The Russian government has established its own TLS certificate authority (CA) to address issues with accessing websites that have arisen in the wake of sanctions imposed by the west following the country’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine. According to a message posted on the Gosuslugi public services portal, the Ministry of Digital Development is expected to provide a domestic replacement to handle the issuance and renewal of TLS certificates should they get revoked or expired. The service is offered to all legal entities operating in Russia, with the certificates delivered to...
A group of UK network operators have formally urged the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to regulate iCloud Private Relay, claiming that Apple’s privacy service is anti-competitive, potentially bad for users, and a threat to national security. In its response to the CMA‘s Interim Report on mobile ecosystems, Mobile UK, a trade association of British mobile network operators, including EE, Virgin Media O2, Three and Vodafone, has raised concerns that iCloud Private Relay can have a negative impact on user experience, internet safety, and competition. iCloud Private Relay was new service introduced with...
Video game developer Ubisoft has confirmed that it suffered a ‘cyber security incident’ that caused disruption to its games, systems, and services. The announcement comes after multiple Ubisoft users had reported issues last week accessing their Ubisoft service. Data extortion group LAPSUS$, who has claimed responsibility for hacking Samsung, NVIDIA, and Mercado Libre thus far, appears to be behind this incident. Ubisoft Breach: Developers Initiate ‘company-wide password reset’ Video game production giant Ubisoft states it experienced a cyber security incident sometime last week. “Last week, Ubisoft experienced a cyber security incident that caused temporary disruption to some...
China’s network equipment manufacturer TP-Link Router is also a German antivirus software company Avira “We are developing a security service in partnership with Avira”. However, there is a report posted on Reddit on the overseas bulletin board that “TP-Link routers are sending a large amount of traffic to Avira’s server even if related services are turned off.” It has become a hot topic. Privacy Concerns, Violation of GDPR. I recently enabled a DNS gateway to be able to see requests from my router, and network devices. Was surprised to...
The war and sanctions, which include a US ban on Russian oil imports, are raising prices of energy and other key commodities The world economy’s fragile recovery from the Covid-induced crisis is now threatened by Russia’s war in Ukraine and soaring commodity prices. Here are four questions regarding the risks to global GDP: – Will growth stall? – “The war happened right at a time when Europe and the US had a recovery that was going really well. Projections in Europe were among the highest … (in) the last...
Charges against the individual – Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, 34, of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada – were announced last year, when law enforcement authorities in the U.S. and Europe seized the dark web sites used in the NetWalker ransomware operations. Offered under the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model, NetWalker – also known as Malito – emerged in 2019 and has been involved in a variety of high-profile attacks, including ones targeting education, government, health, and public transportation organizations. The U.S. Department of Justice said that dozens of entities worldwide were hit by NetWalker, which “specifically...
The freight logs of two major Chinese shipping ports have been leaking data, a problem which if left unresolved could disrupt the supply chain of up to 70,000 tonnes of cargo a day, with potentially serious consequences for international shipping. The cybernews® research team identified an open ElasticSearch database, which contained more than 243GB of data detailing current and historic ship positions that is exposed to the public. Analyzing the data, the team determined that it is highly likely to belong to the Yangtze river ports of Nanjing and...
Moodle SQL Injection Vulnerability A security vulnerability in e-learning platform Moodle could allow an attacker to take over a database and potentially obtain sensitive information, researchers have warned Moodle is an open source educational resource that enables institutions to create online learning materials for students. Researchers have found that the website is vulnerable to a second order SQL injection flaw, which could enable an attacker to potentially take control of a database server. Teachers are able to create custom badges for their pupils, which they can earn through completing tasks such as courses...
The US FBI warns that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA published a flash alert to warn that the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations across 10 critical infrastructure sectors. The ransomware operation has been active since late December 2019, this is the second time that the FBI first shares IoC related to RagnarLocker operation, the FBI first became aware of this threat...
At a time when cyber security is top of mind for many firms, Google announced it was paying $5.4 billion to acquire security intelligence company Mandiant, giving it access to security data gathering capabilities, as well as a team of hundreds of security consultants. The company will become part of Google Cloud upon closing. Google Cloud head Thomas Kurian pointed out that companies were facing unprecedented security threats, especially as the war in Ukraine rages, and Mandiant gives the company a platform of security services to add to the Google Cloud platform. “This is an opportunity...
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