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☆ A company's remote-working hire turned out to be in North Korea. He tried to hold it to ransom.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

North Korean workers have been infiltrating US companies, but extortion has emerged as a new tactic. Early into his four-month employment, he used remote-work tools to infiltrate the company's systems, downloading a large amount of company data, per Secureworks. Last year, FBI leaders warned that the money earned in salaries was being funneled to North Korean weapons programs. AdvertisementA Ukrainian man was also accused of operating "laptop farms" for North Korean workers. He told Business Insider that thorough vetting and background checks are often the "only fallback" to prevent rogue access to sensitive company data.

Persons: —, Secureworks, Rafe Pilling, Pilling, Charles Carmakal, Carmakal, Jake Moore Organizations: North, Service, FBI, North Korean, Business, Counter, Unit, CTU, BBC News, Mandiant Consulting, Korean, Monitoring, Management, Fortune, Prosecutors Locations: North Korean, Secureworks, Korean, American, Australia, North Korea, Korea, Arizona

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library that has served as a main repository of internet history, is back online with limited functionality after weeks of being harassed by hackers. “Safe to resume but might need further maintenance, in which case it will be suspended again. The California-based Archive has run the Wayback Machine, devoted to preserving the internet as a historical and cultural artifact, since 1996. Starting on Tuesday, the Archive came under repeated DDoS attacks and was briefly replaced with a taunting message from the hackers. “We never really know the true motivation behind most attacks until much later, if at all.”

Persons: Brewster Kahle, ” Kahle, Troy Hunt, Jake Moore, ESET, “ It’s, ” Moore, “, ” Organizations: Internet, Wayback Locations: California, Russia

☆ Reliance on a few big tech companies can be 'catastrophic,' cybersecurity advisor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailReliance on a few big tech companies can be 'catastrophic,' cybersecurity advisor saysJake Moore, global cyber security advisor at ESET, discusses last week's global IT outage and the potential vulnerabilities of global IT systems.

Persons: Jake Moore

[1/2] An Ericsson sign is seen at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Electronics makers Siemens (SIEGn.DE), Ericsson (ERICb.ST) and Schneider Electric (SCHN.PA), along with industry group DigitalEurope warned on Monday that onerous proposed EU rules targeting cybersecurity risks of smart devices could disrupt supply chains on a scale similar to during the pandemic. They said disruptions could hit millions of products, ranging from washing machines to toys, cybersecurity products, as well as vital components for heat pumps, cooling machines and high-tech manufacturing. "We risk creating a COVID-style blockage in European supply chains, disrupting the single market and harming our competitiveness," the companies said. They also want more flexibility to self-assess cybersecurity risks.

Persons: Aly, Thierry Breton, Vera Jourova, Robert Bosch, Foo Yun Chee, Rod Nickel Organizations: Ericsson, China, REUTERS, Rights, Electronics, Siemens, Schneider, European, European Union, Nokia, Robert, Robert Bosch GmbH, EU, Thomson Locations: Shanghai, China, Rights BRUSSELS, EU, Slovakian

That's odd, she thought, then toggled over to Facebook to search for clues about the issue on a group for MGM Resorts International loyalty members. There, she learned that the largest casino owner in Las Vegas had fallen victim to a cybersecurity breach. The situation entered its sixth day on Friday, with booking capabilities still down and MGM Resorts offering penalty-free room cancelations through Sept. 17. The security attacks that triggered an FBI probe shatter a public perception that casino security requires an “Oceans 11”-level effort to defeat it. It's true, Kim said, that casino giants like MGM Resorts and Caesars are protected by sophisticated — and expensive — security operations.

Persons: Dulce Martinez, Martinez, “ It’s, ”, Brian Ahern, Yoohwan Kim, Kim, ” Kim, Tony Anscombe, ESET, cybercriminals, ” Anscombe, “, ” ___ Parry, Ty O'Neil Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Facebook, MGM Resorts International, MGM Resorts, Associated Press, Entertainment, University of Nevada, Caesars, San, Las, MGM, UNLV, Associated Locations: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlantic City

BENGALURU/STOCKHOLM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Messaging app WhatsApp was starting to come back online at 0900 GMT and the company said the issue has been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier on Tuesday. At around 0750 GMT, outage reporting site Downdetector had shown over 68,000 users had reported problems with the app in the United Kingdom. We have fixed the issue and apologise for any inconvenience," a spokesperson for WhatsApp parent company Meta Platforms (META.O) said. The company had not sent any fresh updates as users in Asia, India and the United Kingdom started seeing some connections come back online. In the past, rival apps like Telegram, Snap or even Meta's Instagram have seen temporary spikes in users when WhatsApp has been down.

