.
Former RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello Joins Verodin’s Strategic Advisory Board (BusinessWire) Verodin today announced that Art Coviello, former RSA executive chairman and well known security strategist, has joined its strategic advisory board.
Products, Services, and Solutions
ThreatQuotient and PhishMe Partner to Offer Advanced Detection and Defense of Phishing Attacks (BusinessWire) ThreatQuotient announced a strategic partnership with PhishMe to enable security teams to normalize, enrich and track phishing threats in ThreatQ
Bay Dynamics Joins VMware Mobile Security Alliance to Enable Risk-Based Authentication & Authorization – Bay Dynamics (Bay Dynamics) Bay Dynamics, a leader in cyber risk analytics, announced today the company is joining the VMware Mobile Security Alliance to enable organizations to more effectively mitigate mobile threats. As part of its membership, integration between Bay Dynamics’ flagship cyber risk analytics platform, Risk Fabric®, and the VMware Workspace ONE digital workspace platform powered by VMware AirWatch technology will enable risk-based authentication and authorization for remote users.
Minerva Launches Enterprise-Grade Malware Vaccination Solution to Immunize Endpoints and Rapidly Contain Attacks (PRNewswire) Minerva, a leading provider of anti-evasion technology, today...
CFC launches dark web monitoring tool (Insurance Age) MGA says CFC BreachAlert will notify policyholders in real-time if any of their data is posted on the dark web.
DOSarrest Rolls Out all New DDoS Protection Software (Globe Newswire) DOSarrest Internet Security announced today that they have released their new DDoS protection software, along with a number of other advances and upgrades. This is DOSarrest’s 5th major release since starting in the fully managed cloud based DDoS protection service in 2007.
OnKöl taps Gemalto for IoT tech (Security Document World) Gemalto has announced the use of its IoT connectivity technology in OnKöl’s mHealth solution.
Israel's Biggest Bank Partners Microsoft to Offer Bank Guarantees on a Blockchain - CryptoCoinsNews (CryptoCoinsNews) Microsoft is partnering with Israel’s Bank Hapoalim on a blockchain-based platform to support digital bank guarantees for customers, according to The Times of Israel.
Verimatrix Enters Internet of Things Market with Cloud-based Platform to Secure Connected Devices and Services (markets.businessinsider.com) Vtegrity offers advanced security that addresses revenue threat landscape and lifecycle management
Bangladesh's First crowd-sourced penetration testing platform for hackers (The Daily Star) Beetles Cyber Security, a local tech firm has developed the country's first crowd-sourced penetration testing platform to build a trusted,
BrainChip Introduces World's First Commercial Hardware Acceleration of Neuromorphic Computing (Benzinga) Enables 16 channels of simultaneous video processing; provides a low power, up to 6x speed boost to BrainChip Studio's CPU-based Artificial Intelligence Software for Object Recognition; 7x more efficient than GPU-accelerated deep learning systems
Technologies, Techniques, and Standards
Cyberwar game tests politicians' ability to deal with a major attack (ZDNet) EU Cybrid cyber defence exercise is the first to involve senior politicians.
Why even smaller enterprises should consider nation-state quality cyber defenses (CSO Online) The modern threat landscape has evolved to the degree that even smaller enterprises may find themselves victim to a previously unthinkable attack.
Security: Will the Equifax Breach Bring an End to Social Security Numbers? (Formtek) On Thursday last week, Equifax announced that they had discovered in late July 2017 that their website had had been hacked.
What business can learn from the Equifax data breach (CSO Online) Security professionals need a systematic analysis process to make sure they aren’t the next Equifax when customer data is compromised.
If cyber threat sharing is a team sport, DHS needs more teammates (FederalNewsRadio.com) The Homeland Security Department’s Automated Indicator Sharing (AIS) is preparing to implement version 2.0 of STIX.
