March 19, 2024

Suspected Chinese Hackers Exploited Microsoft Vulnerabilities to Breach Government Email Systems

Hackers believed to be linked to China have exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft software to breach the email systems at over two dozen organizations, including some U.S. government agencies, as part of a suspected cyber-espionage campaign. The Wall Street Journal reports that the hackers, identified as “Storm-0558,” exploited a security weakness in Microsoft’s cloud-computing environment to

Hackers targeted Fort Worth’s cyber system over Texas’ gender surgery stance, city officials say

The City of Fort Worth believes it was targeted by cybercriminals because of Texas’ stance on sex reassignment surgery, officials said. The city’s Information Technology Solutions department learned about a post claiming that the city’s website was hacked on Friday, according to FOX 4 Dallas. They believe the hacker group SeigedSec, who allegedly posted about […]

Hackers Steal Private Data of 769,000 CalPERS Retirees

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) reported Wednesday that hackers stole names, social security numbers, birth dates and other confidential information of roughly 769,000 retirees and beneficiaries. The hackers were able to steal this information by taking advantage of a vulnerability in a contracted vendor’s cybersecurity system, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee.

How hackers find out if you’re a high-value target before stealing

Organizations in the United States and Germany are now being targeted by a new hacker known as TA886. The custom malware is performing surveillance and data theft on infected systems and according to Proofpoint, has been doing so since October 2022. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY […]

Colonial Pipeline CEO Explains Why He Made Ransomware Hackers Rich

The CEO of Colonial Pipeline, Joseph Blount, has attempted to explain why he chose to pay a $4.4 million ransom to hackers that took the pipeline’s system hostage. According to one expert, the Colonial Pipeline payoff will “help keep United States critical infrastructure providers in the crosshairs.” The Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of the Colonial…

Former DNC Chair Brazile: DNC Allowed Russian Hackers to Steal Data

Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller indicted 12 Russian military officials days before President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Rosenstein also planned his press conference at the same time President Trump was meeting with the Queen of England. With the 12 Russians indicted Friday, the corrupt Mueller team has now indicted 31 individuals and […]

What We Learned, or Didn’t, from the ‘Russian’ Hackers

Of all the tantrums being thrown by the Democrats in their inability to accept defeat and move on, perhaps the most absurd is the Great Russian Hacking Scandal. Did the Russians under express orders of Communist Party General Secretary… scratch that… President Vladimir Putin himself direct the hacking of the computers of the Democratic National […]

Angry, Bitter Obama: “Domestic Propagandists” Bigger Threat to US Democracy Than Russian Hackers

This guy has some nerve. The liberal media has treated him with kid gloves and Eskimo kisses for eight years. But not ALL media outlets carry his water. So today he lashed out at the conservative news outlets. Obama blasted talk radio and conservative propagandists for making voters vulnerable to fake news. Obama: "Domestic propagandists" […]

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