Tag: Cybersecurity

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional A judge in Nevada has ruled that the practice of law enforcement seizing extensive data from cell towers, known as “tower dumps,” is…

Anti-Spying Phone Pouches Offered To EU Lawmakers For Trip To Hungary Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are being offered specially designed anti-spying pouches as they prepare for a visit to Hungary….

GoDaddy Registry Error Knocked Zoom Offline for Nearly Two Hours A communication error between GoDaddy Registry and Markmonitor caused a significant outage for Zoom, leaving its services offline for nearly two hours….

Alleged SmokeLoader malware operator facing federal charges in Vermont An alleged operator of the SmokeLoader malware, Nicholas Moses, is now facing federal hacking charges in Vermont after being accused of stealing personal…

Oracle hopes talk of cloud data theft dies off. CISA just resurrected it for Easter The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has come into the limelight again, highlighting potential data…

ICE Is Paying Palantir $30 Million to Build ‘ImmigrationOS’ Surveillance Platform Summary The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has entered into a $30 million contract with Palantir to develop the ‘ImmigrationOS’…

New payment-card scam involves a phone call, some malware and a personal tap Financial institutions should be on alert for a new scam that merges social engineering, undiscovered malware, and the near-field…

Krebs throws himself on the grenade, resigns from SentinelOne after Trump revokes clearances Summary Chris Krebs, the ex-head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has stepped down from his…

CVE fallout: The splintering of the standard vulnerability tracking system has begun The global system for identifying and tracking security bugs is facing a significant shift. The U.S. government has recently withdrawn…

Google, Apple, and Snap Aren’t Happy About Meta’s Poorly-redacted Slides During an antitrust trial involving Meta, lawyers from Apple, Google, and Snap expressed frustration over Meta’s poorly redacted slides, which reportedly contained…