Tag: country
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TDL003 – Breaking Barriers: IPv6 Adoption and DNS Transformation with Tommy Jensen
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, backup, banking, browser, business, ceo, chrome, ciso, compliance, computer, computing, control, country, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dns, encryption, endpoint, google, government, group, international, Internet, jobs, law, microsoft, mobile, network, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, radius, risk, service, smishing, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, vpn, windows, zero-trustSummary This episode of the Defender’s Log features special guest Tommy Jensen, an internet technologist specializing in IPv6, Zero Trust, and standards. Jensen’s career path, from an AppleCare contractor to a key figure in advancing internet technologies, is explored. The discussion highlights the critical importance and challenges of migrating to IPv6 and the necessity of…
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Behind the Coinbase breach: Bribery emerges as enterprise threat
Coinbase’s widely praised incident response: Coinbase’s transparency, firm stance against the ransom, quick remediation, and willingness to compensate its customers earned wide praise from cybersecurity professionals.According to Coinbase’s Martin, the hackers resorted to paying help desk workers in India precisely because the company had built such a robust security program. Bribery, according to Martin, was…
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Russia weighs Google Meet ban as part of foreign tech crackdown
A senior Russian official said the government is considering blocking the video conferencing service Google Meet after brief disruptions in the country late last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-google-meet-ban-crackdown
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FCC removes 1,200 voice providers from telephone networks in major robocall crackdown
Attorneys general across the country are also taking action in a program dubbed “Operation Robocall Roundup.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fcc-robocall-action-operation-robocall-roundup/
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Australian Bank Backtracks on AI-Led Job Cuts
Country’s Largest Lender Bank Offers to Reinstate 45 ‘Redundant’ Workers. Commonwealth Bank of Australia reversed plans to eliminate 45 call center positions after its chatbots failed to reduce customer service volume as promised, forcing the bank to offer overtime to remaining staff while facing union challenges over what may have been disguised outsourcing to India.…
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Australian Bank Backtracks on AI-Led Job Cuts
Country’s Largest Lender Bank Offers to Reinstate 45 ‘Redundant’ Workers. Commonwealth Bank of Australia reversed plans to eliminate 45 call center positions after its chatbots failed to reduce customer service volume as promised, forcing the bank to offer overtime to remaining staff while facing union challenges over what may have been disguised outsourcing to India.…
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Ensuring security in a borderless world: The 30th anniversary of Schengen system
Tags: access, ai, cloud, compliance, computing, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, encryption, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mfa, network, nis-2, office, privacy, regulation, resilience, technology, tool, update -
The U.S. Becomes the Global Epicenter of Ransomware”, Now What?
A recent report from TechRadar Pro reveals that the United States is now the most targeted country in the world for ransomware attacks, accounting for nearly 50% of all reported incidents globally in the first half of 2025. According to data shared by threat intelligence firm Malwarebytes, this marks a 146% increase in ransomware activity…
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At least three UK organizations hit by SharePoint zero-day hacking campaign
At least three British organizations have reported to the country’s data protection regulator that hackers exploited bugs affecting on-premise Microsoft SharePoint servers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/organizations-united-kingdom-sharepoint
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Dutch Investigators Blame Hacks on Multiple Threat Actors
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical Infrastructure. A preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure. First…
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Dutch Investigators Blame Multiple Threat Actors on Hacks
NCSC-NL Says Hack of Citrix NetScaler Flaw Also Targeted Critical Infrastructure. A preliminary assessment by the Dutch NCSC into a suspected Russian hacking campaign has concluded that more than one group likely carried out the May breach of the country’s law enforcement network. Investigators say hacks of Citrix NetScaler flaw also targeted critical infrastructure. First…
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Wikipedia’s operator loses challenge to UK Online Safety Act rules
Although the U.K.’s High Court of Justice dismissed the foundation’s challenge, it said it would revisit the case if the organization was classified as category 1 by Ofcom, the country’s communications regulator, later this year. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/wikipedia-loses-challenge-online-safety-act-uk
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Australian Privacy Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Hack
Telecom May Face Up to $2.22 Million Per Violation in Fines. The Australian privacy watchdog sued Optus, saying the country’s second largest telecom failed for years to protect sensitive customer data breached during a September 2022 incident affecting nearly 10 million people. The regulator said Optus faces a potential fine of up to AU$21.9 trillion.…
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Russia Uses ISPs to Spy on Diplomats, Warns Microsoft
Russian Intelligence Tied to SSL Stripping Attacks Designed for Eavesdropping. Russian intelligence since 2024 has been using their country’s internet service providers to run adversary-in-the-middle attacks designed to infect diplomats inside the country’s borders with intelligence-gathering malware, Microsoft warns. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russia-uses-isps-to-spy-on-diplomats-warns-microsoft-a-29113
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32% of exploited vulnerabilities are now zero-days or 1-days
Russian and Iranian threat activity rises: The security industry attributes only some of the newly discovered exploits to known attacker groups, and only some of those groups have known countries of origin. As a result, statistics on the origin of attacks are not perfect.During the first half of 2025, 181 of CVEs added to the…