Auditors get guidance on SSH key management (Cyberscoop) A new guide for auditors says SSH key management should be on their checklist because the proliferation of unmanaged keys for the ubiquitous encryption protocol means IT networks can’t be guaranteed as secure. The guidance, “SSH: Practitioner Considerations,” was published Tuesday by the nonprofit global membership association, ISACA, previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association...
SSH: Practitioner Consideration Guidance (SSH Communications Security) Best practices in order to deliver a new guidance for compliance and audit practitioners titled “SSH: Practitioner Considerations.”
It's the doctors who need help as breach notification looms (CRN Australia) [Comment] Healthcare companies of all sizes will be put under pressure.
How to protect your email account from Equifax hackers in 5 minutes (CSO Online) Use two-step verification to protect your email accounts from the Equifax hackers.
Why Relaxing Our Password Policies Might Actually Bolster User Safety (Dark Reading) Recent guidance from NIST may seem counterintuitive.
Threats on social media highlight need for strategic approach, Army leadership says (US Army) Soldiers and family members are facing the growing need to protect themselves from cyberthreats on social media, according to top leadership here. A Soldier within the U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria footprint recently received messages on a private Faceb...
7 Tips to Fight Gmail Phishing Attacks (Dark Reading) Popular email platforms like Gmail are prime phishing targets. Admins can adopt these steps to keep attackers at bay.
Gavin Millard: Embracing DevSecOps (Cylance) Matt Stephenson spends some time with Tenable's Technical Director for EMEA, Gavin Millard, to talk about Secure DevOps. Can a good container strategy change the course of security? A secure DevOps strategy could be the difference.
Amar Singh: Investing Today in Security for Tomorrow (Cylance) Cybersecurity expert Amar Singh breaks down the reasons why "Good Enough" just isn't "Good Enough," and how the right investment upfront can save you money down the road... and keep your data safe.
Data Protection and PCI Compliance (Thales) Read this complimentary guide for an easy-to-understand introduction to protecting payment card data and a reference framework you can use as you work with architects, operations, analysts, and assessors. This book covers not just the PCI DSS mandates themselves but also ways in which you can employ data protection techniques to reduce the scope of your PCI footprint.
Design and Innovation
GM and Cruise announce first mass-production self-driving car (TechCrunch) Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of Cruise Automation, revealed very big news for his company and its owner GM, which acquired the startup last year. The news is..
GM and Cruise’s Self-Driving Car: Just Add Software (WIRED) General Motors says it's ready to mass produce driverless cars. It just has to figure out how to make them work.
The military turns to machines to fight machines [Commentary] (Defense News) Machine-aided cyber warfare attacks developed by nation states are posing a growing threat to national security.
Bitcoin Owes Success to Three Different Waves of Innovators (Cointelegraph) Cryptocurrency owes its present success to its multidisciplinary nature. Here’s who we have to thank.
How Apple's iPhone X Will Get Face Recognition Right When The Note 8 Got It So Wrong (Forbes) Last week I noticed a tweet that suggested you could unlock the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 using its face recognition with a photo on another phone. I chuckled and wondered if it had been faked somehow. It wasn't a fake, I've checked with my own review unit and it really is that bad.
This Facial-Recognition AI Knows Your Girlfriend's Face Better Than You Do (Lifehacker Australia) If someone showed you a group photo containing your boyfriend or girlfriend, you could probably spot them without much trouble. But what if the photo was...
Research and Development
Resilient Distribution Systems Lab Call Awards (Energy.gov) A reliable and resilient electric grid is critical not only to our national and economic security, but also to the everyday lives of American families.
Fact Sheet: DOE Award Selections for the Development of Next Generation Cybersecurity Technologies and Tools (Energy.gov) On September 12, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of over $20 million to DOE’s National Laboratories and partners to support critical early stage research and development of next-generation tools, technologies, as well as building capacity throughout the energy sector for day-to-day operations such as cyber-threat information sharing, to strengthen protection of the Nation's electric grid and oil and gas infrastructure from the cyber threat.
