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Category: North America
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, North America, Ransomware
Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks
Federal prosecutors allege that three cybersecurity professionals, whose job was to help companies respond to ransomware attacks, instead carried out their own ransomware schemes against five U.S. businesses in 2023. Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin and an unnamed co–conspirator — all U.S. nationals — began using ALPHV, also known as BlackCat, ransomware to attack…
Editor's Pick, Global Security News, North America
Top Factors to Consider Before Switching to Cable Internet
In this post, I will show you the key factors to consider before switching to Cable Internet. Cable internet remains the most widely used type of internet in the United States, with a 47% market share as of 2023. This high market share can be attributed to certain benefits, including cost-effectiveness, fast speed, reliability, widespread…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Monday, November 3rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9682, (Mon, Nov 3rd)
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Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Monday, November 3rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9682, (Mon, Nov 3rd)
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A Little Sunshine, Global Security News, Ne'er-Do-Well News, North America, Target: Small Businesses
Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder ‘MrICQ’ in U.S. Custody
A Ukrainian man indicted in 2012 for conspiring with a prolific hacking group to steal tens of millions of dollars from U.S. businesses was arrested in Italy and is now in custody in the United States, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Sources close to the investigation say Yuriy Igorevich Rybtsov, a 41-year-old from the Russia-controlled city of…
Global Security News, North America, Security
Ukrainian extradited from Ireland on Conti ransomware charges
A Ukrainian national believed to be a member of the Conti ransomware operation has been extradited to the United States and faces charges that could get him 25 years in prison. […]
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Friday, October 31st, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9680, (Fri, Oct 31st)
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Bennie Thompson, budget, Global Security News, Money, North America, Policy, Workforce
Cyber scholarship-for-service students say government has pulled rug on them, potentially burdening them with debt
A landmark program that offers scholarships in exchange for federal service is threatening to saddle students with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of debt amid hiring freezes and budget cuts, raising questions about the future of an initiative proponents say has helped close the government’s cyber workforce gap. Some CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service participants…
Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Election Security, Global Security News, Government, North America
Government watchdog sues DHS over election official’s records
A nonprofit government watchdog group is suing the Department of Homeland Security, alleging that department officials have delayed and denied legitimate public information requests regarding the hiring of Heather Honey. Honey was hired by DHS earlier this year and given the title “Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elections Integrity,” a change from past administrations, which have…
Global Security News, North America
X-Request-Purpose: Identifying “research” and bug bounty related scans?, (Thu, Oct 30th)
This week, I noticed some new HTTP request headers that I had not seen before: X-Request-Purpose: Research and X-Hackerone-Research: plusultra X-Bugcrowd-Ninja: plusultra X-Bug-Hunter: true The purpose of these headers appears to be to identify them as being sent as part of a bug bounty. Some companies request the use of these headers as part of…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, October 30th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9678, (Thu, Oct 30th)
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Global Security News, North America
Automaker Production Stoppages Begin Over Semiconductor Shortage
Honda is starting temporary production reductions and stoppages this week at North American factories.
