UK becomes first country to ban default weak passwords on IoT devices
https://therecord.media/united-kingdom-bans-defalt-passwords-iot-devices
https://thenextweb.com/news/new-uk-cybersecurity-law-weak-passwords-thing-of-past
Collection agency FBCS warns data breach impacts 1.9 million people
'Muddling Meerkat' Poses Nation-State DNS Mystery
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/muddling-meerkat-poses-nation-state-dns-mystery
Big Pharma Finally Admits COVID-19 Vaccines Can Cause Blood Clots
Microsoft overhaul treats security as ‘top priority’ after a series of failures
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/3/24147883/microsoft-security-priority-executive-compensation-goals
Privacy nonprofit noyb files a GDPR complaint against OpenAI in Austria on behalf of an unnamed public figure, who found ChatGPT gave them a wrong birth date
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/28/chatgpt-gdpr-complaint-noyb/
Agent Tesla and Taskun Malware Targeting US Education and Govt Entities
https://www.hackread.com/agent-tesla-taskun-malware-us-education-govt/
PsiQuantum, which aims to build a commercial quantum computer, raises $940M from Australia and Queensland governments, via share purchases, grants, and loans
https://www.afr.com/technology/labor-s-bold-1b-bet-on-aussie-quantum-start-up-20240429-p5fnb7
Retailer London Drugs temporarily closes stores in Western Canada due to ‘cybersecurity incident’
Fake Chrome Updates Hide Android Brokewell Malware Targeting Your Bank
https://www.hackread.com/fake-chrome-updates-android-brokewell-malware/
It’s Time To Pop The Post-Quantum Crypto Bubble
How EU Law Has Made The Internet Less Free For Everyone Else
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-eu-law-has-made-internet-less-free-everyone-else
Okta: Credential-Stuffing Attacks Spike via Proxy Networks
A Finnish court sentences hacker Julius Kivimäki to six years and three months, after he breached a healthcare database and attempted to blackmail 33,000 people
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c97znd00q7mo
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Charged in $50 Million Tax Fraud
https://gizmodo.com/bitcoin-jesus-charged-50-million-tax-fraud-1851449639
Pike Finance exploited for $1.6M in second incident in 3 days
https://cointelegraph.com/news/pike-finance-exploited-1-6-million-second-exploit-3-days
Dropbox Says Hackers Breached Digital-Signature Product
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dropbox-says-hackers-breached-digital-211551057.html
13.4M Kaiser Insurance Members Affected by Data Leak to Online Advertisers
Change Healthcare hacked using stolen Citrix account with no MFA
'Cuttlefish' Zero-Click Malware Steals Private Cloud Data
https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/cuttlefish-zero-click-malware-steals-private-cloud-data
UnitedHealthcare CEO says ‘maybe a third’ of US citizens were affected by recent hack
Dropbox dropped the ball on security, haemorrhaging customer and third-party info
https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/02/dropbox_sign_attack/
The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity
https://www.wired.com/story/cisa-cybersecurity-pledge/
Microsoft admits it can't fix Windows 10
UnitedHealth CEO tells lawmakers the company paid hackers a $22 million ransom
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/unitedhealth-ceo-says-company-paid-hackers-22-million-ransom.html
Asus won’t say if the ROG Ally’s SD card reader will ever be truly fixed
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/1/24146755/asus-rog-ally-sd-card-reader
Belarus secret service website still down after hackers claim to breach it
https://therecord.media/belarus-secret-service-website-hacked?
Philadelphia Inquirer: Data of over 25,000 people stolen in 2023 breach
Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool
https://cointelegraph.com/news/yield-protocol-hack-pool
JFrog Security research discovers coordinated attacks on Docker Hub that planted millions of malicious repositories
Telecoms company Magnet+ investigating possible cyber attack
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/05/01/magnet-investigating-possible-cyber-attack/
Panda Restaurants discloses data breach after corporate systems hack
Qantas says app glitch exposed passengers' travel details
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-qantas-app-glitch-exposed-passengers.html
Never Rely on UUID for Authentication: Generation Vulnerabilities and Best Practices
Global debt hasn’t been this bad since the Napoleonic Wars, says World Economic Forum president
https://www.aol.com/global-debt-hasn-t-bad-180330040.html
Computer scientists unveil novel attacks on cybersecurity
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-04-scientists-unveil-cybersecurity.html
The US DOJ sentences Ukrainian national Yaroslav Vasinskyi to 13+ years in prison and orders $16M in restitution for helping REvil conduct ransomware attacks
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/ransomware-attack-sentencing-revil/
US sanctions on Iranian hackers highlight growing concern about the Islamic Republic's cyberwarriors
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-sanctions-iranian-hackers-highlight-islamic.html
Muddling Meerkat Group Suspected of Espionage via Great Firewall of China
https://www.hackread.com/muddling-meerkat-espionage-great-firewall-china/
Pike Finance clarifies ‘USDC vulnerability’ statement on $1.6M exploit
https://cointelegraph.com/news/pike-defi-usdc-exploit-clarity
Hacker Sentenced After Years of Extorting Psychotherapy Patients
SIngapore Law Firm Hit By Cyberattack, Paid A $1.4M Ransom
Iranian hackers impersonate journalists in social engineering campaign
https://cyberscoop.com/iranian-hackers-impersonate-journalists-in-social-engineering-campaign
Cyber attack on a university in Sweden
https://www.aurora.umu.se/en/news/2024/5/umea-university-is-the-subject-of-a-major-cyberattack/
'DuneQuixote' Shows Stealth Cyberattack Methods Are Evolving. Can Defenders Keep Up?
Court Supports NY State’s Quest To Require $15 Broadband For Poor People, Much To Big Telecom’s Horror
Hundred Finance hacker moves stolen assets a year after $7M exploit
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hundred-finance-hacker-moves-assets-year-after-exploit
German Police Bust Europe's 'Largest' Scam Call Center
https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/05/03/156209/german-police-bust-europes-largest-scam-call-center
Student Journalists Convince School To Ditch Its Spyware, But School Only Agrees To Not Spy On Its Journalists
New AI technique detects money laundering via cryptocurrencies
Hacker Demands Ransom From British Columbia Libraries After Data Breach
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/libraries-cariboo-hacker-data-breach-1.7193435
