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Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukraine’s national railway operator, has been hit by a massive cyberattack that disrupted online services for buying tickets both through mobile apps and the website. The incident forced people to booths to buy physical tickets, causing overcrowding, delays, long waiting times, and frustration. With trains being the only reliable and relatively safe means for people to travel within Ukraine and internationally, the cyberattack is having a significant impact, Daryna Antoniuk reports. The disruption started yesterday, as Ukrzaliznytsia confirmed in an official statement on multiple communication channels, apologizing for the inconvenience. The organization has increased staff at the points of sale to accommodate…

In his years at companies like Fiserv, Frank Bisignano has cultivated a reputation as a fixer. Now, the CEO says he aims to provide the same approach as the head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the New York Times reported ahead of Bisignano’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday (March 25). “The objective is not to touch benefits,” Bisignano said in a recent TV interview. “The objective is to figure out, there could be fraud, waste and abuse in there. And we build AI to find fraud, waste and abuse for a living. It’s going to be a tech story.” The…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beashear yesterday signed House Bill 701, which offers greater protections for users who self-custody their Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.To self-custody Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency means that a user has full control over the private key needed to authorize transactions. It’s more like having cash in a wallet than using a debit card to authorize your bank to send someone money.Users who prefer that freedom also carry sole responsibility for protecting their holdings. A man in Wales has spent 12 years trying to get permission to excavate a landfill to retrieve a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin worth $696…

Security is a top concern for social networking platforms, which face threats ranging from DDoS attacks to data breaches and bot-driven misinformation campaigns. Since social networks are built on cloud environments, they require advanced security solutions beyond traditional perimeter defenses. SDN enhances security by allowing centralized monitoring and rapid response to network anomalies. With SDN-based firewalls and intrusion detection systems, security teams can detect unusual traffic patterns, such as a surge in requests from a single region that might indicate a botnet attack, and instantly implement countermeasures. A notable example is AT&T DDoS Defense response to DDoS attacks, where monitoring systems can…

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The FDD urged President Donald Trump to concentrate on the People’s Republic of China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), highlighting that the strategic use of these SOEs by the PRC poses a significant threat to American economic sovereignty and security. Beyond cyber intrusions, these Chinese SOEs have an extensive history of intellectual property theft to bolster their technological capabilities. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reportedly steals up to US$600 billion annually in intellectual property, aiming to undermine U.S. economic and technological leadership by targeting private enterprises. In December 2024, state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury, while earlier cyber incidents involved the Volt…

Cybercriminals are getting smarter. They’re now using a development toolkit called .NET MAUI to create fake apps that look and feel like the real thing—banking apps, dating apps, and even social media. But instead of helping you, these apps secretly steal your private info.  We break down the full research from McAfee Labs here:  What Is .NET MAUI and Why Should You Care? .NET MAUI is a tool used by developers to build apps that work on many devices—like phones, tablets, and computers—all from one set of code.  That’s great for app creators. But now, hackers are using it too.…

NetFoundry unveiled a new version of its OT security platform enabling customers to secure critical infrastructure, including for on-premises and air-gapped environments such as substations. The announcement meets three customer demands: Software-only, interoperable, vendor-neutral, OT microsegmentation Secure connectivity to IT and OEMs, without exposing the OT network while mitigating against data exfiltration Reduced costs of firewalls, SIEM, SOAR, analytics, data lakes and storage “NetFoundry secures critical infrastructure on three continents, so we listen to our customers when they tell us their top need is simple security with reduced cost and complexity for their multi-vendor OT environments,” said Galeal Zino, CEO…

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MARCH 21, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 03:27 – Netflix to clamp down on password sharing – https://about.netflix.com/en/news/paying-to-share-netflix-outside-your-household 10:15 – Ransomeware is still a thing 12:31 – Ransomeware Tell-All – https://www.zdnet.com/article/hit-by-ransomware-or-paid-a-ransom-now-some-companies-will-have-to-tell-the-government/ 24:01 – Microsoft Defender tags Office Updates as ransomware – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-defender-tags-office-updates-as-ransomware-activity/ 31:01 – Microsft Double Patch Tuesday – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-zero-day-flaw-giving-admin-rights-gets-unofficial-patch-again/ 32:28 – BitB attack – https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-browser-in-browser-bitb-attack.html 39:44 – Women make up just 24% of the cyber workforce – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyber-workforce-cisa-director-jen-easterly/?ftag=CNM-00-10aac3a We are self-publishing free Infosec Zines called PROMPT#. PROMPT# will contain:  Infosec articles  Challenging puzzles  Comic book based on real-life hacking adventures  Coloring contests  Bonus Backdoors & Breaches Consultant…