Global Security News, North America
How to collect memory-only filesystems on Linux systems, (Wed, Oct 29th)
I’ve been doing Unix/Linux IR and Forensics for a long time. I logged into a Unix system for the first time in 1983. That’s one of the reasons I love teaching FOR577[1], because I have stories that go back to before some of my students were even born that are still relevant today. In recent…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9676, (Wed, Oct 29th)
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A Little Sunshine, Global Security News, Internet of Things (IoT), North America, The Coming Storm, Web Fraud 2.0
Aisuru Botnet Shifts from DDoS to Residential Proxies
Aisuru, the botnet responsible for a series of record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks this year, recently was overhauled to support a more low-key, lucrative and sustainable business: Renting hundreds of thousands of infected Internet of Things (IoT) devices to proxy services that help cybercriminals anonymize their traffic. Experts says a glut of proxies from Aisuru…
crowdstrike, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, North America, Technology, Threats
F5 asserts limited impact from prolonged nation-state attack on its systems
F5 CEO François Locoh-Donou said on a company earnings call that there were two categories of impact on customers following a nation-state attacker’s long-term, persistent access to its systems: widespread emergency updates to BIG-IP software and hardware, and customers whose configuration data was stolen during the attack. “We were very impressed frankly, with the speed…
Global Security News, North America
Volvo’s recent security breach: 5 tips to speed incident response while preserving forensic integrity
In August 2025, Volvo Group North America disclosed that it had been impacted by a data breach originating in its third-party HR software provider, Miljödata. Although Volvo insisted its internal systems remained untouched, the timeline of detection and disclosure raises questions about forensic readiness and incident-response maturity. Miljödata first detected suspicious activity on August 23,…
Global Security News, North America
A phishing with invisible characters in the subject line, (Tue, Oct 28th)
While reviewing malicious messages that were delivered to our handler inbox over the past few days, I noticed that the “subject” of one phishing e-mail looked quite strange when displayed in the Outlook message list… As you can see, once the message was open, the subject was displayed as a normal, readable text. This suggested…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9674, (Tue, Oct 28th)
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Global Security News, North America
Bytes over DNS, (Mon, Oct 27th)
I was intrigued when Johannes talked about malware that uses BASE64 over DNS to communicate. Take a DNS request like this: label1.label2.tld. Labels in a request like this can only be composed with letters (not case-sensitive), digits and a hyphen character (-). While BASE64 is encoded with letters (uppercase and lowercase), digits and special characters +…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Monday, October 27th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9672, (Mon, Oct 27th)
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Global Security News, North America
Kaitai Struct WebIDE, (Sun, Oct 26th)
When I have a binary file to analyze, I often use tools like 010 Editor or format-bytes.py (a tool I develop). Sometimes I also use Kaitai Struct. What I did not know, is that Kaitai Struct also has a WebIDE, that allows you to parse all kinds of binary file formats in your browser. I…
china, Geopolitics, Global Security News, Government, North America, Policy
National cyber director says U.S. needs to counter Chinese surveillance, push American tech
The United States needs to counter China’s “attempt to export a surveillance state across planet Earth,” and instead push a “clean American tech stack” globally, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Friday. “It’s important that we send that message and engage with not only partners that we have now, but potential partners who are looking…
Global Security News, North America
ISC Stormcast For Friday, October 24th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9670, (Fri, Oct 24th)
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Global Security News, North America
Phishing Cloud Account for Information, (Thu, Oct 23rd)
Over the past two months, my outlook account has been receiving phishing email regarding cloud storage payments, mostly in French and some English with the usual warning such as the account is about to be locked, space is full, loss of data, refused payment, expired payment method, etc. Some of the emails have some typical…
Global Security News, North America
Infostealer Targeting Android Devices, (Thu, Oct 23rd)
Infostealers landscape exploded in 2024 and they remain a top threat today. If Windows remains a nice target (read: Attackers’ favorite), I spotted an Infostealer targeting Android devices. This sounds logical that attackers pay attention to our beloved mobile devices because all our life is stored on them. The sample that I found (SHA256: 7576cdb835cd81ceb030f89fe5266649ed4a6201547c84da67144f407684a182)…
A Little Sunshine, Global Security News, Ne'er-Do-Well News, North America, Ransomware, Russia's War on Ukraine, Web Fraud 2.0
Canada Fines Cybercrime Friendly Cryptomus $176M
Financial regulators in Canada this week levied $176 million in fines against Cryptomus, a digital payments platform that supports dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services. The penalties for violating Canada’s anti money-laundering laws come ten months after KrebsOnSecurity noted that Cryptomus’s Vancouver street address was home to dozens of foreign currency…
Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Security, Global Security News, North America
Sendmarc appoints Dan Levinson as Customer Success Director in North America
Sendmarc has announced the appointment of Dan Levinson as Customer Success Director – North America, furthering the company’s regional expansion and commitment to providing expert, locally aligned support to organizations across the continent. Levinson will lead the development of customer success programs that help businesses strengthen their email security and achieve full compliance with Domain-based…
Congress, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government, North America, Policy, Technology
Robocalling task force bill advances in Senate
The federal government is shut down and the House remains out of session, but work in the Senate continues, as a bipartisan bill designed to crack down on overseas robocalls advanced through a key committee Tuesday. The Foreign Robocall Elimination Act, sponsored by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., would create a new…
Global Security News, North America
Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots
Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today. Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly…
Global Security News, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, North America, ThreatConnect
Dataminr to acquire cybersecurity firm ThreatConnect for $290 million
Dataminr, a New York-based company specializing in real-time threat intelligence, announced plans Tuesday to acquire ThreatConnect, a cybersecurity threat intelligence provider, for $290 million. The acquisition will combine Dataminr’s AI-powered analysis of public data with ThreatConnect’s internal threat management capabilities, creating what the companies describe as “Client-Tailored intelligence” that adapts to individual customer needs. The…
Global Security News, North America
AI-enabled ransomware attacks: CISO’s top security concern — with good reason
As ransomware attacks accelerate in speed and sophistication, 38% of security leaders rank AI-enabled ransomware as their top concern — the most frequently cited worry about AI-related security issues according to CSO’s new 2025 Security Priorities study. That concern appears to already be well founded, as a second study released today, CrowdStrike’s 2025 State of…
ANYRUN, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Malware Analysis, North America
Tykit Analysis: New Phishing Kit Stealing Hundreds of Microsoft Accounts in Finance & Construction
Not long ago we reported a spike in phishing attacks that use an SVG file as the delivery vector. One striking detail was how the SVG embeds JavaScript that rebuilds the payload with XOR and then executes it directly via eval() to redirect victims to a phishing page. A quick look at the indicators we…
Channel Analysis, Global Security News, News and Trends, North America
Cork Report Asserts Need for Shift to Next-Gen IT Services
Cork Protection recently released its “SMB Cyber Defense 2026: Expert Strategies for Staying Ahead of Threat Actors” report, compiling market research and industry expertise with advice for MSPs and other providers seeking to build the next evolution of their business. We spoke with Cork Protection CEO Dan Candee about the report and how he plans…
Editor's Pick, Global Security News, North America
FedRAMP Continuous Monitoring: Strategies for Ongoing Compliance
Here, we will address FedRAMP’s continuous Monitoring, and I will reveal the strategies for ongoing compliance. In today’s interconnected digital landscape, the security of sensitive information is paramount. For organizations handling government data in the United States, compliance with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is not just a one-time task but an…
Global Security News, North America, Tools & Platforms
WatchGuard Introduces Endpoint Security Prime
WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of unified cybersecurity, recently announced the launch of Endpoint Security Prime (Prime), a new package designed for endpoint protection. AI-powered EDR and antivirus protection meet next-gen security demand Endpoint Security Prime combines complete, AI-powered endpoint detection and response (EDR) with next-generation antivirus (NGAV), reducing attack surfaces and stopping threats in real…
Global Security News, North America, Press Release, report
BreachLock Named Representative Provider for Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) in New Gartner® Report
New York, United States, 15th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Botnet, Breaking News, Global Security News, hacking, malware, North America, Security
Researchers warn of widespread RDP attacks by 100K-node botnet
A botnet of 100K+ IPs from multiple countries is attacking U.S. RDP services in a campaign active since October 8. GreyNoise researchers uncovered a large-scale botnet that is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States starting on October 8. The company discovered the botnet after detecting an unusual spike in Brazilian IP…
CryptoCurrency, Global Security News, North America, Security
US seizes $15 billion in crypto from ‘pig butchering’ kingpin
The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $15 billion in bitcoin from the leader of Prince Group, a criminal organization that stole billions of dollars from victims in the United States through cryptocurrency investment scams, also known as romance baiting or pig butchering. […]
Global Security News, Monitoring, North America, Press Release
Criminal IP to Showcase ASM and CTI Innovations at GovWare 2025 in Singapore
