The indie game Among Us has rocketed to immense popularity with its mix of wholesome multiplayer collaboration and devious sabotage. But it turns out that potential for treachery goes significantly deeper than the game's creators intended.
Sebree says that he and some friends who are fans of the game initially started looking into its code in late September, with the goal of modifying it to allow more than the default 10 players. But he quickly found that the potential to alter the game went far further. "When I started digging into it I noticed these other issues and tried to give them a shot," Sebree says, "and I saw that all these things were possible."
Not to change the topic here:
Hackers Hit COVID-19 Biotech Firm, Cold Storage Giant with Cyberattacks
November 18, 2020 - Two global firms with reported ties to the COVID-19 pandemic response faced cyberattacks within the last week. Miltenyi Biotec reported a system outage caused by a malware attack, while cold storage giant Americold, previously in talks to provide storage for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, experienced a “cybersecurity incident.”
Miltenyi is a global biotech firm based in Germany with offices in 73 countries, including several in the US. The company is responsible for supplying SARS-CoV-2 antigens for research firms tasked with working on COVID-19 treatments.
Twitter names famed hacker 'Mudge' as head of security | Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social media giant Twitter TWTR.N Inc, under increased threat of regulation and plagued by serious security breaches, is appointing one of the world's best-regarded hackers to tackle everything from engineering missteps to misinformation.
The company on Monday named Peiter Zatko, widely known by his hacker handle Mudge, to the new position of head of security, giving him a broad mandate to recommend changes in structure and practices. Zatko answers to CEO Jack Dorsey and is expected to take over management of key security functions after a 45- to 60-day review.
UK unveils National Cyber Force of hackers to target foes digitally | Technology | The Guardian
At the time its director, Jeremy Fleming, said the operations had made "a significant contribution to coalition efforts to suppress Daesh [Isis] propaganda, hindered their ability to coordinate attacks, and protected coalition forces on the battlefield".
Other techniques used by the NCF include trying to change behaviour to make it impossible for threats to proceed or dissuading the person behind the threat from carrying their plan out – or simply degrading physical communications systems.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Ransomware Groups Team Up, as Hackers Shift into Cloud Operations
November 17, 2020 - Hackers are teaming up with other cybercriminals to increase the impact of attacks and to take advantage of troves of stolen data. Trend Micro and Intel 471 found ransomware groups are teaming up with lesser-known actors, while others are shifting operations to cloud-based services and technologies to increase the monetization of their hacking efforts.
Throughout the year—and in response to the global COVID-19 crisis, hackers have steadily worked to take advantage of the new threat landscape provided by the rapid adoption of remote technologies and heightened fears amid the pandemic.
How to keep COVID-19 vaccines safe from hackers | World Economic Forum
LSU Health says thousands may have had personal information exposed to hackers
Officials say it happened on Sept. 15; however, they are not sure if the intruder actually accessed or miscued patient information.
LSU Health says they have started reaching out to patients whose information may have been compromised, including names.
Medical record numbers, health information, social security numbers, and for some, bank account numbers could have been exposed.
The Health System is urging those who could have been affected to keep track of their credit reports for potential identity theft.
Liquid crypto-exchange says hacker accessed internal network, stole user data | ZDNet
Liquid, one of today's top 20 cryptocurrency exchange portals, has disclosed a security breach on Wednesday.
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The company said it detected the intrusion before the hacker stole any funds, but a subsequent investigation revealed that the attacker was able to collect personal information from Liquid's database that stored user details.
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