Tag: offense
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Scattered Spider alleged members deny TfL charges
Two UK teens linked to Scattered Spider pleaded not guilty to charges over last year’s TfL cyberattack at a Southwark Crown Court hearing. Two British teens accused of Computer Misuse Act offenses for a cyberattack on Transport for London pleaded not guilty in court. Thalha Jubair (aka EarthtoStar, Brad, Austin, and @autistic), 19, and Owen…
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Scattered Spider alleged members deny TfL charges
Two UK teens linked to Scattered Spider pleaded not guilty to charges over last year’s TfL cyberattack at a Southwark Crown Court hearing. Two British teens accused of Computer Misuse Act offenses for a cyberattack on Transport for London pleaded not guilty in court. Thalha Jubair (aka EarthtoStar, Brad, Austin, and @autistic), 19, and Owen…
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Switching to Offense: US Makes Cyber Strategy Changes
The US national cyber director describes the next cyber strategy as focusing on shaping adversary behavior, adding consequences and aggressive response. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/us-makes-cyber-strategy-changes
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Switching to Offense: US Makes Cyber Strategy Changes
The US national cyber director describes the next cyber strategy as focusing on shaping adversary behavior, adding consequences and aggressive response. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/us-makes-cyber-strategy-changes
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Authorities Shut Down Cybercrime-as-a-Service, Seize 40,000 SIM Cards
Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service operation that enabled criminals to commit widespread fraud and other serious offenses across the continent. The coordinated action, codenamed ‘SIMCARTEL’, resulted in seven arrests, the seizure of over 40,000 active SIM cards, and the takedown of infrastructure that facilitated crimes causing millions of euros in…
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Autonomous AI hacking and the future of cybersecurity
Tags: ai, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, framework, hacking, offense, open-source, programming, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, saas, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe AI-assisted evolution of cyberdefense: AI technologies can benefit defenders as well. We don’t know how the different technologies of cyber-offense and cyber-defense will be amenable to AI enhancement, but we can extrapolate a possible series of overlapping developments.Phrase One: The Transformation of the Vulnerability Researcher. AI-based hacking benefits defenders as well as attackers. In…
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Autonomous AI hacking and the future of cybersecurity
Tags: ai, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, framework, hacking, offense, open-source, programming, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, saas, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe AI-assisted evolution of cyberdefense: AI technologies can benefit defenders as well. We don’t know how the different technologies of cyber-offense and cyber-defense will be amenable to AI enhancement, but we can extrapolate a possible series of overlapping developments.Phrase One: The Transformation of the Vulnerability Researcher. AI-based hacking benefits defenders as well as attackers. In…
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Critical infrastructure security tech needs to be as good as our smartphones, top NSC cyber official says
Alexei Bulazel said that even as the Trump administration is aiming to ratchet up cyber offense, there’s still a vital role for defense. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/alexei-bulazel-critical-infrastructure-security-tech-needs-to-be-as-good-as-our-smartphones/
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Google previews cyber ‘disruption unit’ as U.S. government, industry weigh going heavier on offense
There are still impediments to overcome before companies and agencies can get more broadly aggressive in cyberspace, both legal and commercial. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/google-cybersecurity-disruption-unit-active-defense-hack-back/
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Man Jailed for 20 Months After Compromising Millions of Accounts
Tags: offenseAl-Tahery Al-Mashriky has been sentenced to 20 months behind bars for hacktism-related offenses First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/man-jailed-20-months-millions-of/
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Why it’s time for the US to go on offense in cyberspace
The U.S. is stepping into a new cyber era, and it comes not a moment too soon. With the Trump administration’s sweeping $1 billion cyber initiative in the “Big Beautiful Bill” and growing congressional momentum under the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to strengthen cyber deterrence, we’re seeing a shift in posture that many…
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British Man Sentenced for Network Rail Wi-Fi Hack
The man was handed a suspended prison sentence for offenses relating to the hack of Network Rail public Wi-Fi, exposing customers to offensive messaging First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/british-man-sentenced-rail-wifi/
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Four Arrested in £440M Cyber Attack on Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Thursday announced that four people have been arrested in connection with cyber attacks targeting major retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.The arrested individuals include two men aged 19, a third aged 17, and a 20-year-old woman. They were apprehended in the West Midlands and London on suspicion…
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Top FBI cyber official: Salt Typhoon ‘largely contained’ in telecom networks
Brett Leatherman told CyberScoop in an interview that while the group still poses a threat, the bureau is focused on resilience and victim support, and going on offense could be in the future. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/top-fbi-cyber-official-salt-typhoon-largely-contained-in-telecom-networks/
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INTERPOL Cautions of Significant Increase in Cyber Attacks on Western and Eastern Africa
The INTERPOL 2025 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment Report has raised alarms over a dramatic surge in cybercrime across Africa, with Western and Eastern regions reporting that over 30% of all documented criminal activities are now cyber-related. Two-thirds of INTERPOL’s African member countries surveyed confirmed that cybercrimes constitute a medium-to-high proportion of total reported offenses, highlighting the…
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Russia releases REvil members after convictions for payment card fraud
Four convicted members of the REvil cybercrime gang were released from custody after being sentenced in St. Petersburg for offenses related to payment card fraud. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/revil-cybercrime-gang-members-released-russia
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‘Would rather pay bounty than ransom’: Coinbase on $20M extortion attempt
Hackers are demanding a ransom of the same amount: According to the filing, the email communication by the threat actor demanded $20 million in exchange for not publicly disclosing the information. It remains to be seen how threat actors respond to Coinbase refusing to pay the ransom.”Coinbase’s decision to publicly counter-extort with a $20 million…
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British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data
A U.K. law firm specializing in crime, family fraud, sexual offenses and other sensitive matters has been fined after a hack that led to a data leak on the dark web, something the company only learned about after authorities contacted it. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-law-firm-fined-ico-ransomware-sensitive-data-breached
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From Defense to Offense: Inside-Out Data Security Strategies for CISOs in 2025
Challenging the status quo and advocates for “inside-out” security, placing data at the heart of the strategy from the very beginning, rather than securing it last. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/from-defense-to-offense-inside-out-data-security-strategies-for-cisos-in-2025/
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Japan Goes on Offense With New ‘Active Cyber Defense’ Bill
Japan is on a mission to catch up to the US standard of national cyber preparedness, and its new legislation is a measure intended to stop escalating Chinese cyber-espionage efforts, experts say. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/japan-offense-new-cyber-defense-bill
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UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption
The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud for the benefit of law enforcement. This is a big deal, and something we in the security community have…
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US attacks ransomware supply chain with indictment of three cryptocurrency mixer operators
Tags: attack, business, control, crypto, cybercrime, group, hacking, law, offense, office, ransomware, russia, service, supply-chainThe US Department of Justice indicted three Russian citizens on Friday for allegedly running services that helped criminals launder cryptocurrency; the services are suspected to have been used to hide the proceeds of ransomware attacks.The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had previously sanctioned the two cryptocurrency mixer services the accused…
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Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea
In recent months, incoming Trump administration national security adviser Mike Waltz and some lawmakers have suggested that in response to Chinese cyber breaches, the United States needs to prioritize taking more aggressive offensive actions in cyberspace rather than emphasizing defense. It’s been said before. And it’s easier said than done. Experts that spoke with reporters…
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Cyberbullying and the Law: When Does Online Harassment Become a Criminal Offense?
The rise of social media and digital communication has transformed how we connect, but it has also opened… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cyberbullying-law-online-harassment-criminal-offense/