Torrance, United States, 14th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Security
Massive multi-country botnet targets RDP services in the US
A large-scale botnet is targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services in the United States from more than 100,000 IP addresses. […]
Global Security News, Microsoft, North America, Security
Microsoft: Hackers target universities in “payroll pirate” attacks
A cybercrime gang tracked as Storm-2657 has been targeting university employees in the United States to hijack salary payments in “pirate payroll” attacks since March 2025. […]
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Global Security News, North America, Press Release
Lightship Security and the OpenSSL Corporation Submit OpenSSL 3.5.4 for FIPS 140-3 Validation
Newark, United States, 9th October 2025, CyberNewsWire
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Global Security News, Government, North America, Summer Lee, Technology, Yassamin Ansari
House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses
Three House Democrats questioned the Department of Homeland Security on Monday over a reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract with a spyware provider that they warn potentially “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.” Their letter follows publication of a notice that ICE had lifted a stop-work order on a $2 million deal…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Global Security News, Government, North America, Summer Lee, Technology, Yassamin Ansari
House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses
Three House Democrats questioned the Department of Homeland Security on Monday over a reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract with a spyware provider that they warn potentially “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.” Their letter follows publication of a notice that ICE had lifted a stop-work order on a $2 million deal…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Global Security News, Government, North America, Summer Lee, Technology, Yassamin Ansari
House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses
Three House Democrats questioned the Department of Homeland Security on Monday over a reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract with a spyware provider that they warn potentially “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.” Their letter follows publication of a notice that ICE had lifted a stop-work order on a $2 million deal…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Global Security News, Government, North America, Summer Lee, Technology, Yassamin Ansari
House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses
Three House Democrats questioned the Department of Homeland Security on Monday over a reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract with a spyware provider that they warn potentially “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.” Their letter follows publication of a notice that ICE had lifted a stop-work order on a $2 million deal…
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Global Security News, Government, North America, Summer Lee, Technology, Yassamin Ansari
House Dems seek info about ICE spyware contract, wary of potential abuses
Three House Democrats questioned the Department of Homeland Security on Monday over a reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract with a spyware provider that they warn potentially “threatens Americans’ freedom of movement and freedom of speech.” Their letter follows publication of a notice that ICE had lifted a stop-work order on a $2 million deal…
ANYRUN, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Malware Analysis, malware behavior, North America
FunkSec’s FunkLocker: How AI Is Powering the Next Wave of Ransomware
Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X. AI is part of our lives whether we like it or not. Even if you are not quite a fan, or not a user at all, you probably came across multiple AI-generated avatars, pictures,…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a sense of fear among campus activists. Two graduate students at Cornell University — Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson — were so worried they would be targeted that they fled their dorms…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a sense of fear among campus activists. Two graduate students at Cornell University — Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson — were so worried they would be targeted that they fled their dorms…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a sense of fear among campus activists. Two graduate students at Cornell University — Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson — were so worried they would be targeted that they fled their dorms…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a sense of fear among campus activists. Two graduate students at Cornell University — Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson — were so worried they would be targeted that they fled their dorms…
Global Security News, North America, Technology
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Even before immigration authorities began rounding up international students who had spoken out about Israel’s war on Gaza earlier this spring, there was a sense of fear among campus activists. Two graduate students at Cornell University — Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson — were so worried they would be targeted that they fled their dorms…
Global Security News, Microsoft, North America
Microsoft investigates Exchange Online outage in North America
Microsoft is working to resolve an ongoing Exchange Online outage affecting customers throughout North America, blocking their access to emails. […]
