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‘Lifelock’ hacker pleads guilty to extorting medical clinics
An Idaho man who hacked and extorted medical clinics and a police department pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Georgia federal court to charges of computer fraud and abuse.
TikTok fined nearly $11 million by Italian regulator
Italian authorities fined TikTok $10.9 million on Thursday for fueling the spread of videos likely to harm the “psycho physical safety” of users, according to a press release from the country’s Competition Authority (AGCM).
The water industry wants to write its own cybersecurity rules. Will Biden and Congress go for it?
When Iranian government operatives hacked into water utilities across the U.S. late last year, it was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable the water sector remains — and how tortuous the efforts to regulate its cybersecurity have been.
JetBrains vulnerability exploitation highlights debate over ‘silent patching’
Czech software giant JetBrains harshly criticized security company Rapid7 this week following a dispute over two recently-discovered vulnerabilities
Recovery from cyberattack ‘on the horizon,’ Kansas Supreme Court chief justice says
The Kansas state court system is close to a full recovery from an October ransomware attack that forced officials to use paper records for weeks, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert said Wednesday.
Turkish hackers targeting database servers with Mimic ransomware
Turkish hackers are targeting databases in the United States, European Union and Latin America with the Mimic ransomware, according to new research from cybersecurity company Securonix.
Myanmar rebels take control of ‘pig butchering’ scam city amid Chinese pressure on junta
A coalition of rebel groups in Myanmar is now in control of the city of Laukkaing — a notorious hub of online scamming operations near the border with China.
Ransomware gang takes credit for Christmas attack on global Lutheran organization
Details about a Christmas-season ransomware attack on a global Christian organization became clearer this week as a cybercrime gang took credit for what appears to be a related theft of data.
Wiper malware found in analysis of Iran-linked attacks on Albanian institutions
During the wave of attacks on Albanian organizations earlier in December, Iran-linked hackers used wiper malware that researchers are calling No-Justice.
In AirTags stalking lawsuit, federal judge says Apple likely negligent
A San Francisco-based federal judge said he believes Apple was likely negligent in its design and oversight of the AirTags tracking product.