Security News for the Week Ending February 23, 2024
NSA Cyber Director Rob Joyce to Retire After 34 Years
Now that is a career in public service. Joyce was the Cyber Director at NSA since 2021 and was at the NSA during the days that it was affectionately called “No Such Agency” for its secretiveness. It comes at a time when cyber threats are very high and when the Agency would like to get its snooping powers (FISA Section 702) renewed unscathed. Credit: NextGov
Influencer “Crypto Rover” Accused of Pump and Dump for Crypto
A popular cryptocurrency influencer known as “Crypto Rover” has been accused by blockchain sleuth zachxbt of shady behavior, including accepting promotional payments from crypto projects and then not following through on his end of the deal, dumping tokens after promising followers he would hold, and secretly purchasing tokens for memecoin projects before pumping the price by posting about them. Just in case you thought that influencers were in it for something other than getting rich. Credit: Web 3 is Going Great
European Parliament Subcommittee Phones May Be Hacked
Traces of hacking have been found on two phones belonging to members of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defense, prompting a warning for all committee members to have their phones checked. They detected it during a routine check and as a result all committee phones will be checked. Credit: The Record
Many Happy Returns – Some Are Returning Apple’s $3500 Goggles
While the Vision Pro is cool, some users are returning them. Why? Different reasons including the thing weighs about the same as strapping 3 iPhone 15 Pros to your head. Reasons also include headaches, nausea, motion sickness and eye strain, among other things. At $3500, think about it before you buy. Credit: Cybernews
AT&T Cell Outage Disrupts Service for Millions
Millions of AT&T customers woke up on Thursday to no service. AT&T says that it was not a cyber attack. It was resolved later in the day, but the outage affected some 911 call centers and first responders. As we remove the old copper landline phones, we have become very dependent on cell service. Credit: Hackread
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