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, Global Security News, North America, Security
Kosovo man pleads guilty to running online criminal marketplace BlackDB
Kosovo man Liridon Masurica pleaded guilty to running the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB. He was arrested in 2024. Kosovo citizen Liridon Masurica (33) of Gjilan, aka @blackdb, pleaded guilty to running the BlackDB cybercrime market. Kosovo police arrested Masurica on December 12, 2024 and he was extradited to the US. The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc has…
Editor's Pick, Global Security News, movies, North America, Proxy, Reviews
The Ultimate List Of Geo-restricted Streaming Services
Today, we will show you the list of geo-restricted streaming services in Africa, Asia, North America, Europe, and more. Also, we will show you how to unblock geo-restrictions. Sometimes, when you try to access an online streaming service, you receive a message that says such a service is unavailable for your region. This is simply…
Global Security News, News and Trends, North America, Vendor Leadership & Partner Programs
Arms Cyber Launches Partner Program in North America
Cybersecurity firm Arms Cyber has launched its Shield Partner Program, an initiative designed to empower North American reseller partners to deliver preemptive cyber defense solutions, moving beyond the reactive approach of legacy systems. Shifting from reactive to preemptive security In its official press release, Arms Cyber cited a Gartner forecast predicting that preemptive cybersecurity solutions…
Global Security News, News and Trends, North America, Vendor Leadership & Partner Programs
Arms Cyber Launches Partner Program in North America
Cybersecurity firm Arms Cyber has launched its Shield Partner Program, an initiative designed to empower North American reseller partners to deliver preemptive cyber defense solutions, moving beyond the reactive approach of legacy systems. Shifting from reactive to preemptive security In its official press release, Arms Cyber cited a Gartner forecast predicting that preemptive cybersecurity solutions…
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, Global Security News, malware, North America
KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil
KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by Resecurity, the root cause of the incident – data exfiltration from insecure AWS S3 bucket.…
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, Global Security News, malware, North America
KillSec Ransomware is Attacking Healthcare Institutions in Brazil
KillSec Ransomware claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on MedicSolution, a software solutions provider for the healthcare industry in Brazil. The KillSec Ransomware group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiations are initiated promptly. According to threat intelligence reporting by Resecurity, the root cause of the incident – data exfiltration from insecure AWS S3 bucket.…
critical infrastructure, Geopolitics, Global Security News, Government, North America, Policy
Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says
The top cyber official at the National Security Council said Tuesday that he’s dismayed by the lag in security technology embedded in critical infrastructure, saying it pales in comparison to the tech in modern smartphones. “I worry a lot about critical infrastructure cybersecurity,” Alexei Bulazel said at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit. “I also think about…
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), Global Security News, North America
U.S. indicts Ukrainian national for hundreds of ransomware attacks using multiple variants
The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against a Ukrainian national alleged to be central to a ransomware campaign affecting hundreds of companies worldwide. Volodymyr Viktorovych Tymoshchuk, known online as “deadforz,” “Boba,” “msfv,” and “farnetwork,” is accused of developing and deploying ransomware variants Nefilim, LockerGoga, and MegaCortex, all of which have been used in attacks…
AI, Global Security News, News and Trends, North America
OneTrust Research & Product Updates Show Need for AI Governance
AI governance platform provider, OneTrust, recently released new survey results that found significant gaps when it comes to AI governance and risk in the enterprise. Additionally, the organization announced some new product updates, including AI agents, privacy automation discovery, and continuous synchronization of AI projects between OneTrust and Databricks. OneTrust’s 2025 AI-Ready Governance Report OneTrust’s…
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial, Global Security News, Money, North America, Threats
Treasury Department targets Southeast Asia scam hubs with sanctions
Federal authorities on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 people and organizations allegedly involved in major cyberscam hubs in Burma and Cambodia. “Criminal actors across Southeast Asia have increasingly exploited the vulnerabilities of Americans online,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. “In 2024, Americans lost at least $10 billion to scam operations in…
FTC, Global Security News, Government, North America, supreme court, Trump Administration
Supreme Court blocks FTC commissioner Slaughter’s reinstatement
Rebecca Slaughter’s return-to-work orders have been put on hold for the second time this year, after the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in to block a lower court ruling that ordered her reinstatement at the Federal Trade Commission. Last week a lower court ruled that Slaughter had been illegally fired by President Donald Trump, citing a…
