The State Department has offered a $10M reward for tips on the two Iran-based threat actors accused of voter intimidation and disinformation. [...]

Vinny Troia, the cybersecurity researcher mentioned in a fake alert gushed out of the FBI’s email system, says it's just one of a string of jabs from a childish but cybercriminally talented tormentor. [...]

The alert was mumbo jumbo, but it was indeed sent from the bureau's email system, from the agency’s own internet address. [...]

A Russian-language threat group is available for hire, to steal data on journalists, political leaders, activists and from organizations in every sector. [...]

A bill introduced this week would regulate ransomware response by the country's critical financial sector. [...]

Hackers stayed hidden for nine months on a server holding customer information for a Queensland water supplier, illustrating the need of better cyberdefenses for critical infrastructure. [...]

The U.S. is offering up to $10 million for identifying or locating leaders in the REvil (Sodinokibi) ransomware operation, including $5 million leading to the arrest of affiliates. [...]

An FBI notification is warning of an uptick in attacks against tribal casinos. [...]

The US government is targeting the DarkSide ransomware and its rebrands with up to a $10,000,000 reward for information leading to the identification or arrest of members of the operation. [...]

NSO Group plans to fight the trade ban, saying it's "dismayed" and clinging to the mantra that its tools actually help to prevent terrorism and crime. [...]

NSO Group plans to fight the trade ban, saying it's "dismayed" and clinging to the mantra that its tools actually help to prevent terrorism and crime. [...]

The FBI is warning about a fresh extortion tactic: threatening to tank share prices for publicly held companies. [...]

UPDATE: French & Polish authorities found no sign of cryptographic compromise in the leak of the private key used to sign the vaccine passports and to create fake passes for Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler, et al. [...]

Australia's Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws. [...]

The Nobelium group, linked to Russia's spy agency, is looking to use resellers as a path to infiltrate their valuable downstream customers - and it's working. [...]

A multi-country effort has given ransomware gang REvil a taste of its own medicine by pwning its backups and pushing its leak site and Tor payment site offline. [...]

Disguised as an IT firm, the APT is hitting targets in Afghanistan & India, exploiting a 20-year-old+ Microsoft Office bug that's as potent as it is ancient. [...]

The group is likely nation-state-backed and is mounting an ongoing spy campaign using custom malware and stealthy tactics. [...]

An advisory by the CISA, FBI and NSA reveals hallmark tactics of and shares defense tips against the cybercriminal group that’s picked up where its predecessor DarkSide left off. [...]

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson launched a criminal investigation of a reporter who flagged a state website that exposed 100K+ Social-Security numbers for teachers and other state employees. [...]

Senior officials from 31 countries and the European Union said that their governments would take action to disrupt the cryptocurrency payment channels used by ransomware gangs to finance their operations. [...]

Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. [...]

An Iran-linked group is taking aim at makers of drones and satellites, Persian Gulf ports and maritime shipping companies, among others. [...]

A report by Amnesty International links an Indian cybersecurity company to an Android spyware program used to target prominent activists. [...]

The RaidForums hacking forum has gone through a turbulent week, with its website now forced through a mirror domain after a government filed a legal request with their registrar. [...]