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Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama

ALPHV/BlackCat behind Change Healthcare hack

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by Jessica Lyons / 17h

No honor among thieves? ALPHV/BlackCat, the gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, has received more than $22 million in Bitcoin in what might be a ransomware payment.…

American Express admits card data exposed and blames third party

American Express data breach exposed

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by Brandon Vigliarolo / 15h

Don't leave home without … IT security A security failure at a third-party vendor exposed an untold number of American Express card numbers, expiry dates, and other data to persons unknown.…

Rapid7 throws JetBrains under the bus for 'uncoordinated vulnerability disclosure'

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by Connor Jones / 1h

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CVE-2024-27198 & 1 other

Exploits began within hours of the original disclosure, so patch now Security shop Rapid7 is criticizing JetBrains for flouting its policy against silent patching regarding fixes for two fresh vulnerabilities in the TeamCity CI/CD server.…

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Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog

by Paul Kunert / 4h

Penny Appeal sent more than 460,000 texts asking for money to help war-torn countries, no opt out Typically it is energy improvement peddlers or debt help specialists that are disgraced by Britain's data watchdog for spamming unsuspecting households, but the latest entrant in the hall of shame is a charity.…

Cloudflare wants to put a firewall in front of your LLM

Cloudflare introduces Defensive AI products

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by Jessica Lyons / 12h

Claims to protect against DDoS, sensitive data leakage Cloudflare has tweaked its web application firewall (WAF) to add protections for applications using large language models.…

Seoul accuses North Korea of stealing southern chipmakers' designs

by Jessica Lyons / 18h

Kim Jong Un's all in for home-built silicon says warning North Korean government spies have broken into the servers of at least two chipmakers and stolen product designs as part of attempts to spur Kim Jong Un's plans for a domestic semiconductor industry, according to Seoul's security agency.…

German defense chat overheard by Russian eavesdroppers on Cisco's WebEx

Germany investigates possible wiretapping scandal

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by Connor Jones / 20h

Officials can't tell whether the tape was edited, but fear Kremlin has more juicy bits to release in the future The German Ministry of Defense (Bundeswehr) has confirmed that a recording of a call between high-ranking officials discussing war efforts in Ukraine, leaked by Russian media, is legitimate.…

Ransomware ban backers insist thugs must be cut off from payday

by Connor Jones / 23h

Increasingly clear number of permanent solutions is narrowing Global law enforcement authorities' attempts to shutter the LockBit ransomware crew have sparked a fresh call for a ban on ransomware payments to perpetrators.…

MAR 3, 2024

The federal bureau of trolling hits LockBit, but the joke's on us

LockBit ransomware gang resumes operations

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by Rupert Goodwins / 1d

When you can't lock 'em up, lock 'em out Opinion The best cop shows excel at mind games: who's tricking whom, who really wins, and what price they pay. A twist of humor adds to the drama and keeps us hooked. It's rare enough in real life, far less so in the grim meat grinder of cybersecurity, yet sometimes it happens. It's happening right now.…

LockBit's contested claim of fresh ransom payment suggests it's been well hobbled

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by Brandon Vigliarolo / 1d

ALSO: CISA warns Ivanti vuln mitigations might not work, SAML hijack doesn't need ADFS, and crit vulns Infosec in brief The infamous LockBit ransomware gang has been busy in the ten days since an international law enforcement operation took down many of its systems. But despite its posturing, the gang might have suffered more than it's letting on.…

Ahead of Super Tuesday, US elections face existential and homegrown threats

FBI warns of election threats

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by Jessica Lyons / 1d

Misinformation is rife, AI makes it easier to create, and 42 percent of the planet’s inhabitants get to vote this year Feature Two US intelligence bigwigs last week issued stark warnings about foreign threats to American election integrity and security – and the nation's ability to counter these adversaries.…

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