UK-based telecommunications company Colt Technology Services is dealing with a cyberattack that has caused a multi-day outage of some of the company’s operations, including hosting and porting services, Colt Online, and Voice API platforms. The British telecommunications and network services provider disclosed that the attack started on August 12 and the disruption continues as its IT staff
Over $300 million in cybercrime crypto seized in anti-fraud effort
More than $300 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to cybercrime and fraud schemes has been frozen due to two separate initiatives involving law enforcement and private companies. One initiative is the T3+ Global Collaborator Program launched by the T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), a joint effort deployed almost a year ago by intelligence firm TRM
Army poised to expand role in homeland defense, commander says
Alaska National Guard members operate the ground-based midcourse defense portion of the Ballistic Missile Defense System at Fort Greely, Alaska. (Sgt. Jack W. Carlson III/Alaska Army National Guard) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army will soon assume a broader mission in defending the U.S. homeland, expanding from a focus on countering intercontinental ballistic missiles to
Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild
Fortinet is warning about a remote unauthenticated command injection flaw in FortiSIEM that has in-the-wild exploit code, making it critical for admins to apply the latest security updates. FortiSIEM is a central security monitoring and analytics system used for logging, network telemetry, and security incident alerts, serving as an integral part of security operation centers, where
Hackers leak Allianz Life data stolen in Salesforce attacks
Hackers have released stolen data belonging to US insurance giant Allianz Life, exposing 2.8 million records with sensitive information on business partners and customers in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks. Last month, Allianz Life disclosed that it suffered a data breach when the personal information for the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers was stolen from
Michigan bids to become America’s arsenal of rapid defense innovation
Instead of welding tank treads by the thousands, the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan, is now 3D printing Patriot missile parts in weeks, advancing robotics and strapping virtual reality headsets on Army leadership to simulate how future weapons are being developed. In World War II, Detroit, Michigan, became the “Arsenal of Democracy,” churning out tanks
North Korean Kimsuky hackers exposed in alleged data breach
The North Korean state-sponsored hackers known as Kimsuky has reportedly suffered a data breach after two hackers, who describe themselves as the opposite of Kimsuky’s values, stole the group’s data and leaked it publicly online. The two hackers, named ‘Saber’ and ‘cyb0rg,’ cited ethical reasons for their actions, saying Kimsuky is “hacking for all the wrong reasons,” claiming
Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data
Google fixed a bug that allowed maliciously crafted Google Calendar invites to remotely take over Gemini agents running on the target’s device and leak sensitive user data. The attack unfolded without requiring any user involvement beyond typical interactions with the assistant, which occur daily for users of Gemini. Gemini is Google’s large language model (LLM)
Could Golden Dome funding get next-gen interceptor back up to speed?
A notional rendering of Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Interceptor to replace current interceptors in the ground as part of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System that protects the homeland against intercontinental ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea. (Artist rendering courtesy of Lockheed Martin). HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Lockheed Martin, the developer of the Next Generation Interceptor
Google confirms data breach exposed potential Google Ads customers’ info
Google has confirmed that a recently disclosed data breach of one of its Salesforce CRM instances involved the information of potential Google Ads customers. “We’re writing to let you know about an event that affected a limited set of data in one of Google’s corporate Salesforce instances used to communicate with prospective Ads customers,” reads a