Tblisi Public Transit Speakers Hacked, Play Pro-EU Messages
Today, on what marks the 58th day of protests against the new Georgian government, an interesting turn of events caused Tblisi's bus system to suspend fares.
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It’s Time To Talk About The TikTok Ban
There's been a lot of back-and-forth about what's driving the recently enacted-then-retracted TikTok ban. It's important to remember that the fundamental reasoning for "why" (or as some would say, the excuse given) is one of national cybersecurity. But does that hold up?
Threat Actor Drop: BASHE Ransomware (Tiger or Copy-cat?)
Since April, BASHE, a ransomware group that allegedly spun off of LockBit, has been rapidly growing its reputation. They've claimed over twenty victims this past October.
They're also probably lying.
Signaling To Ghost And Telegram: A Good Time To Talk About E2EE
As the revelations come, a debate over the place of End-to-End Encryption and its relationship to numerous messaging platforms has found itself reignited. Is this part of a pattern creating real reason for concern, or is it all tech-libertarian virtue signaling?
Authoritarian Trends: Malaysia Next With An “Internet Killswitch”
Similar mechanisms are deployed in countries like India and Turkey, often used in attempts to mask blatant human rights abuses or stifle organizing...
After The CrowdStrike Crash: Credulity, Conspiracy, and Cybercrime – A Journal Entry
Where were you on July 19th, 2024? Disclaimer: This is a long one. And it’s a journal entry. The format is going to be very loose and stream-of-consciousness. This is not a formal investigation, but an airing out of concerns…
SiegedSec Promising “Seven Days of Siege”, Supply Chain Attacks Against Israel
Since yesterday, the mixed-bag threat actor, SiegedSec, claims to have begun releasing new data from breaches related to their hacktivism against organizations accused of aiding Israel. Before I get into this story/profile, I just wanted to bring up the fact…
Ukrainian “Cyber Resistance” Hackers Leak Months Of Medvedev Email Communication To InformNapalm
On June 27th, Ukrainian hackers from the "Кібер Спротив" (Cyber Resistance) team have leaked a trove of internal communications belonging to former Russian president and current Chairman of Russia's Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev.
New Threat Actor Drop: ARCUS MEDIA
2024 could be the year that sees the end of LockBit, but there's still no sign of the explosion of ransomware slowing down.
While LockBitSup gets sanctioned and BlackBasta scrambles to evolve past successful decryption efforts, a host of new ransomware threat actors have stepped up to the plate.
Enter: ARCUS MEDIA
AFK @ 37C3: Unlocked
The 37th Chaos Communication Congress (37C3), Europe's largest hacking convention, happened to be the first "business trip" in my cybersecurity career. It ended up being so much more.