China building world’s biggest quantum research facility (South China Morning Post) Centre could boost military’s code-breaking ability and navigation of stealth submarines
This tiny sensor could sleep for years between detection events (TechCrunch) It's easy enough to put an always-on camera somewhere it can live off solar power or the grid, but deep in nature, underground, or in other unusual..
For Combat-Ready Robots, Add a Dash of Humanity (SIGNAL Magazine) Human intuition can mean the difference between life or death. Some human perspective also could make artificial intelligence systems better at a variety of battlefield tasks.
How We'll Eventually Control Everything With Our Minds (Motherboard) Brain-controlled computers are currently helping paralyzed patients, but one day they might be used to control everything around you.
Concerns raised over claim that neural networks can detect sexuality (Naked Security) Researchers – whose previous work has sparked concern – scraped photos without seeking consent from dating sites
Naval exercise seeks to advance multidomain, collaborative tech (C4ISRNET) Through annual Advanced Naval Technology Exercises, the Navy is looking to identify both potential acquisition opportunities and mature technologies within concepts of warfare.
So much for that Voynich manuscript “solution” (Ars Technica) Librarians would have "rebutted it in a heartbeat," says medieval scholar.
Academia
How to Find School Cybersecurity Support (EfficientGov) Our education grants columnist explains why school cybersecurity leadership and grants protect schools, students, facilities and cyber assets.
K12 Federation Launches Nationwide Educational Cooperative to Focus on Cybersecurity, Technology Interoperability and Collaborative Solutions (PRNewswire) K12 Federation today announced the nationwide launch of its...
Legislation, Policy, and Regulation
Moscow considering deeper cuts to U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia (Los Angeles Times) Moscow wants to ax an additional 155 U.S. personnel from diplomatic missions in Russia in further tit-for-tat.
Jeff Sessions urges Congress to reauthorize FISA 'promptly' (Washington Examiner) FISA is the legal basis for U.S. surveillance programs, and has faced scrutiny lately after it was revealed Section 702 of the law allowed f...
As China quietly invests in American tech startups, US struggles to respond (Defense News) Amid concerns from U.S. lawmakers and the Pentagon that China is “weaponizing” investment in early-stage technologies, Congress is considering legislation aimed at sealing regulatory gaps.
We need to tame the tech giants’ Wild West (Times) Stand down, everybody. A few days ago the worst ever Russian internet troll was found on Twitter. She, or more likely he, uses the name “Rosemary” and the photograph of a real US nurse and gun nut.
What to Tell an Alien About Russia’s Upcoming Elections (Moscow Times) The country's political system runs on the trust of its citizens
Pakistan should drop the pretence on cross-border terrorism (South China Morning Post) Beijing used BRICS summit to send its all-weather ally a message: it’s time for Islamabad to rethink its self-defeating narrative on Afghanistan and India
Equifax Data Breach Prompts Calls For Tougher Security Requirements On Data Aggregators (Dark Reading) Credit report bureau discloses breach that exposed data on 143 million US consumers.
DHS rebuked for inadequate cyber hiring (Federal Times) Both the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity subcommittee and its lead Democrat took aim at DHS for not taking advantage of all the authorities Congress gave to build the cyber workforce it needs.
Sen. Harris Opposes Resolution Equating Wikileaks to "Hostile" Spy Organization (THE DISTRICT SENTINEL news co-op) Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) sided with Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to vote against a resolution calling on the US government to treat WikiLeaks like a “non-state hostile intelligence service.” Harris, a rumored presidential contender, joined with Wyden, a leading civil libertarian lawmaker, to oppose the legislation in a Senate Intelligence Committee vote on annual policy legislation. Harris said the language was reckless and vague, while Wyden focused much of his ire at the legal distinction the committee is attempting to create. “[T]he ambiguity in the bill…
Litigation, Investigation, and Law Enforcement
House panel will hold hearing on huge Equifax data breach (High Tech Beacon) Equifax, one of the country's three major credit bureaus, has been targeted by hackers in what could be one of the largest data breaches ever.
