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U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia

In January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as "Wazawaka," a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in the formation and operation of multiple ransomware groups. The U.S. government indicted Matveev as a top ransomware purveyor a year later, offering $10 million for information leading to his arrest. Last week, the Russian government reportedly arrested Matveev and charged him with creating malware used to extort companies.

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Digital Certificates With Shorter Lifespans Reduce Security Vulnerabilities

Proposals from Google and Apple drastically reduce the life cycle of certificates, which should mean more oversight — and hopefully better control.

About Elevation of Privilege – Windows Task Scheduler (CVE-2024-49039) vulnerability

About Elevation of Privilege – Windows Task Scheduler (CVE-2024-49039) vulnerability. It was released on November Microsoft Patch Tuesday and showed signs of exploitation in the wild right away. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted application on the target system. The attack can be performed from an AppContainer restricted environment. Using […]

Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown

Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that's created by criminals for criminal purposes. The joint operation, conducted by French and Dutch authorities under the moniker Passionflower, comes in the aftermath of an investigation that was launched in 2021 after the messaging service was discovered on the phone of a criminal convicted

7 PAM Best Practices to Secure Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments

Are you using the cloud or thinking about transitioning? Undoubtedly, multi-cloud and hybrid environments offer numerous benefits for organizations. However, the cloud's flexibility, scalability, and efficiency come with significant risk — an expanded attack surface. The decentralization that comes with utilizing multi-cloud environments can also lead to limited visibility into user activity and

Authorities Take Down Criminal Encrypted Messaging Platform MATRIX

Another day, another cybercrime operation shut down - this time, Europol has dismantled the MATRIX encrypted messaging service.

How to Plan a New (and Improved!) Password Policy for Real-World Security Challenges

Many organizations struggle with password policies that look strong on paper but fail in practice because they're too rigid to follow, too vague to enforce, or disconnected from real security needs. Some are so tedious and complex that employees post passwords on sticky notes under keyboards, monitors, or desk drawers. Others set rules so loose they may as well not exist. And many simply copy

Researchers Uncover Backdoor in Solana's Popular Web3.js npm Library

Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a software supply chain attack targeting the popular @solana/web3.js npm library that involved pushing two malicious versions capable of harvesting users' private keys with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency wallets. The attack has been detected in versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7. Both these versions are no longer available for download from the npm

Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks

A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People's Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors targeting telecommunications providers. "Identified exploitations or compromises associated with these threat actors' activity align with existing weaknesses associated with victim infrastructure; no novel