The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime services that are helping Russia circumvent existing financial restrictions. Heleket’s support agent on Telegram claims, despite all evidence [...]
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today’s epic patch batch dwarfs September’s record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was already about ten times the normal monthly patch load from Redmond. Just one of the weaknesses patched [...]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 2 - Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) MFA provides us with extra security by confirming our identities when logging in to our accounts, like entering a code texted to a phone or one generated by an authenticator app. MFA increases security—it can make us significantly safer online. [...]
Cyber attacks aren't just a concern for large corporations or IT professionals. Businesses of all sizes face increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, and understanding how these attacks happen is one of the first steps toward protecting your organization. For business owners, managers, and professionals looking to strengthen their cybersecurity awareness, [...]
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity. The New York Times reported today [...]
A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the hacking gang. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the suspect, who uses the hacker handle “Rey,” was detained as [...]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 1 - Passwords Click to view full screen Did You Know.... An 8-character password can be cracked in seconds, no matter how many symbols you add. A complex 16-character password could take billions of years. Hackers don't have that kind of time. Protect [...]
BMT is excited to exhibit at the upcoming Utility and Transportation Contractors Association of New Jersey (UTCA NJ) Annual Convention from October 1 - October 3 at the Borgata in Atlantic City. This year's convention will feature over 100 exhibitors displaying the latest in equipment, technology and services for [...]
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days immediately following the suspect’s arrest, remaining ShinyHunters members dramatically escalated their attacks, stealing highly sensitive data from the FBI and extorting [...]
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple telecommunications companies and stealing mobile call and text metadata for more than 100 million AT&T customers in 2024 was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison today and ordered to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to victims. Cameron [...]
A global financial services organization initiated a data center consolidation project to centralize critical infrastructure into a single secure facility. The goal was to reduce ongoing facility expenses, simplify support operations, improve response times, and strengthen physical security controls. The project involved relocating racks of production infrastructure, including network [...]
The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of people-search services online. That reputation caught up with the company recently in a lawsuit alleging Radaris violated a New Jersey privacy law that provides for hefty fines [...]
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