The Kelihos Botnet is one of the larger botnets (at an estimated 50,000+ infected devices) botnets brought down - in this case by the US federal government with assistance from … [Read more...] about DoJ Convicts Russian for Aiding Kelihos Botnet: Saturday Sitrep
EU Considering Facial Recognition: Saturday Sitrep
Currently, under the Prüm Convention, EU member states share fingerprint, DNA, and vehicle registration data which is used by law enforcement. Leaked documents obtained by The … [Read more...] about EU Considering Facial Recognition: Saturday Sitrep
Ransomware Shuts Down Largest US Pipeline: Saturday Sitrep
The largest pipeline in the United States, the Colonial Pipeline (operated by Colonial Pipeline), which transports some 2.5 million barrels of fuel between refineries in the Gulf … [Read more...] about Ransomware Shuts Down Largest US Pipeline: Saturday Sitrep
Air Force Cybersecurity Reserve Corps: Saturday Sitrep
Cybersecurity at a federal level is a complex web of teams, groups, task forces, agencies, and commands. Most US government entities have some kind of dedicated cyber personnel, … [Read more...] about Air Force Cybersecurity Reserve Corps: Saturday Sitrep
FBI Cleans Hafnium Compromised Servers: Saturday Sitrep
With at least thirty-thousand Microsoft exchange servers known to have been successfully infiltrated and compromised by a new advanced persistent threat group, dubbed "Hafnium", … [Read more...] about FBI Cleans Hafnium Compromised Servers: Saturday Sitrep
COVID Vaccine Passports: Saturday Sitrep
As COVID vaccinations continue to increase, and pressure to reopen countries along with it, the same question has been asked over and over again: how will we track who has been … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine Passports: Saturday Sitrep
Covid Lockdown Impacts Security: Saturday Sitrep
A recent study by Forcepoint of remote workers in Germany and the United Kingdom showed that the ongoing pandemic and remote working situation had affected how people worked. In … [Read more...] about Covid Lockdown Impacts Security: Saturday Sitrep
Cybercrime on the Rise: Saturday Sitrep
The FBI's IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center), released their annual report of cybercrime which showed a a nearly 100% increase in cybercrime in 2020 (791,000 complaints) … [Read more...] about Cybercrime on the Rise: Saturday Sitrep
Surveillance Camera Hack: Saturday Sitrep
A security camera startup out of California, Verkada, was the victim of an attack that allowed the attackers access to thousands of security cameras. A group calling itself … [Read more...] about Surveillance Camera Hack: Saturday Sitrep
Airline Supply Chain Hack: Saturday Sitrep
Airlines, which are already struggling to survive amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, face a new threat from a far-reaching cyberattack that took advantage of a vendor used by over the … [Read more...] about Airline Supply Chain Hack: Saturday Sitrep