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White House AI plan heavy on cyber, light on implementation
Tags: ai, automation, country, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, infrastructure, law, military, strategyIt’s a ‘north star’ strategy and not an executive order: Unlike strategy documents or executive orders issued by presidential administrations in the past, this action plan contains no implementation requirements, deadlines, or specifics on when many of its actions need to be completed or how. It is a “north star strategy for all of these…
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Hundreds of organizations breached by SharePoint mass-hacks
One of the hacked organizations reportedly includes the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining the country’s stockpile of nuclear weapons. China-backed hackers have been observed carrying out the hacks targeting SharePoint servers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/hundreds-of-organizations-breached-by-sharepoint-mass-hacks/
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Microsoft ‘digital escorts’ reveal crucial US counterintelligence blind spot
Tags: access, china, cio, cloud, compliance, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, firewall, framework, google, government, injection, intelligence, law, microsoft, military, oracle, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityWhat the program was, and how it worked: The digital escort model, according to ProPublica, was designed to comply with federal contracting rules that prohibit foreign nationals from directly accessing sensitive government systems. Under this framework:China-based engineers would file support tickets for tasks such as firewall updates or bug fixes.US-based escorts, often former military personnel…
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Poland investigates sabotage after air traffic control disruption delayed flights
A technical failure forced airspace restrictions and halted flights from major Polish airports. The country’s aviation authority is investigating potential sabotage. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-investigates-potential-sabotage-air-traffic-control
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Threat actors scanning for apps incorporating vulnerable Spring Boot tool
Tags: access, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, country, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, governance, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, kev, nist, organized, password, risk, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day/health endpoints, commonly used to detect internet-exposed Spring Boot deployments. If vulnerable implementations of apps, including TeleMessage SGNL, are found, they could be exploited to steal sensitive data in heap memory, including plaintext usernames and passwords. The hole is serious enough that it was added this week to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited…
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Stormous Ransomware gang targets North Country HealthCare, claims 600K patient data stolen
Ransomware group Stormous claims it stole data from 600,000 North Country HealthCare patients across 14 sites in northern Arizona. The Stormous ransomware gang claims it has stolen personal and health data belonging to 600,000 patients from health provider North Country HealthCare. North Country HealthCare is a nonprofit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) based in northern…
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Senate panel passes Intelligence Authorization Act that takes aim at telecom hacks
The measure aims to prevent compromise of U.S. telecommunications through strengthening network security by establishing “baseline cybersecurity requirements for vendors of telecommunications services” to the country’s 18 intelligence agencies, according to a summary of the bill released by the panel. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/senate-panel-passes-intel-act-salt-typhoon-china
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Four arrested in UK over M&S, Co-op, Harrods cyberattacks
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four people suspected of being involved in cyberattacks on major retailers in the country, including Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/four-arrested-in-uk-over-mands-co-op-harrods-cyberattacks/
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UK NCA arrested four people over MS, Co-op cyberattacks
NCA arrested four people in UK, including three teens, over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods, per its investigation. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals in the country following an investigation into the recent wave of attacks targeting Co-op, M&S, and Harrods. On July 10, Law enforcement arrested 4 youths, aged 1720,…
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Russian basketball player arrested in France over alleged ransomware ties
Daniil Kasatkin, 26, was detained in June at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly after arriving in the country with his fiancée, according to local media reports. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-basketball-player-arrested-in-france-ransomware
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Four arrested in UK over M&S, Co-op, Harrod cyberattacks
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four people suspected of being involved in cyberattacks on major retailers in the country, including Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/four-arrested-in-uk-over-mands-co-op-harrod-cyberattacks/
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Four arrested in UK over M&S, Co-op, Harrod cyberattacks
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four people suspected of being involved in cyberattacks on major retailers in the country, including Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/four-arrested-in-uk-over-mands-co-op-harrod-cyberattacks/
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South Korean Government Imposes Penalties on SK Telecom for Breach
Following a breach at the country’s top mobile provider that exposed 27 million records, the South Korean government imposed a small monetary penalty but stiff regulatory requirements. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/south-korea-imposes-penalties-sk-telecom-breach
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Treasury sanctions key player behind North Korean IT worker scheme
The United States identified and sanctioned another North Korean involved with the country’s IT worker schemes, this time for illicit operations based in China and Russia. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/north-korea-it-worker-scheme-us-sanctions-song-kum-hyok