US charges 2 suspected major ransomware operators - ABC News
Both men are alleged to be affiliated with the prolific Russia-based REvil ransomware gang, whose attacks have compromised tens of thousands of computers worldwide and yielded at least $200 million in extorted ransom payments, said Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The coordination of multiple agencies across the Biden administration amounted to perhaps the most high-profile response to date to a blitz of ransomware attacks that officials say continues to threaten national security and the economy.
The Justice Department has charged 2 hackers for major ransomware attacks : NPR
Hackers Post Big Breakthroughs In Jailbreaking Sony's PS5
The PlayStation 5 only launched a year ago this week, but already hackers appear to have made massive breakthroughs in potentially jailbreaking the latest Sony console.
The delightful sequel we never thought we'd see
20 years later, we finally have more content to explore and 171 more Pokémon to take cute little pictures of as they dance around and eat apples.
Op-ed | Don't let hackers follow us to space - SpaceNews
If you have been amazed by recent space breakthroughs like flying a robotic helicopter on Mars, reusable rockets that can land vertically, and the long-anticipated takeoff of space tourism, brace yourself: this is just the beginning.
The sheer number of space applications is about to mushroom. There are more than 4,000 operating satellites in space, and that total increased by more than 800 in just the first five months of this year. Satellites have gotten smaller and lifting them to orbit has finally become more economical.
Hackers target SolarWinds in spying campaign | Fox Business
On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during his 11 years at the helm.
There was not a database or an IT deployment model out there to which his Austin, Texas-based company did not provide some level of monitoring or management, he told analysts on the Oct. 27 call.
Hackers Just Leaked Nearly Two Terabytes of Police Helicopter Footage
An activist group has leaked nearly two terabytes of police helicopter footage, according to an initial report from Wired . And, incredibly, the videos from two police departments were hacked from unsecured cloud drives.
The nearly two terabytes of leaked footage come from an activist group called Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets), although it didn't say who specifically discovered and saved the videos.
Happening on Twitter
Suspected foreign hackers have targeted sensitive data at multiple US defense contractors, a security company tells… https://t.co/2Psq7JpR8Z cnnbrk (from Everywhere) Mon Nov 08 01:12:14 +0000 2021
New: Russian-linked hackers are dropping like flies: Two more hackers linked with REvil ransomware, who have taken… https://t.co/obQMEcjCKC shanvav (from Washington, DC) Mon Nov 08 14:35:09 +0000 2021
New —— Hackers have targeted sensitive data at multiple US defense contractors, says cybersecurity research firm https://t.co/kKo1DaGb1i jamiegangel Mon Nov 08 01:17:39 +0000 2021
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