Global Security News, North America
Tech employment is a mixed bag, selective hiring marks a shift
The IT job market is cooling in the US, with new postings down 19% and open roles falling 7% month-over-month from July to August. Year-to-date, however, job openings are down just 2%, according to an analysis of a new jobs report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). While employers are still hiring, they’re…
Global Security News, Microsoft, North America
Microsoft gives US students a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal
Microsoft announced that starting this Thursday, all college students in the United States can get a free year of Microsoft 365 Personal. […]
children, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, location tracking, North America, privacy
Parents warned that robot toys spied on children’s location without consent
Parents are being reminded to exercise caution about the toys that they purchase their children, after the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had taken action against a robot toy maker. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Cyberattacks, Security, Global Security News, North America
Sendmarc appoints Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead
Veteran email security leader to expand MSP and VAR partnerships and accelerate DMARC adoption. Sendmarc today announced the appointment of Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead. Bowker will oversee regional expansion with a focus on growing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) partner community, developing strategic Value-Added Reseller (VAR) partnerships, and broadening the enterprise customer…
Global Security News, North America, Security
Tire giant Bridgestone confirms cyberattack impacts manufacturing
Car tire giant Bridgestone confirms it is investigating a cyberattack that impacts the operation of some manufacturing facilities in North America. […]
CISO, Global Security News, MSP, North America, Press Release
Sendmarc appoints Rob Bowker as North American Region Lead
Wilmington, United States, 4th September 2025, CyberNewsWire
FTC, Global Security News, Government, humphrey's executor, North America, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court
Court rules ‘fired’ FTC commissioners be reinstated — again
For the second time, a court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Trade Commission members Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya was illegal and ordered the agency to reinstate the commissioners. By law, the FTC governs by a bipartisan 3-2 split, with the president’s party getting an extra seat and controlling the…
cyber crime, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, marketplace, Netherlands, North America, Security
Feds Seize VerifTools.Net, Operators Relaunch with VerifTools.com
Authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have seized VerifTools, a marketplace selling fake IDs for cybercrime.…
CISO, Global Security News, North America, Press Release, Product Launch
Halo Security Enhances Platform with Custom Dashboards and Reports
Miami, United States, 28th August 2025, CyberNewsWire
CISO, Global Security News, North America, Press Release, Product Launch
Halo Security Enhances Platform with Custom Dashboards and Reports
Miami, United States, 28th August 2025, CyberNewsWire
CISO, Global Security News, North America, Press Release, Product Launch
Halo Security Enhances Platform with Custom Dashboards and Reports
Miami, United States, 28th August 2025, CyberNewsWire
Election Assistance Commission, Election Security, Global Security News, Government, North America, Uncategorized
Trump administration setting the stage for elections power grab, voting rights group warns
Election officials should brace for direct attacks from the Trump administration and its state GOP allies on the integrity of U.S. elections — and plan for the possibility that federal agencies once charged with protecting elections will leverage their authorities to interfere in the process, a voting rights nonprofit warned. In a report released Wednesday,…
Global Security News, North America, Security
TransUnion suffers data breach impacting over 4.4 million people
Consumer credit reporting giant TransUnion warns it suffered a data breach exposing the personal information of over 4.4 million people in the United States, with BleepingComputer learning the data was stolen from it’s Salesforce account. […]
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, data breach, Global Security News, North America
TransUnion discloses a data breach impacting over 4.4 million customers
TransUnion reported a data breach in which threat actors accessed personal information of over 4.4 million customers. TransUnion disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 4,461,511 customers. The company is one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States (alongside Experian and Equifax). It collects and maintains credit information on consumers…
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, data breach, Global Security News, North America
TransUnion discloses a data breach impacting over 4.4 million customers
TransUnion reported a data breach in which threat actors accessed personal information of over 4.4 million customers. TransUnion disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 4,461,511 customers. The company is one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States (alongside Experian and Equifax). It collects and maintains credit information on consumers…
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, data breach, Global Security News, North America
TransUnion discloses a data breach impacting over 4.4 million customers