European banks at mercy of US regulators (Help Net Security) European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, 97 percent of all fines have come from US regulators.
FBI gets Sputnik emails, critics see 'red line for media' crossed in Russia probe (Washington Examiner) Some press freedom advocates say Americans should be concerned regardless of whether the meeting between journalist Andrew Feinberg, an FBI...
EXCLUSIVE: Gowdy Wonders If Democrats Are ‘Fearful’ Trump Dossier Is ‘A Piece Of Fiction’ (The Daily Caller) Democrats are "fearful" that the Trump dossier is "a piece of fiction," one that the FBI used to form the basis of its investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian governmen
Republican Attempt to Deflect Trump-Russia Probes Could Backfire: Sources (US News and World Report) Republican lawmaker Devin Nunes' investigation into whether Obama administration officials used classified intelligence reports to discredit Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team could backfire on the congressman - and the president, sources familiar with the reports said.
White House hits back at Steve Bannon over sacking of FBI chief James Comey (Times) The White House clashed with President Trump’s former chief political strategist last night, disputing his claim that the dismissal of James Comey as head of the FBI had been a blunder of historic...
Equifax sued for Billions after 143 million data hack (HackRead) As reported yesterday, the credit reporting agency Equifax was hacked by unknown attackers. Now, it is being reported that the credit giant has been slappe
Public shame might force a revolution in computer security (MIT Technology Review) New incentives could make corporations work harder to keep our data safe.
Russian Lawmaker’ Son Pleads Guilty to $50M Hacking Scam (HackRead) Russian Lawmaker’s Son Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft Charges. In April 2017 HackRead.com reported how the 32-year Russian hacker Roman Sel
Russian cybcercriminal Roman Seleznev pleads guilty in Atlanta (United State's Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia) Roman Seleznev has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in the 2008 hack of RBS Worldpay. Seleznev was responsible for cashing out $2,178,349 associated with five hacked debit card numbers.
[Seleznev was kidnapped and will be cleared] (Embassy of Russia in the USA / Посольство России в США) По-прежнему считаем незаконным арест фактически похищенного американскими спецслужбами с территории третьего государства российского гражданина Р.Селезнева. По имеющейся информации, его адвокат будет...
Facebook fined €1.2M for privacy violations in Spain (TechCrunch) Another privacy-related fine for Facebook in Europe: The Spanish data protection regulator has issued a €1.2M (~$1.4M) fine against the social media..
Google files to appeal $2.73BN EU antitrust fine (TechCrunch) Google has filed a legal appeal against a record-breaking fine handed down by the European Commission this summer for anti-competitive behavior relating to..
Law making it illegal to collect data, photo of open land hangs in balance (Ars Technica) Court: “Collection of resource data constitutes the protected creation of speech.”
When modern day innovators begin to stray (TechCrunch) Qualcomm is leveraging this essential patent to distort the market for new smartphones by forcing companies that need to license the technology into paying..
This admin helped music pirates pilfer 1 billion copyrighted tracks (Ars Technica) RIAA nemesis ShareBeast did not respond to takedown notices, authorities said.
Neo-Nazi DailyStormer Booted Off By Austrian Domain Registrar (HackRead) Andrew Anglin, the administrator of the neo-nazi website DailyStormer, has no chill since he keeps on trying to make a comeback with his website on the reg
FireWatch dev uses DMCA against PewDiePie after streamed racial slur (Ars Technica) Campo Santo cuts off association with "propagator of despicable garbage."
PewDiePie Is Inexcusable but DMCA Takedowns Are Not the Way to Fight Him (Motherboard) Many games review videos are in violation of copyright law, but stay up anyway, for promotional reasons.
Study finds Reddit’s controversial ban of its most toxic subreddits actually worked (TechCrunch) It seems like just the other day that Reddit finally banned a handful of its most hateful and deplorable subreddits, including r/coontown and r/fatpeoplehate...
