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About Bruce Schneier I am a public-interest technologist, working at the intersection of security, technology, and people. I’ve been writing about security issues on my blog since 2004, and in my monthly newsletter since 1998. I’m a fellow and lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a board member of EFF, and the Chief of Security Architecture…
Read MoreLessons from a Ransomware Attack against the British Library You might think that libraries are kind of boring, but this self-analysis of a 2023 ransomware and extortion attack against the British Library is anything but. Tags: cyberattack, ransomware, reports Posted on March 29, 2024 at 7:03 AM • 0 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier…
Read MoreMar 29, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Threat Intelligence The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository briefly suspended new user sign-ups following an influx of malicious projects uploaded as part of a typosquatting campaign. It said “new project creation and new user registration” was temporarily halted to mitigate what it said was a “malware…
Read MoreAn intended feature with security implications Last year security researchers from Bishop Fox found and reported five vulnerabilities in the Ray framework. Anyscale, the company that maintains the software, decided to patch four of them (CVE-2023-6019, CVE-2023-6020, CVE-2023-6021 and CVE-2023-48023) in version 2.8.1, but claimed that the fifth one, assigned CVE-2023-48022, was not really a…
Read More“We’ve been having that debate in security for ten years,” he said. Efforts to centralize security systems have been around for just as long, he said, but for too long, the offerings peddled as “platforms” weren’t really anything of the sort — more bundles of interrelated products than true foundations for all-around security. That’s finally…
Read MoreIran launched its own campaign targeting Israel as the war commenced on October 7. Initially, Iran’s efforts were reactive, and its influence campaign focused on disseminating misleading information. Iranian and Iran-affiliated groups quickly grew more coordinated in their efforts, adding targeted cyberattacks to add to the confusion and mayhem about the situation on the ground.…
Read MoreThe U.S. government is escalating its response to the notorious BlackCat ransomware gang, announcing a substantial reward for information leading to the identification and location of key members. The $10 million offer comes after the group’s crippling attack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare subsidiary, a technology hub that processes billions in insurance payments. The attack,…
Read MoreMar 28, 2024NewsroomLinux / Network Security A Linux version of a multi-platform backdoor called DinodasRAT has been detected in the wild targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, new findings from Kaspersky reveal. DinodasRAT, also known as XDealer, is a C++-based malware that offers the ability to harvest a wide range of sensitive data from compromised…
Read MoreA sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Darcula has set its sights on organizations in over 100 countries by leveraging a massive network of more than 20,000 counterfeit domains to help cyber criminals launch attacks at scale. “Using iMessage and RCS rather than SMS to send text messages has the side effect of bypassing SMS firewalls,…
Read MoreThe UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has started legal action against the controversial Sellafield nuclear waste facility due to years of alleged cybersecurity breaches. Last December, as we previously reported, claims surfaced about Russian and Chinese hackers planting malware on the nuclear reactor site’s systems as far back as 2015. The fear is that…
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