Advancing cybersecurity for K-12 and libraries: Strategic considerations for the FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program

The Telegram-based online marketplace known as HuiOne Guarantee and its vendors have cumulatively received at least $24 billion in cryptocurrency, dwarfing the now-defunct Hydra to become the largest online illicit marketplace to have ever operated. The figures, released by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, show that monthly inflows have increased by 51% since July 2024. Huione…

Seventeen Critical-severity CVEs ready to deck your halls; also, new blog guidance for Windows Server admins

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that’s equipped to steal a victim’s Ethereum private keys by impersonating popular libraries. The package in question is set-utils, which has received 1,077 downloads to date. It’s no longer available for download from the official registry. “Disguised as a simple…

A 23-year-old Serbian youth activist had their Android phone targeted by a zero-day exploit developed by Cellebrite to unlock the device, according to a new report from Amnesty International. “The Android phone of one student protester was exploited and unlocked by a sophisticated zero-day exploit chain targeting Android USB drivers, developed by Cellebrite,” the international…

Ian Cheng reports: IT vendor Ezynetic has been fined $17,500 for failing to protect its clients’ data, which resulted in more than 190,000 individuals’ personal data being stolen and put for sale on the Dark Web. Ezynetic had failed to put in place reasonable security arrangements to protect the personal data in its possession or…

A fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a recent LDAP vulnerability distributes information stealer malware. The post Infostealer Masquerades as PoC Code Targeting Recent LDAP Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.