Duncan Riley, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Files stolen as law firm Jones Day hit by Clop ransomware attack

By Duncan Riley Feb 16, 2021

International law firm Jones Day has been targeted in a ransomware attack and the stolen files were dumped on the internet. First reported Feb. 13 by DataBreaches.net, the attack is believed to have involved the…

Blockchain

Report finds criminals move cryptocurrency through a small number of services

By Duncan Riley Feb 15, 2021

A new report has found that criminals who use cryptocurrency launder their funds through a small number of online services. Chainalysis Inc., which last month said only 0.34% of cryptocurrency is traded for illicit purposes, found last…

NEWS

Microsoft’s Brad Smith labels SolarWinds hack ‘largest, most sophisticated attack ever’

By Duncan Riley Feb 15, 2021

Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith has labeled the now-infamous hack of SolarWinds Worldwide LLC’s Orion software as the “largest and most sophisticated attack ever” as further details of the attack emerge. Smith (pictured) made…

NEWS

Russian Sandworm hackers linked to attacks on French IT providers

By Duncan Riley Feb 15, 2021

The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems has publicly attributed a range of attacks that targeted multiple information technology providers in France to Russia’s Sandworm group. A technical report released in…

NEWS

Hackers using Egregor ransomware arrested in Ukraine

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2021

Hackers using Egregor ransomware have been arrested in Ukraine as part of the joint operation between French police and Ukrainian law enforcement. First reported Feb. 12 by France Inter, the arrests are said to…

Emerging Tech

CBP facial recognition technology fails to find anyone using false identities at airports

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2021

The use of facial recognition technology is often controversial in terms of privacy and bias issues, and some even suggest it should be banned. But ethical considerations aside, is it really that effective? Apparently not.…

NEWS

Internal Revenue Service warns of tax phishing scam

By Duncan Riley Feb 14, 2021

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued an urgent warning concerning a phishing scam that seeks to steal Electronic Filing Identification Numbers. The scam, which emerged just before the tax filing season began Feb.…

NEWS

Responsive Menu plugin exposes WordPress installs to site takeovers

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

Critical vulnerabilities in a popular WordPress plugin appear to have exposed more 100,000 websites to site takeovers. Detailed Wednesday by security researcher Chloe Chamberland at Wordfence, the vulnerabilities were found in Responsive Menu, a plugin…

NEWS

Government agencies probe GameStop pump over potential illegal manipulation

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

U.S. government agencies have launched federal investigations into whether the social-media-driven activity around GameStop Corp.’s share price rise in January constituted illegal market manipulation. According to a report today in The Wall Street Journal, both the…

NEWS

Proofpoint sues Facebook over lookalike domain names used in security training

By Duncan Riley Feb 11, 2021

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc. to allow it to keep a number of domain names that imitate Facebook and Instagram used in security training programs. The drama began in…

Duncan Riley

Files stolen as law firm Jones Day hit by Clop ransomware attack

Report finds criminals move cryptocurrency through a small number of services

Microsoft’s Brad Smith labels SolarWinds hack ‘largest, most sophisticated attack ever’

Russian Sandworm hackers linked to attacks on French IT providers

Hackers using Egregor ransomware arrested in Ukraine

CBP facial recognition technology fails to find anyone using false identities at airports

Internal Revenue Service warns of tax phishing scam

Responsive Menu plugin exposes WordPress installs to site takeovers

Proofpoint sues Facebook over lookalike domain names used in security training

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