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The dark web servers for the REvil ransomware operation have suddenly turned back on after an almost two-month absence. On July 2nd, the REvil ransomware gang, aka Sodinokibi, used a zero-day vulnerability in the Kaseya VSA remote management software to encrypt approximately 60 managed service providers and over 1,500 of their business customers.
The person who reformatted the Guntrader hack data as a Google Earth-compatible CSV has said they are prepared to go to prison - while denying their actions amounted to a criminal offence. The pseudonymous person spoke to The Register by email late last week after dumping the personal data of 111,000 UK firearm and shotgun certificate owners online in a CSV formatted for ease of importing into Google Earth, pinpointing gun owners' homes.
Twitter has introduced today Safety Mode, a new feature that aims to block online harassment attempts and reduce disruptive interactions on the platform. Once enabled on a Twitter account, Safety Mode is designed to automatically and temporarily block users for seven days when using harmful language in replies, quote tweets, and mentions in your conversations.
Continuing to use online tests after the pandemic will help organizations deliver certifications quickly and at scale, says Questionmark. Global demand for modern technology skills is rapidly outstripping supply.
researcher has revealed the discovery of a federal terrorist watchlist that includes 1.9 million records, which were available online without any security protections."The watchlist came from the Terrorist Screening Center, a multi-agency group administered by the FBI," he wrote in the post.
A secret terrorist watchlist with 1.9 million records, including classified "No-fly" records was exposed on the internet. Millions of people on no-fly and terror watchlists exposed.
If you're reading this post, there is a pretty good chance you're interested in hacking. The cybersecurity industry is booming right now, and ethical hacking is one of the most lucrative and challenging niches.
If you're reading this post, there is a pretty good chance you're interested in hacking. The cybersecurity industry is booming right now, and ethical hacking is one of the most lucrative and challenging niches.
Someone has leaked the master decryption key that Kaseya used to unlock the files encrypted by a REvil ransomware attack on the company that affected customers across 22 countries last month. While it was first thought that the key could unlock all of the REvil attacks that occurred at the same time as the Kaseya one, it soon became clear to researchers that the decryptor - which appeared to some to be genuine - was only for the files locked in the Kaseya attack.
Russia has put forward a draft convention to the United Nations ostensibly to fight cyber-crime. The proposal, titled "United Nations Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes," [PDF] calls for member states to develop domestic laws to punish a far broader set of offenses than current international rules recognize.