Tag: offense

UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption

Feb 9, 2025 8:38 PM

Tags: apple, data, encryption, government, law, offense

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…
US attacks ransomware supply chain with indictment of three cryptocurrency mixer operators

Jan 14, 2025 8:46 AM

Tags: attack, business, control, crypto, cybercrime, group, hacking, law, offense, office, ransomware, russia, service, supply-chain

The 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…
Trump and others want to ramp up cyber offense, but there’s plenty of doubt about the idea

Jan 14, 2025 8:46 AM

Tags: breach, china, cyber, offense

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…
Agents, Robotics, and Auth Oh My! – Impart Security

Jan 7, 2025 5:18 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, awareness, backdoor, breach, chatgpt, cloud, conference, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, firewall, fraud, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, kubernetes, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, network, offense, password, phishing, risk, saas, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, waf

Agents, Robotics, and Auth – Oh My! Introduction 2025 will be the year of the futurist. I never thought that I’d be writing a blog post about AI and robotics at this point in my career, but technology has advanced so much in the lat 12 months setting up 2025 to be a landmark year…
The 2024 cyberwar playbook: Tricks used by nation-state actors

Dec 25, 2024 7:43 AM

Tags: access, ai, apt, at&t, attack, authentication, backdoor, blizzard, botnet, breach, china, cisa, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, email, espionage, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, india, infrastructure, iran, ivanti, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mobile, network, offense, office, open-source, password, phishing, powershell, remote-code-execution, router, russia, service, social-engineering, software, spear-phishing, spy, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, warfare, windows, worm, zero-day

In 2024, nation-state cyber activity was off the charts, with Chinese, Russian, and Iranian actors leading the charge. Their campaigns weren’t just relentless, they were innovative, using a crafty mix of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to gain footholds, stay hidden, and spy-like pros.”There was definitely a continued and noted uptick in nation-state activity in…
CISOs should stop freaking out about attackers getting a boost from LLMs

Dec 18, 2024 8:43 AM

Tags: ai, attack, automation, ciso, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, disinformation, exploit, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, LLM, malware, network, offense, penetration-testing, phishing, programming, ransomware, risk, social-engineering, startup, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, warfare

A common refrain from cybersecurity professionals in recent years has been the need for a diversification of the CISO role to meet the demands of increased responsibility across numerous categories. In the past year, this refrain has grown louder, specifically around the topic of generative AI.Large language models (LLMs) have added a new dimension to…
Cyberbullying and the Law: When Does Online Harassment Become a Criminal Offense?

Dec 12, 2024 5:05 AM

Tags: law, 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/
Thread Name-Calling using Thread Name for offense

Sep 26, 2024 12:09 PM

Tags: injection, offense

esearch by: hasherezade Highlights: Introduction Process injection is one of theimportant techniques used by attackers. We can find its variants imple… First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2024/thread-name-calling-using-thread-name-for-offense/
Russia’s Priorities in Prisoner Swap Suggest Cyber Focus

Aug 14, 2024 12:37 AM

Tags: cyber, cybercrime, offense, russia

At least two Russian nationals serving prison sentences for cybercrime offenses, Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznev, were released as part of the l… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/russias-priorities-in-prisoner-swap-suggest-cyber-focus
Sellafield Pleads Guilty to Historic Cybersecurity Offenses

Jun 26, 2024 8:43 PM

Tags: cybersecurity, offense

First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sellafield-pleads-guilty/
Bug Bounty Programs, Hacking Contests Power China’s Cyber Offense

Jun 26, 2024 8:43 PM

Tags: bug-bounty, china, cyber, government, hacking, offense, vulnerability

With the requirement that all vulnerabilities first get reported to the Chinese government, once-private vulnerability research has become a goldmine … First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/bug-bounty-programs-hacking-contests-power-chinas-cyber-offense
Crypto Crackdown: Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested for Laundering Over $100 Million

Apr 26, 2024 9:37 AM

Tags: ceo, crypto, offense

The founders and CEO of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, and William Lonergan Hill, have been apprehended and charged with serious offenses related … First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/samourai-wallet-operators-arrested/
Sellafield To Be Prosecuted For IT Security Offenses

Apr 3, 2024 9:36 PM

Tags: offense

First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/35713/Sellafield-To-Be-Prosecuted-For-IT-Security-Offenses.html
Say ‘Cheese’: Georgian Nation Makes Offense Its Defense

Nov 1, 2012 6:53 PM

Tags: defense, offense

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Stoke-on-Trent gets £120K fine for second data encryption offense

Oct 29, 2012 10:57 AM

Tags: data, email, encryption, offense

The ICO has hit the Stoke-on-Trent City Council with a hefty £120,000 fine for failing to use basic encryption on email messages, and for sending… First seen on http: Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com//view/29025/stokeontrent-gets-120k-fine-for-second-data-encryption-offense/