Cybersecurity notes during the pandemic emergency. Twitter bots. Ransomware attack on a biotech firm. WHO updates. And how are the cyber gangs doing these days?

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The leak was only a matter of time.

Mythos leaks. The DOD preps a more aggressive cyber strategy. A former FBI cyber official urges homicide charges for hospital ransomware deaths. Lotus Wiper targeted the Venezuelan energy and utilities sector. Over 1,300 SharePoint servers remain unpatched against a spoofing vuln ...  Show more

Trust lags behind technology.

Anthropic’s Mythos proves irresistible despite claimed supply chain risks.Iran claims U.S. backdoors hit its networks. New Coast Guard rules target maritime OT security. A fresh NGate Android malware variant emerges. Thousands of ActiveMQ servers face active exploitation risk. CI ...  Show more

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