DoJ uses sanctions laws to shut down an alleged Iranian government malign influence campaign. [...]

Cops arrest six, seize cars and cash in splashy raid, and experts are applauding. [...]

A French court fined the furniture giant for illegal surveillance on 400 customers and staff. [...]

Hank Schless, senior manager of security solutions at Lookout, notes basic steps that organizations can take to protect themselves as ransomware gangs get smarter. [...]

Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles. [...]

Australian Commonwealth Government agencies are subject to specific requirements set by the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) for securing connectivity between systems that are running sensitive workloads, and for accessing less trusted environments, such as the internet. These agencies have often met the requirements by using some form of …

"We hereby keep a right (sic) to forward all of the relevant documentation and data to military agencies of our choise (sic)" REvil reportedly wrote. [...]

A Latvian malware developer known as "Max" has been arraigned on 19 counts related to fraud, identity theft, information theft and money laundering. [...]

The FBI and Australian law enforcement set up the encrypted chat service and ran it for over 3 years, seizing weapons, drugs and over $48m in cash. [...]

The cybercriminals try to pin new ransomware on Babuk Locker in an effort to fly under the radar of an ongoing FBI investigation. [...]

The tables have been turned, the FBI & DOJ said after announcing the use of blockchain technology to track down the contents of DarkSide's cryptocurrency wallet. [...]

Judges rule that Georgia police officer did not violate CFAA when he accessed law-enforcement data in exchange for bribe money, a ruling that takes heat off ethical hackers. [...]

The REvil ransomware gang is interviewed on the Telegram channel called Russian OSINT. [...]

Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. [...]

Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team. [...]

The US Department of Justice has seized two Internet domains used in recent phishing attacks impersonating the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to distribute malware and gain access to internal networks. [...]

Justin Jett, director of audit and compliance for Plixer, discusses the elements of a successful advanced security posture. [...]

Tech giant disables ProjectWEB cloud-based collaboration platform after threat actors gained access and nabbed files belonging to several state entities. [...]

David Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, argues that the call for rapid cloud transition Is a dangerous proposition: "Mistakes will be made, creating opportunities for our adversaries. [...]

‘Privateers’ aren’t necessarily state-sponsored, but they have some form of government protection while promoting their own financially-motivated criminal agenda, according to Cisco Talos. [...]

The group is using ransomware intended to make its espionage and destruction efforts appear financially motivated. [...]

British regulators ruled that Amex sent 4 million nuisance emails to opted-out customers. [...]

An FBI employee allegedly made off with top-secret documents, keeping them in her home for more than a decade. [...]

Separate attacks last week on the country’s Department of Health and Health Service Executive forced the shutdown of networks and services that still haven’t been fully restored. [...]

The criminal forum washed its hands of ransomware after DarkSide's pipeline attack & alleged shutdown: A "loss of servers" that didn't stop another attack. [...]