David Kahn
David Kahn has died. His groundbreaking book, The Codebreakers was the first serious book I read about codebreaking, and one…
Security
Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals
An international law enforcement operation, named Synergia, led to the arrest of 31 individuals involved in ransomware, banking malware, and…
Wallarm’s Crusade Against Rising Credential Stuffing Threats
Credential Stuffing, a vital yet often overlooked aspect of cybersecurity, needs to be addressed with urgency. An alarmingly large segment…
Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison
A former software engineer with the U.S. CIA has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified documents.…
A Self-Enforcing Protocol to Solve Gerrymandering
In 2009, I wrote: There are several ways two people can divide a piece of cake in half. One way…
Cloudflare breached on Thanksgiving Day, but the attack was promptly contained
Cloudflare revealed that a nation-state actor breached its internal Atlassian server, gaining access to the internal wiki and its bug…
PurpleFox malware infected at least 2,000 computers in Ukraine
The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported that a PurpleFox malware campaign had already infected at least 2,000…
3.5M exposed in COVID-19 e-passport leak
Passports, mobile numbers, and email addresses of Indian travelers who requested COVID e-pass have been leaked, 3.5M individuals at risk…
Man sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swapping
A US man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in the…
CISA orders federal agencies to disconnect Ivanti VPN instances by February 2
CISA is ordering federal agencies to disconnect Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure products within 48 hours. For the…