Category: Cyber Security

You know what a VPN is, but the question remains—why do you need a VPN?  There’s one good reason. Your privacy. Because it’s a commodity on today’s internet.  For starters, you have advertisers and internet service providers (ISPs) that want to know what you’re doing, when you’re doing it, where you’re doing it, and even […]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s national police force has disclosed that it recently faced a cyber attack targeting its networks. The federal body has started its criminal investigation into the matter as it works to determine the scope of the security breach. RCMP: No threat to safety and security of Canadians According to a CBC report, […]

LockBitSupp, the individual(s) behind the persona representing the LockBit ransomware service on cybercrime forums such as Exploit and XSS, “has engaged with law enforcement,” authorities said. The development comes following the takedown of the prolific ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation as part of a coordinated international operation codenamed Cronos. Over 14,000 rogue accounts on third-party services like […]

North Korean state hackers appear to be spying on Russia, by planting a backdoor inside of bespoke, internal government software. In mid-January 2024, a sample of the Konni backdoor was uploaded to VirusTotal. More interesting than the gift, though, was the wrapping — it came bundled inside of a Russian-language installer, apparently associated with a […]

Anyone can try ChatGPT for free. Yet that hasn’t stopped scammers from trying to cash in on it.   A rash of sketchy apps have cropped up in Apple’s App Store and Google Play. They pose as Chat GPT apps and try to fleece smartphone owners with phony subscriptions.   Yet you can spot them quickly when […]

Regulatory concerns around the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding program are top of mind for those involved in rural broadband opportunities, and the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act is a challenge for both manufacturers and service providers. Manufacturers face the realities of today’s supply chain and the need to provide cost-effective solutions […]

The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation. Following the LockBit takedown in Operation Cronos, the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the U.K. with support from blockchain analysis company Chainalysis identified more than 500 cryptocurrency […]