Iran Expands Oil & Gas Attacks to Electric as Well According to researchers, Iran linked APT33 has expanded its attack surface. Initially they were going after the global oil and gas industry but now they have added the electric grid to the mix. Right now, they say, the goal is reconnaissance – gathering information to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Washington Post is reporting … Outgoing National Security Agency General Counsel Glenn Gerstell says hacking threats from China and other U.S. adversaries pose as great a challenge to the country as climate change. And the government and private sector risk moving too slowly to respond. Outgoing National Security Agency General Counsel Glenn Gerstell says […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I know I keep beating the Ransonware 2.0 drum, but there is a reason for it. There is not a good response to it other than to stop it from happening. According to media reports, Maze ransomware hackers have attacked 5 law firms in the last 30 days and 3 law firms in the last […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I am going to try and make this non-political. We will see if I succeed. Customs and Border Patrol detained a U.S. Citizen active duty Army solider as he went through a U.S. airport as part of his directed orders. The soldier, who is an American citizen, was born in Iran. A leaked Border Patrol […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UK Proposes Weak Security Law for IoT Devices; Calls it Strong The UK is proposing a law similiar to California’s existing IoT law and calls it strong security. What makes it strong is that they call it strong, maybe? The bill requires that default passwords on IoT devices be unique (likely part of the serial […]
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