Tag: law
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Social media giants sue California to overturn law shielding kids 15 and under from compulsive use
Google, Meta and TikTok each filed suit in federal court against an incoming California law that blocks platforms from deploying features considered “psychologically exploitative.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/social-media-giants-sue-california-over-social-media-law
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Ukraine fires two senior security officials amid corruption probe into scam call centers
Ukraine’s security service has fired two senior officials amid a corruption investigation into an alleged criminal network that bribed law enforcement officers to protect fraudulent call centers and other illegal operations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-fires-senior-security-officials-amid-scam-center-corruption-investigation
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Chainalysis warns all users hit in cyber breach involving ‘agentic’ techniques
Chainalysis, the blockchain analytics company, said Wednesday night that some information belonging to all its users, which its website says include those in the law enforcement and national security sectors, had been exposed in a cyberattack. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/chainalysis-all-users-hit-by-agentic-cyberattack
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Russia-Aligned Gorbag APT Exploits WinRAR CVE-2025-8088 to Deploy BeautyStealer Infostealer
Tags: apt, control, cve, cyber, cyberespionage, defense, exploit, group, intelligence, law, malware, russia, threat, ukraine, vulnerabilityA targeted cyberespionage campaign by Gorbag, a Russia-aligned threat actor exploiting WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 to deploy BeautyStealer against Ukrainian organizations. Active since at least February 2025, the group prioritizes law enforcement, justice institutions, frontline local administrations, and defense organizations, using compact malware designed for rapid intelligence collection rather than prolonged remote control The findings, detailed…
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Russia-Aligned Gorbag APT Exploits WinRAR CVE-2025-8088 to Deploy BeautyStealer Infostealer
Tags: apt, control, cve, cyber, cyberespionage, defense, exploit, group, intelligence, law, malware, russia, threat, ukraine, vulnerabilityA targeted cyberespionage campaign by Gorbag, a Russia-aligned threat actor exploiting WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2025-8088 to deploy BeautyStealer against Ukrainian organizations. Active since at least February 2025, the group prioritizes law enforcement, justice institutions, frontline local administrations, and defense organizations, using compact malware designed for rapid intelligence collection rather than prolonged remote control The findings, detailed…
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Police Seize 100+ Servers After Four-Year Investment Fraud Probe
A German-led coalition of law enforcers has intensified efforts to strike at a Euro4m investment fraud scheme First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/police-100-servers-fouryear/
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AI threats create urgent need to renew cybersecurity information-sharing law, businesses tell Congress
Leading infrastructure-operator associations want lawmakers to renew the program for another 10 years. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-2015-reauthorization-congress-ndaa-letter-businesses/873591/
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AI threats create urgent need to renew cybersecurity information-sharing law, businesses tell Congress
Leading infrastructure-operator associations want lawmakers to renew the program for another 10 years. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-2015-reauthorization-congress-ndaa-letter-businesses/873591/
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AI threats create urgent need to renew cybersecurity information-sharing law, businesses tell Congress
Leading infrastructure-operator associations want lawmakers to renew the program for another 10 years. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-2015-reauthorization-congress-ndaa-letter-businesses/873591/
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AI threats create ‘urgent’ need to renew cybersecurity information-sharing law, businesses tell Congress
Leading infrastructure-operator associations want lawmakers to renew the program for another 10 years. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-2015-reauthorization-congress-ndaa-letter-businesses/873591/
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Police seize over 100 servers linked to investment fraud with more than Euro4 million in losses
Seven people have been arrested and more than 100 servers seized in a coordinated law enforcement action against an investment fraud network that started unravelling after a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/03/investment-fraud-network-servers-seized/
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Police seize over 100 servers linked to investment fraud with more than Euro4 million in losses
Seven people have been arrested and more than 100 servers seized in a coordinated law enforcement action against an investment fraud network that started unravelling after a … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/03/investment-fraud-network-servers-seized/
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Police seizes over 100 servers in investment scam crackdown
European law enforcement authorities arrested seven suspects and seized more than 100 servers in a joint action targeting an unnamed company suspected of providing fraudulent trading websites to criminal gangs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seizes-over-100-servers-in-investment-scam-crackdown/
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Russia-Aligned Gorbag Hackers Exploit WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Data-Stealing Malware
A Russia-aligned threat actor known as Gorbag has been observed using simple information stealer malware in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations.”Active since at least February 2025, the group has focused exclusively on Ukrainian targets, with a clear preference for law enforcement and justice entities, local administrations near the front line, and the defense sector,” ESET researcher…
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Russia Smashes and Grabs Credentials in Ukrainian Campaign
Tags: credentials, cyberespionage, defense, government, group, intelligence, law, russia, ukraine, vpnEset Says Gorbag Harvests Credentials and Documents From Ukrainian Agencies. Russia-aligned cyberespionage group Gorbag is using a simple infostealer called BeautyStealer to harvest credentials, VPN configurations and sensitive files from Ukrainian government, defense and law enforcement agencies, potentially supporting further intrusions and wartime intelligence gathering. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russia-smashes-grabs-credentials-in-ukrainian-campaign-a-33278
