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Molas, of RAND Europe, says Martin’s alleged path from extortion to soliciting a homicide traces a familiar path of transgressive behavior often seen in Com/764’s online world. “They’ll start with little acts of sin—shoplifting, then robberies, abuse of minors, weapons violations, then all the way up to kidnapping and murder,” Molas says.In mid-February, Jairo Tinajero, a 25-year-old Arkansas man who took part in the 764 splinter group 8884, pleaded guilty to CSAM and conspiracy charges for extorting an underage girl in Louisville, Kentucky. According to his plea agreement, Tinajero confessed to plotting to kill the girl once she stopped complying…

In today’s rapidly transforming world, Cisco is redefining security and its management. With the recent launch of the most advanced Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Universal Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions, both managed under Security Cloud Control, we’re introducing a new way for you to interact, set policies, and troubleshoot. Security Cloud Control serves as a central hub, enabling cloud-delivered management across data centers, branch offices, clouds, and remote sites. It’s designed to integrate seamlessly with your existing infrastructure, allowing the introduction of advanced security measures as your current systems evolve. As part of this next release, we are excited…

CyCognito announced new capabilities designed to improve both security operations automation and risk visibility. These new features speed security operations by making assets easier to identify and attribute to owners, as well as compare attack surface risk to peer organizations. Security visibility gaps represent significant business risks. Organizations lacking comprehensive oversight of their asset ecosystem face increased vulnerability to security incidents that can impact operations and compliance. CyCognito’s latest platform enhancements deliver transformative capabilities to address these visibility challenges through accelerated automation, including: Intelligent action rules: Streamline asset classification with customizable action rules aligned with organizational structure and business priorities.…

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Today’s traditional perimeter-based cybersecurity measures are increasingly inadequate due to threats that arise from within an organization. Whether born of malice or mistake, it’s clear that insider threats are only further bolstered by the fast-growing use of cloud computing and mobile devices as well as the rise of remote work. Our workplaces are now thoroughly blurred. The once-clear boundaries of organizational networks don’t exist, rendering conventional defenses far less effective. Post-pandemic reports have consistently shown organizations consider their existing perimeter-based security models unable to properly secure remote employees, let alone in-office teams. Recent studies indicate that insider threats are the…

Digitization has significantly changed manufacturing over the past 25 years. The benefits include reducing inventory costs and machine downtime, and boosting throughput and forecasting accuracy. But as digitization has grown in prevalence, so have the security challenges facing manufacturers. This includes ransomware, legacy systems that are hard to patch, and third-party risk, among other types of threats. At the turn of the 21st century, production facilities were using software in various areas, but these systems were rarely integrated, and departments often operated in silos. Robotic assembly lines were already well established – primarily in the automotive industry – but were…

A cascading supply chain attack that began with the compromise of the “reviewdog/action-setup@v1” GitHub Action is believed to have led to the recent breach of “tj-actions/changed-files” that leaked CI/CD secrets. Last week, a supply chain attack on the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action caused malicious code to write CI/CD secrets to the workflow logs for 23,000 repositories. If those logs had been public, then the attacker would have been able to steal the secrets. The tj-actions developers cannot pinpoint exactly how the attackers compromised a GitHub personal access token (PAT) used by a bot to perform malicious code changes. Today, Wiz researchers…

NordVPN and Malwarebytes share something in common. They’re both more than just a VPN. NordVPN started as a VPN and expanded its services to malware protection, dark web monitoring, a password manager, and more. Malwarebytes is best known for its real-time protection from malware but launched its own VPN in 2020. Both can better be described as security suites, but which one are you best off using? Finding the right VPN can be a bit of a headache. There’s no shortage of services, and an increasing number are introducing new features to set themselves apart. NordVPN and Malwarebytes are no…

Wiz, a leading provider of cloud security software, is set to become part of Google by May 2026. Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, has announced plans to acquire the Israeli-based cloud protection software provider for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction. This acquisition marks a significant move in the tech and cybersecurity sectors. Once the deal is finalized, Wiz will integrate its suite of security products with Google Cloud, continuing to provide robust security operations across major cloud platforms under its own name. Wiz’s innovative products are designed to protect multiple cloud and code environments, helping to prevent cybersecurity incidents…