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US prosecutors do not plan to proceed with a second trial of convicted and imprisoned crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a Southern District of New York court letter filed on December 29. Although forgoing an additional trial means not holding SBF accountable for conspiracy to make unlawful campaign contributions, additional court dates would most certainly delay a scheduled March 2024 sentencing, as it would require negotiating with The Bahamas regarding terms of extradition.
Cybersecurity professionals believe that hands-on experience in a cybersecurity role, credentials held, and completion of hands-on cybersecurity training courses are very or somewhat important when determining if a cybersecurity candidate is qualified. Cybersecurity pros battle discontent amid skills shortage.
Threat actors evolved tactics, opting for a more nuanced approach that spread attacks across a broader timeframe to blend in with legitimate traffic and evade detection during peak holiday shopping times, according to Cequence Security. The data suggests that sophisticated attackers began their "Attack runs" earlier in the year to lay the groundwork for holiday sales to try and avoid the retailers' security lockdowns as much as possible.
Wi-Fi 7 is three times faster than Wi-Fi 6 because it supports 4K QAM and channel widths up to 320 MHz versus 160 MHz for Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi 7 will enable consumer, enterprise, Industry 4.0, medical, smart city and other applications that are impractical or impossible with other wired and wireless technologies, providing twice the bandwidth of Wi-Fi 6 and providing features such as deterministic network support.
The cryptocurrency market has grown significantly, attracting both enthusiasts and investors. The rise of cryptocurrencies has also brought forth an unprecedented need for cybersecurity measures.
In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development, and ransomware attacks. While some of these operations were more successful than others, law enforcement has been increasingly using hack-back tactics to infiltrate operations and disrupt them.
The company states that the attackers only breached a small number of accounts during the credential-stuffing attacks. The increasing DDoS attacks and their impact led the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to release an advisory about these incidents.
Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve...
Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection's...
A new Go-based malware loader called JinxLoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads such as Formbook and its successor XLoader. The disclosure comes from cybersecurity...