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Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying holdings stolen from US defense contractor
The US government was announced on Tuesday sanctions on two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as sanctions on their founders and associates.…
Peter Williams, the former head of a US defense contractor, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking…
Marquis Sues Firewall Provider SonicWall, Claims Security Flaws With Firewall Backup Led To Ransomware Attack
Fintech giant Marquis is suing firewall provider SonicWall, claiming a previous breach allowed hackers to steal sensitive information about customer firewalls that led to a ransomware…
Brian Merchant, who writes for Blood on the machinereports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras amid growing public outrage…
VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, report says
In February 2021, software giant Ivanti discovered that Chinese hackers had breached the network of Pulse Secure, one of its subsidiaries that provided VPN devices to…
A student admissions website used by families to enroll children in schools has patched a security bug that exposed their personal information. The Ravenna Hub website,…
Ukrainian man jailed for identity theft that helped North Koreans get jobs at US companies
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Ukrainian man to five years in prison for his role in a long-running identity theft operation that helped North…
Cellebrite cut off Serbia citing misuse of its phone unlocking tools. Why not others?
Last year, phone-hacking tools maker Cellebrite announced it had suspended Serbian police as a customer after human rights investigators alleged local police and intelligence services used…
In 2010, the famous security researcher Barnafrom Jack spectacularly hacked into an ATM cash machine on stage at the Black Hat security conference, causing it to…
Sex toy maker Tenga notified customers of a data breach on Friday, according to an email obtained by TechCrunch. In the message, the Japanese company said…