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British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group

Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on Thursday. San Francisco-based Okta Inc, whose authentication …

Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind

Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother’s house near Oxford, England. Four researchers investigating the hacking group Lapsus$, on behalf …

Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal

Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple effect” as cloud rivals Microsoft and Amazon also ramp up efforts to fortify the fast-growing business. A shift to remote …

Insurers Urged to Stress Test Cyber Portfolios for Russian Attack Potential

Cyber risk and analytics firm CyberCube said it has seen cyber attacks on Ukrainian government services, infrastructure, and other industries and it urges the insurance industry to reevaluate exposures. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “will undoubtedly push the boundaries of acceptable …

Hacking Risk Shadows U.S. Business as Russia Threatens Critics

A swath of major American businesses — from major banks to utility companies — is preparing for possible cyberattacks against their computer networks as Russia on Thursday threatened “consequences” for nations that interfere with its invasion of Ukraine. Their concerns, …

New York Governor Plans Center to Coordinate Public, Private Cybersecurity

New York wants to improve its cybersecurity defenses and will open a joint operations center in the coming months to coordinate between government agencies, critical businesses and utilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Hochul said the Brooklyn-based hub will have a …

North Dakota Governor Calls For Increased Cybersecurity

Local governments should refrain from raising property taxes and lawmakers need to invest more to guard against ever-increasing cybersecurity attacks, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Feb. 16 in his State of the State speech. “The state of our state …

Tripwire for Real War? Cyber’s ‘Fuzzy’ Rules of Engagement

President Joe Biden couldn’t have been more blunt about the risks of cyberattacks spinning out of control. “If we end up in a war, a real shooting war with a major power, it’s going to be as a consequence of …

Criminal Indictments Are Major — But Not Only — Tool of U.S. Cyber Defense Agencies

The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview with The Associated Press. Arrests and indictments of foreign cybercriminals …

Corporations That Fake Social Responsibility at Greater Risk of Cyber Attacks

Corporations that do not take their vows to address environmental, cultural, social and political issues seriously could be putting a target on their backs for hackers and placing their firms at greater risking of cyber attacks. Hackers are getting more …