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Eduardo Moreno pleads guilty to terrorism for train derailment near Navy hospital ship
LOS ANGELES — A train engineer who intentionally derailed a locomotive near a U.S. Navy hospital ship that was deployed in Los Angeles harbor to help during the COVID-19 pandemic pleaded guilty Thursday to committing a terrorist attack. Eduardo Moreno, 45, who worked at the Port of Los Angeles…
Endace and LinkShadow Partner to Deliver Fast, Definitive Incident Response to Cybersecurity Threats
SecOps and NetOps teams can leverage powerful AI-driven threat detection with 100% accurate network packet capture to thoroughly investigate and neutralize threats London, UK– December 15, 2021 – Packet capture authority, Endace, and next-generation cybersecurity analytics company LinkShadow, today announced that LinkShadow has joined Endace’s Fusion Partner program…
Facebook says 50,000 users were targeted by cyber mercenary firms in 2021
Private, mercenary-style surveillance and hacking groups have used Facebook and Instagram to target 50,000 people in over 100 countries, according to a newly published investigation by Meta, Facebook’s parent company. The existence of private companies that use sophisticated digital tools to pry secrets from people’s work and private lives—sometimes as part of legitimate law enforcement……
Cybersecurity: The long view
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” The history of cybersecurity has been a series of increasingly complex, powerful, and alternating waves of attacks and defenses. To address the increase in threats and costs, the role of the chief information security officer has taken on greater importance in……
Egyptian Politician Hacked by 2 Government Hacking Groups, Researchers Say
Citizen Lab found that an Egyptian politician’s iPhone was hacked by two different government hacking groups, using spyware made by NSO Group and a competitor called Cytrox…
Kaduna/Katsina killings: Declare emergency on security, Rights group tells FG
The Federal Government should declare a state of emergency on security in Nigeria and invoke emergency powers to signal a fresh resolve to tackle the killings, insurgency and crime wavelength in the country, an international civil rights organization, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education…
Brazil investigates use of staff credentials in cyberattacks against government bodies
Malicious actors have accessed some systems using civil servant login and password details, an initial probe into recent breaches has been found…
CD Projekt plan to settle Cyberpunk 2077 lawsuit for $1.85 million
CD Projekt have announced plans to pay out $1,850,000 (£1.4 million) to settle a class action lawsuit brought by investors over Cyberpunk 2077’s troubles. The suit started in December 2020 with investors primarily upset with the fact that the console version was in such a state…
Crossword Cybersecurity and Liverpool John Moores University research reveals underlying supply chain assurance issues
UKRI-funded research project by Crossword Cybersecurity and Liverpool John Moores University digs into the causes of supply chain risk and assurance failures. 16 December 2021 – London, UK – Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (AIM:CCS, “Crossword”, the “Company” or the “Group”), the technology commercialisation company focused on cyber security and risk management…