Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For the second time, the FBI wiped malware off of user’s systems without asking and maybe without telling them. The first time was during last year’s Microsoft Exchange attack. This time they targeted the Russian Cyclops Blink malware. It is attributed to Sandworm, also known as Fancy Bear and APT28. Sandworm is believed to be […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers Hack Russia’s Largest State Owned Media Corporation Hackers stole 20 years of communications including almost a million emails from the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). Those emails were published by DDoSecrets. VGTRK runs 5 national TV stations, 5 radio stations and numerous propaganda outlets. The data is available for download as […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Payment Card Industry (PCI) council is an industry group that includes the large credit card issuers and they have, for years, owned a standard called the PCI Data Security Standard or PCI DSS. While complying with it is not a law (except in a couple of states), complying with it is a contractual requirement […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Trump administration effectively eliminated the cybersecurity role in the State Department several years ago by eliminating its leader and burying the function in the State Department bureaucracy. Their theory was that the White House National Security function could assume the diplomatic role for cyberspace. Ultimately, that strategy failed and towards the very end of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]How Many Times Do I Need to Say – Crypto is Software, Software Has Bugs, Your Money is at Risk Decentralized Finance platform (DeFi) Revest Finance said that it lost $2 million due to a software bug and, oh yeah, (a) the can’t recover the funds, (b) they do not have the money to cover […]
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