In February 2023, French police arrested well-known Finnish hacker Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who was living under a false identity near Paris. He was deported to Finland. His trial ended last month.
The post Finnish Hacker Gets Prison for Accessing Thousands of Psychotherapy Records and Demanding Ransoms appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
In a recent report, two-thirds of IT leaders express a lack of confidence in the United States government’s ability to defend against cyberwarfare.
Source:: Security magazin
VulnCheck banks $8 million in early stage capital to build ‘exploit intelligence’ technologies and services.
The post Threat-Intelligence Startup VulnCheck Closes $8M Seed Financing appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: OpenSSF and OpenJS incidents similar to XZ backdoor, Moldovan botnet operator charged, US automotive company targeted by FIN7.
The post In Other News: OSS Backdooring Attempts, Botnet Operator Charged, Automotive Firm Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
While over 400 AI-related bills are being debated this year in statehouses nationwide, most target one industry or just a piece of the technology — such as deepfakes used in elections.
The post First Major Attempts to Regulate AI Face Headwinds From All Sides appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
The number of victims experiencing ransomware incidents has risen since Q1 of 2023, rising by nearly 20% by Q1 of 2024.
Source:: Security magazin
No matter how many systems are running on local devices or connected to the cloud, organizations can bring them all back to a central head end.
Source:: Security magazin
New US guidance details foreign malign influence operations to help election infrastructure stakeholders increase resilience.
The post US Government Releases Guidance on Securing Election Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
Akira ransomware has hit over 250 organizations worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments.
The post Akira Ransomware Made Over $42 Million in One Year: Agencies appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek
Telecom giant Frontier shuts down systems to contain a cyberattack that led to personal information compromise.
The post Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Source:: securityweek