NEW: Security researchers say they found evidence that Chinese government-linked hacking group Volt Typhoon used a zero-day to target ISPs in the U.S. and India. The goal was to steal the credentials of the ISPs downstream customers. techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/chi…

Can’t wait to see everyone in Dublin! 🥳

If anyone has this Kaspersky private report on "El Careto" please let me know. Signal: +1 917 257 1382 And we also have SecureDrop: techcrunch.com/securedrop

Here's Kim Jon Un after joining Morpheus' group of hackers to fight the machines.

NEW: Microsoft found a North Korean hacking campaign exploiting a zero-day in Chromium earlier this month. Like many North Korean cyber campaigns before, the hackers targeted organizations in an attempt to steal crypto, Microsoft said. techcrunch.com/2024/08/30/nor…

NEW: Energy giant Halliburton confirmed it was hacked and intruders “accessed and exfiltrated information” following last week's cyberattack. Ransomware gang RansomHub appears to have taken credit, according to a copy of the ransom note we have seen. techcrunch.com/2024/09/03/hal…

I have to admit that sometimes I forget this, when I get lost in the endless rebrands of ransomware groups.

NEW: X is hiring two dozen trust and safety, and security folks, after two years of layoffs which gutted the company, and those teams in particular. For context, last year X disclosed that it had cut 80% of trust and safety staff in the Musk era. techcrunch.com/2024/09/04/x-i…

These are the kind of deals your news organization is missing out on while chasing OpenAI…

1983: The term "hacker" was used by Newsweek, mainstream media's earliest known use of the term in the pejorative sense. The magazine's cover photo of 17-year-old 414s (hacker group) member Neal Patrick was captioned '414 "Hacker" Neal Patrick.'

I wonder how many times a variation of this happens in cybersecurity too, particularly with vulnerability researchers. 🤔

For the love of god, I beg you to OCR your indictments.

NEW: Telegram quietly changed its official FAQ, specifically part about its policies around illegal content. The line “All Telegram chats and group chats are private amongst their participants. We do not process any requests related to them” is now gone. techcrunch.com/2024/09/05/tel…

NEW: The outages at the organization that oversees London's public transit system drag on into the weekend. On Monday, Transport for London disclosed a cyberattack affecting it's IT systems. The actual transport system appears to be operating as usual. techcrunch.com/2024/09/06/tra…