☆ Academia de Securitate Cibernetică ESET de la UTM este la prima promoție în anul 2021
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Totodată, prioritar este și suportul privind buna organizare și desfășurare a activițăților de instruire de către Academia de Securitate Cibernetică ESET și activitățile GirlsGoIT organizate de TEKEDU care vor fi găzduite în cadrul laboratorului, transmite utm.md. Participarea Facultății Calculatoare, Informatică și Microelectronică prin Dumitru CIORBĂ (coordonator echipă), Dinu ȚURCANU, Viorica SUDACEVSCHI și Rodica BULAI, în cadrul acestui proiect a deschis oportunitatea de dezvoltare a unui parteneriat bun cu binecunoscuta companie slovacă de securitate cibernetică, ESET. Astfel, a fost conceput și oferit ca pilot un curs de instruire în domeniul Securității Cibernetice pentru studenții FCIM de către experții ESET. În urma unui concurs de selecție, au fost aleși 14 candidați, care în perioada 2 aprilie – 21 mai 2021, în fiecare vineri, cu o ședință de 4 ore, au fost instruiți de către reprezentanți companiei slovace de securitate cibernetică ESET, Andrei Ciubotaru, Radu Ștefan Holban și Alexandru Eugen Irimiea în cadrul Academiei de Securitate Cibernetică. Acest material a fost scris și redactat de echipa UTM.

Persons: Dinu ȚURCANU, Viorica, Rodica BULAI, Andrei Ciubotaru, Radu Ștefan Holban, Alexandru Eugen, Andrei, Cătălin, Bogdan PELIN, Valeriu, Maxim, Marian VLASATY, Andrei CIUBOTARU, Viorel BOSTAN Organizations: Academia, Securitate, UTM, Agenția Europeană, Agenția Slovacă, Universității, Academia de Securitate, Academiei, Securitate Cibernetică, Agenției, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei Locations: Moldova, virtualizare, Slovacia, România, Maxim MASIUTIN, Slovaciei, RM, TEKWILL, Ambasada Republicii Slovaciei, Chișinău

Microsoft a decis eliminarea definitivă a Adobe Flash Player din sistemul de operare Windows 10. Într-o postare pe blogul Windows se anunță că în curând Flash Player va fi eliminat în luna iulie de pe dispozitivele cu Windows 10. În iulie 2017, Microsoft, Adobe şi un consorţiu al partenerilor lor au anunţat că Adobe Flash Player nu va mai fi acceptat din decembrie 2020. În ianuarie 2021, Adobe Flash Player a fost dezactivat în mod implicit pentru majoritatea utilizatorilor Windows. Pe parcursul existenţei sale, Flash Player a fost afectat de mai multe probleme de securitate, inclusiv vulnerabilităţi critice.

Organizations: Microsoft, Adobe, Flash, Google

☆ AUDIO // Oamenii lui Dodon, abuz de putere și trafic de influență la nivel înalt. Cum Furculiță și Voicu au mușamalizat un dosar penal
▼ + stars: | 2019-10-17 | by ( ) deschide.md time to read: +18 min

– Corneliu Furculiță) și...- Ai suflat în trubcă (nota red. - Da, da... Acolo era șeful de la Buiucani, tipa mare p*lă b*lită de ment (nota red. Vineri, 6 noiembrie, Sergiu Gorea a fost surprins de echipa de filmare a NordNews la volanului unui automobil de marca Renault, model Kangoo. - Bun, bun...- Harașo (nota red. „Principalul, dosar penal să nu fie…”Câteva zile mai târziu, Sergiu Gorea a primit un apel de la un bărbat, care cel mai probabil este tatăl său.

Persons: PSRM, Deputatul, Corneliu, Republicii Moldova Igor Dodon, Cornel, Sergiu Gorea, Liuda, ., aista, ?, Vineri, Pavel Voicu, Pavel Voicu . Acesta, Pavel, Tânărul, Sergiu, . ., Bun, Corneliu Furculiță, Ludmila Furculiță, Gorea, Bine, . Bun, Cornelui Furculiță, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Igor Dodon, Dodon, Plahotniuc, Costea, socialistului, Aha ., Aha, Hai, Constantin Andronic, Sergiu Gorea . Ultimul, Gorea Sergiu Vasile, Furculiță, Stela, cela, Vasilii Gorea, Ina Organizations: Partidului Socialiștilor, Securitate, Renault, Partidului Democrat din Locations: Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Chișinău, Răuțel, Fălești, Partidului Democrat din Moldova, Buiucani, Bălți, Bălţi

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