TransUnion reported a data breach in which threat actors accessed personal information of over 4.4 million customers. TransUnion disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 4,461,511 customers. The company is one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States (alongside Experian and Equifax). It collects and maintains credit information on consumers…
Breaking News, cyber crime, Cybercrime, data breach, Global Security News, North America
TransUnion discloses a data breach impacting over 4.4 million customers
TransUnion reported a data breach in which threat actors accessed personal information of over 4.4 million customers. TransUnion disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 4,461,511 customers. The company is one of the three major credit reporting agencies in the United States (alongside Experian and Equifax). It collects and maintains credit information on consumers…
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Financial, Global Security News, Government, North America, Threats
Treasury sanctions North Korea IT worker scheme facilitators and front organizations
The Treasury Department on Wednesday expanded efforts to disrupt the pervasive North Korean technical worker scheme by imposing sanctions on people and organizations serving as facilitators and fronts for the country’s years-long conspiracy effort to defraud businesses and earn money despite international sanctions. Vitaly Sergeyevich Andreyev, Kim Ung Sun, Shenyang Geumpungri Network Technology and Korea…
Geopolitics, Global Security News, North America, Policy, Ransomware
Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense
Google says it is starting a cyber “disruption unit,” a development that arrives in a potentially shifting U.S. landscape toward more offensive-oriented approaches in cyberspace. But the contours of that larger shift are still unclear, and whether or to what extent it’s even possible. While there’s some momentum in policymaking and industry circles to put…
Global Security News, Government, Government IT, Security Practices, North America
Whistleblower: DOGE put Social Security database covering 300 million Americans on insecure cloud
The Elon Musk–founded Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) uploaded to an insecure Amazon Web Services server a copy of Americans’ Social Security data, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people, according to a protected whistleblower disclosure to the US Office of Special Counsel and congressional committees filed by the Government Accountability Project.…
Global Security News, Law & order, North America, Yemen Cyber Army
Yemen Cyber Army hacker jailed after stealing millions of people’s data
A 26-year-old hacker, who breached websites in North America, Yemen, and Israel, and stole the details of millions of people has been sent to prison.
Community Meetings, Events, Global Security News, North America, Participation
Sneak Peek: 2025 North America Community Meeting Speakers
The countdown is on for this year’s North America Community Meeting! We’re thrilled to share an early look at some of the exceptional sessions coming your way in Fort Worth, Texas, September 16–18. Get ready for insights, innovation, and inspiration! This year promises expertly crafted sessions that are imperative to securing payments worldwide. Register now…
Community Meetings, Events, Global Security News, North America, Participation
Sneak Peek: 2025 North America Community Meeting Speakers
The countdown is on for this year’s North America Community Meeting! We’re thrilled to share an early look at some of the exceptional sessions coming your way in Fort Worth, Texas, September 16–18. Get ready for insights, innovation, and inspiration! This year promises expertly crafted sessions that are imperative to securing payments worldwide. Register now…
Community Meetings, Events, Global Security News, North America, Participation
Sneak Peek: 2025 North America Community Meeting Speakers
The countdown is on for this year’s North America Community Meeting! We’re thrilled to share an early look at some of the exceptional sessions coming your way in Fort Worth, Texas, September 16–18. Get ready for insights, innovation, and inspiration! This year promises expertly crafted sessions that are imperative to securing payments worldwide. Register now…
CryptoCurrency, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, North America, Ransomware
US reveals it seized $1 million worth of Bitcoin from Russian BlackSuit ransomware gang
The United States Department of Justice has revealed that the recent takedown of the BlackSuit ransomware gang’s servers, domains, and dark web extortion site, also saw the seizure of US $1,091,453 worth of cryptocurrency. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Community Meetings, Events, Global Security News, North America
Don’t Miss These 2025 PCI SSC Community Meeting Agenda Highlights
We are excited to announce that the full agendas for the PCI SSC 2025 North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific Community Meetings are now available! Participants can hear directly about the latest advancements in payments, connect with a community of industry colleagues, and explore cutting- edge products and services from our vendors and sponsors.
Community Meetings, Events, Global Security News, North America
Don’t Miss These 2025 PCI SSC Community Meeting Agenda Highlights
We are excited to announce that the full agendas for the PCI SSC 2025 North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific Community Meetings are now available! Participants can hear directly about the latest advancements in payments, connect with a community of industry colleagues, and explore cutting- edge products and services from our vendors and sponsors.