The ‘16 billion password breach’ story is a farce
Experts told CyberScoop the research ‘doesn’t pass a sniff test’ and detracts from needed conversations around credential abuse and information stealers.
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(Getty Images) Threats Cybercrime crackdown disrupts malware, infostealers, marketplaces across the globe
A burst of global law enforcement actions during the past few weeks marked by a flurry of successful takedowns gives cybercrime experts a jolt of hope.
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Traffic streaks past the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Government DanaBot malware operation seized in global takedown
The successful break-up of DanaBot marks the second high-profile law enforcement disruption of a widespread malware operation in as many days.
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(Getty Images) Uncategorized Lumma Stealer toppled by globally coordinated takedown
Global law enforcement authorities and Microsoft seized or disrupted the prolific infostealer’s central command infrastructure, malicious domains and marketplaces where the malware was sold.
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A logo of Europol, European Union’s law enforcement agency, is pictured at its headquarters building on June 24, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images) Cybercrime Six DDoS sites seized in multi-national law enforcement operation
Four countries, including the U.S., arrested four people as part of Operation PowerOFF.
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(Getty Images) Research Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year
Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint.
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The logo of X, formerly known as Twitter, is displayed on a smart phone screen. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Privacy Former Twitter executives: Privacy and security practices deteriorated under Musk
Former employees say Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter may have caused the company to violate a consent order with the FTC.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Privacy Five brutal hours for TikTok: CEO raked over coals amid privacy, security concerns
TikTok came to win hearts and minds with technology and reason. It lost.
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Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Technology Powerful Meta large language model widely available online
On Friday, a link to download LLaMA was posted to 4chan and quickly proliferated across the internet.
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National Security Agency (NSA) Director and U.S. Cyber Command chief Gen. Paul Nakasone testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 (Photo by: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Government NSA director urges Congress to renew controversial intelligence authority
NSA Director Paul Nakasone said Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has saved lives as he pressed for its renewal.