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Former DHS Official Charged with Stealing Govt Employees’ PII A former Department of Homeland Security official pleaded guilty today to stealing confidential and proprietary software and sensitive databases from the US government containing employees’ personal identifying information (PII). 61-year-old Charles Kumar Edwards coordinated the scheme while working for DHS-OIG (Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General) as
White House Reminds Tech Giants Open Source is a National Security Issue The White House wants government and private sector organizations to rally their efforts and resources to secure open-source software and its supply chain after the Log4J vulnerabilities exposed critical infrastructure to threat actors’ attacks. Discussions on this topic took place during the Open
Researchers Develop CAPTCHA Solver to Aid Dark Web Research A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark websites. The study’s goal was to create a system that can streamline cyber threat intelligence, which
Defense Contractor Hensoldt Confirms Lorenz Ransomware Attack Hensoldt, a multinational defense contractor headquartered in Germany, has confirmed that some of its UK subsidiary’s systems were compromised in a ransomware attack. The defense multinational develops sensor solutions for defense, aerospace, and security applications, is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and had a turnover of 1.2 billion euros