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Russia Smashes and Grabs Credentials in Ukrainian Campaign
Tags: credentials, cyberespionage, defense, government, group, intelligence, law, russia, ukraine, vpnEset Says Gorbag Harvests Credentials and Documents From Ukrainian Agencies. Russia-aligned cyberespionage group Gorbag is using a simple infostealer called BeautyStealer to harvest credentials, VPN configurations and sensitive files from Ukrainian government, defense and law enforcement agencies, potentially supporting further intrusions and wartime intelligence gathering. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russia-smashes-grabs-credentials-in-ukrainian-campaign-a-33278
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Business groups mount fresh campaign for long-term renewal of information sharing law
Their target for extending CISA 2015 is the annual “must-pass” defense authorization bill, but a more than year-long standoff persists. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/business-groups-cisa-2015-renewal-ndaa-cybersecurity/
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Behind the Scenes of How Operation Blackout Went Down
A recent law enforcement operation to dismantle harmful scam centers was a big success. A threat intelligence expert walks us through what happened and why he wants more of the same. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/behind-the-scenes-how-operation-blackout-went-down
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Chinese Hackers Exploit VMware ESXi Zero-Day to Target Law Firms in Cyber Espionage Attacks
Chinese state-linked hackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in VMware ESXi during espionage operations aimed at U.S. law firms, according to CrowdStrike’s latest assessment of threats affecting the legal sector. The activity is attributed to WARP PANDA, a China-nexus adversary that deployed malware in victims’ VMware vCenter environments. This series of intrusions, which continued into…
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Court strikes down West Virginia law barring disclosure of public officials’ personal data
A federal appellate court panel said West Virginia’s version of Daniel’s Law, meant to shield the personal data of police and other officials, is unconstitutional. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/west-virginia-daniels-law-struck-down-appellate-court
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Smashing Security podcast #490: How Jared Kushner’s iPhone was allegedly hacked twice
Dutch spies, Russian hackers and Jared Kushner’s iPhone. It sounds like the ingredients for a thriller, but according to claims in a new book the US President’s son-in-law may have been hacked twice. Is any of it true, and what does it tell us about the phones in our pockets? First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump…
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Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrime
U.S. law enforcement has seized the primary domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting service advertised on cybercrime forums for facilitating illegal activities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-virtualine-bulletproof-service-tied-to-ransowmare-cybercrime/
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Hive ransomware affiliate jailed, years after FBI infiltrated the gang’s systems
A Ukrainian man who carried out ransomware attacks for both the Nefilim and Hive gangs, including attacks on law firms and a healthcare provider during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been sentenced to 70 months in a US prison. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hive-ransomware-jailed-fbi-infiltrated
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Ukrainian ransomware hacker sentenced, $11 million reward offered for co-conspirator
A Ukrainian national who participated in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses was sentenced to five years and 10 months … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/28/doj-ukrainian-ransomware-hacker-sentenced/
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Prolific Hive and Nefilim ransomware affiliate sentenced to 70 months in prison
Artem Stryzhak participated in a series of ransomware attacks on hospitals, government entities and law firms from the middle of 2018 to late 2021. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/nefilim-hive-ransomware-affiliate-artem-stryzhak-sentenced/
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Texas sues OpenAI for deceiving consumers about safety, seeks sweeping reforms and fines
In an unusual move, the suit, brought under the state’s deceptive trade practices laws, seeks to hold founder and CEO Sam Altman personally liable for the alleged deception. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/texas-sues-openai-deceiving-customers
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Senators, rights groups say Trump administration breaking law by withholding surveillance court opinion
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has lapsed, but another decision on its future nears, and the classified opinion could be decisive. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/wyden-schiff-fisa-section-702-declassification/
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The US Government Is Hiding a Secret Court Ruling About How It Spies on Americans
Two US senators say the Trump administration is breaking the law by withholding the FISA court decision while it presses Congress to renew America’s most sweeping surveillance program. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/the-us-government-is-hiding-a-secret-court-ruling-about-how-it-spies-on-americans/
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Analysts Urge US to Follow UK’s Lead on Undersea Cable Law
UK Proposes Crisis Powers Over Cable Operators and Up to 14 Years for Sabotage. Security analysts say Washington should update its 1888 undersea cable law after London proposed letting ministers direct cable operators in a crisis and imposing prison terms of up to 14 years for sabotage – though some doubt tougher penalties would deter…
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The Narco Hack review an epic tale of how detectives’ tech wizardry smashed a billion-euro drugs ring
Human heroism is celebrated in profoundly personal ways in this extraordinary tale of a mind-boggling investigation into massive criminal organisations. It’s part The Wire, part The Imitation GameWe begin with the audio of a horrifying call made to the French police in 2020. Two men are driving home when their car is attacked. The police…