Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska

Threats to the Defense Industrial Base | Google Cloud Blog The defense sector faces a relentless barrage of operations conducted by state-sponsored actors and criminal groups.

Ya, GTIG recently did an update on some of the attacks directed at Ukraine. 🫤

Good information, thank you 🙏

They have been going on for a while, including some high value targets in Ukraine and other places.

Heads up! There seems to be a phishing campaign targeting @signal.org

a man in a suit and tie is holding a lighter in his hand and says i am just a figment of your imagination ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a lighter in his hand and says i am just a figment of your imagination

To quote the famous philosopher, Agent K:

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals, and you know it.

(Not really relevant to what you are saying, but I like Tommy Lee Jones).

These are really cool. You all should definitely follow @bsidesbuffalo.bsky.social (and all the BSides accounts on here).

And, even though it will get me disqualified from the contest, the obvious best scarf is the one in Steelers colors 🤣.

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FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activities on critical surveillance network | CNN Politics The FBI identified a suspected cybersecurity breach on a sensitive network used to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants, and officials working to determine the seriousness of the inc...

FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activities on critical surveillance network

via @snlyngaas.bsky.social & @cnn.com

LexisNexis says hackers accessed legacy data in contained breach The breach emerged this week when a threat actor claimed they stole 2 GB worth of information from the company that included millions of records.

LexisNexis says hackers accessed legacy data in contained breach

via @jgreig.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social

Defending the gates: How a global coalition disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major driver of initial access and large-scale online impersonation Microsoft and Europol disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major driver of online impersonation fraud, dismantling infrastructure used to bypass identity checks.

This is a huge win for @threatintel.microsoft.com & @europol.europa.eu!

This will have a real, if temporary, disruptive effect on initial access.

After the initial novelty of the ballpoint wore off, American consumers were left with a slightly leaky product that didn't really work. Although the Eversharp CA was a clear improvement on the Reynolds International, it still had its problems, and the market had been flooded with cheap imitations with exaggerated marketing claims. By the end of the 1940s, sales of ballpoint pens in the US had plummeted to around 50,000 a year. The bubble had burst, and it left an inky stain.

TIL that in the 1940s there was a ballpoint pen bubble…from sales in the millions to just over 50,000.

I guess anything can be a bubble.

[Source: Adventures in Stationary by James Ward]

Austria military's first satellite will hunt for GPS, Galileo interference - Breaking Defense The European Space Agency also is kicking in funds for the BEACONSAT, being developed by Austrian startup GATE Space.

This is really cool.

GPS & Galileo jamming/inference is a huge problem, not just in the battlefield but in every day navigation. It’s also gotten cheaper to jam GPS & Galileo communications.

It will be interesting to see how well this works, practically.

Cyber Command disrupted Iranian comms, sensors, top general says U.S. Cyber Command conducted online attacks against Iranian communications systems that the country’s top general said set the stage for the joint bombing campaign with Israel.

Cyber Command disrupted Iranian comms, sensors, top general says

via @martinmatishak.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social

It’s hard for nation states to pivot tactics/techniques quickly (it’s actually surprisingly hard for some cyber criminal groups to as well) but they can quickly ramp up activity.

I think this analysis is spot on.

Amazon says there are significant AWS disruptions in the Middle East after three of its data centers were damaged by (presumably Iranian) drone strikes, two direct in UAE and one indirect in Bahrain, and that recovery will take a while given the damage.

This project was apparently financed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the deceased former head of Wagner group. While Progozhin is no longer in the picture, Russia's influence and control efforts within many African nations, continues. The ties between the GRU, Wagner people and Rybar, also seem to continuel.

If, like me, you love @felicia.day and graphic novels but don’t live near any of these book tour stops; the nice people at @anunlikelystory.bsky.social will ship you a signed book after the event!

Can’t wait!

Russian propaganda network uses ChatGPT to plan influence operations in Africa OpenAI said it banned a network of ChatGPT accounts linked to the pro-Kremlin media outlet Rybar that used artificial intelligence to generate social media content and draft proposals for covert influ...

Russian propaganda network uses ChatGPT to plan influence operations in Africa

via @darynant.bsky.social & @therecordmedia.bsky.social

Weekly Security Sprint EP 147. Managing a crisis, physical security incidents, and resilence Podcast Episode · The Gate 15 Podcast Channel · February 24 · 20m

Love this week’s @gate15.bsky.social podcast. A security incident isn’t always a crisis. The whole point of resilience is to prevent an incident from turning into an emergency.

Yup! Irritates the heck out of me too.

There was a teen arrested a few days ago on counter-terrorism suspicions, but as yet, i'm not seeing more details of it... Unknown if it was tied to COM or not, but given the ongoing efforts to track these dipsticks down and get charges on them, I wouldn't be surprised.

Europol-led crackdown on The Com hackers leads to 30 arrests A yearlong Europol-coordinated operation dubbed "Project Compass" has led to 30 arrests and 179 suspects being tied to "The Com," an online cybercrime collective that targets children and teenagers.

This is great news! Well done @europol.europa.eu!

via @bleepingcomputer.com

Thats’s beautiful tree! Thank you 🙏!

And anyone else, please feel free to flood my timeline with pictures of your favorite (non AI-generated) trees. The best palate cleanser.

UMMC clinic closures extend to Friday amid cyberattack recovery - Mississippi Today Regularly scheduled clinic appointments and elective procedures at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are canceled through Friday, extending statewide disruptions in health care to more than...

Had a good talk with Gwen Dilworth of @mississippitoday.org about the threats to healthcare from ransomware amidst the ongoing attack against UMMC.

Yea, we’ve had to lose a few trees in this yard since we moved here (we’ve also planted a lot more), but this one hurts.

We’re going to clear out the area and plant a native wildflower garden, but it definitely won’t be the same

Came back from London to see our 50+ year oak tree split in half from the snow.

Unfortunately, it can’t be saved ☹️.

Genuinely sad about this.

Yum!

Deal!