Cybercriminals seeking to extort Washington's Metropolitan Police Department have published extensive private dossiers of five current and former officers.
One former MPD officer whose file was among those leaked and who requested to not be named to protect his privacy, confirmed in a phone call that the information was authentic. MPD had not yet contacted him, he said.
The release of private information on police officers is a new wrinkle at a time when police conduct remains a topic of national discussion .
Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data - BBC News
Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department has said its computer network has been breached in a targeted cyber-attack, US media report.
A ransomware group called Babuk is reportedly threatening to release sensitive data on police informants if it is not contacted within three days.
The FBI is investigating the extent of the breach, US media reported, citing the Washington DC police department.
Attackers target companies or organisations and can lock their systems, then demand large sums of money in return for ending the hack.
Hackers Used 'Mind-Blowing' Bug to Sneak Past macOS Safeguards | WIRED
With macOS malware on the rise , Apple has been busy in recent years adding layers of protections that make it a lot more difficult for malicious software to run on Macs. But a vulnerability in the operating system, publicly disclosed and patched today, was exploited to bypass all of them.
Owens reported the bug to Apple and also shared his findings with longtime macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle, who conducted deeper analysis into why macOS had dropped the ball.
FBI: Russian hackers are still trying to break into networks, here's how to protect yours from
US agencies, along with the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), recently blamed the SVR for the SolarWinds supply chain attack , which saw hackers compromise the company's software updates process and gain access to systems at nine government agencies and about 100 private sector companies.
And now organisations are being warned that Russian cyberattacks show no signs of slowing down, especially when it comes to targeting the networks of organisations involved with government, think tanks and information technology.
Why hackers are increasingly targeting video game companies - TechRepublic
The targets of the latest attacks are C-suite executives in the video game industry, says BlackCloak.
Citing the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report , BlackCloak noted that C-suite executives were 12 times more likely to be targeted in cyberattacks than other employees. Further, 71% of attacks against these executives were financially motivated as cybercriminals sought to earn money by selling confidential data and intellectual property or deploying ransomware.
Hackers threaten to dump Presque Isle police files on dark web
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — An unidentified cybergang associated with Avaddon Ransomware allegedly threatened to begin dumping the Presque Isle Police Department files on the dark web after accessing them if police did not comply with a ransom request.
"The incident was reported to the FBI," City Manager Martin Puckett said on Tuesday after confirming there was unauthorized access into the police department's server. "We were able to restore from a daily backup."
Hackers shifted to target financial relief and healthcare during the pandemic: Keysight report -
The mechanisms of cyber attacks in 2020 were not new — phishing, ransomware for financial gain and supply chain attacks were the primary trends of concern, according to Keysight Technologies’ fourth annual security report . But the tenor of attacks changed, because hackers used the Covid-19 pandemic to set their strategies and targets.
Keysight reported a 62% increase in phishing attacks in 2020 compared to the year before, including a rapid increase just as the pandemic hit the U.S. in March and April, followed by a ramp-up of ransomware attacks in June that continued through the second half of the year. People trying to get financial or healthcare assistance found themselves targeted by phishing scams, which often directed them to fraudulent websites that looked like they belonged to a financial institution.
Pamplin Media Group - Classes canceled as hackers hit Centennial School District
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NEW: Hackers publish extensive dossiers on D.C. police officers in extortion attempt https://t.co/83qgPMMQXf NBCNewsTech (from New York, NY) Wed Apr 28 19:15:24 +0000 2021
New: Ransomware gangs are getting greedier. The avg payment to ransomware hackers in Q1 shot up to $220,298, up 43%… https://t.co/U5d8BCCnI0 shanvav (from Washington, DC) Tue Apr 27 15:18:56 +0000 2021
A former MPD officer confirmed to me that he's one of five cops to have a 100-page dossier of sensitive personal in… https://t.co/n4JklcqzUa kevincollier (from NYC) Wed Apr 28 17:27:08 +0000 2021
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