Microsoft Corp. confirmed “limited access” by the hacker group Lapsus$ to its systems and shared its findings regarding the group, Bloomberg reports. Lapsus$ recently claimed of having stolen the source code for the Bing search engine and Cortana voice assistant. Microsoft found that Lapsus$ had compromised a single account, granting limited access. Microsoft’s cybersecurity response teams…
Authentication Firm Okta Says up to 366 Customers Potentially Hit by Hack
WASHINGTON—Hundreds of customers of digital authentication firm Okta Inc. have possibly been affected by a security breach caused by a hacking group known as Lapsus$, the company said on Tuesday. The breach has sparked concern since the cyber extortion gang posted what appeared to be internal screenshots from within the organization’s network roughly a day…
Tory MP Asks Privacy Commissioner to Investigate Hack of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser
Conservative MP and ethics critic James Bezan is asking the privacy commissioner to investigate the hacking of the GiveSendGo crowdfunding platform and subsequent leak of private information on donors to the Freedom Convoy fundraiser. “The illegal hacking of crowdfunding platforms and email accounts has resulted in tens of thousands of Canadians’ personal information being circulated…
Canada Agency Says Russian-Backed Actors Targeting Infrastructure
OTTAWA—Network operators of critical Canadian infrastructure should boost their defenses against Russian state-sponsored threats, Canada’s signals intelligence agency said on Thursday. The warning from the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is the latest in a series of bulletins from Canada’s two main spy agencies accusing Russian actors of trying to hack into sensitive computer systems. “(CSE)…
Mindset Hacks for Your Entrepreneurial Journey
By Jon Michail Leadership is not just a position or a title given by an organization. It is a mindset. If the COVID-19 pandemic has been of any value, the lesson is that we need to drive our lives toward becoming as self-reliant as possible. The future is unpredictable, and the times are unprecedented, but…
Deep Dive (Dec. 15): DHS Offers $5,000 ‘Bug Bounty’ to Hackers for Help
President Joe Biden was in Kentucky Wednesday, surveying the damage from the deadly tornadoes. He said, “The way people just come out of nowhere to help as a community—and that’s what we’re supposed to be doing. That’s what America is supposed to be. There are no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes. There’s no red states…
Now You Too Can Enlist Your Own Cyber-Thief, But Check Your Pockets
Want to hack your ex-spouse’s cellphone? Steal the private passwords to get dirt on your annoying neighbors? How about disrupting your business competitor’s operation, perhaps by shutting down its online network or holding data for ransom? All of these activities are illicit and malicious, but a growing cadre of professional “black hat” hackers are providing…
Spy Campaign Targeting US Defense Sector Possibly Linked to China: Report
November 8, 2021
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A cyberespionage campaign that breached nine global agencies, including one in the United States, could have been perpetrated by a group with ties to the Chinese government. The campaign resulted in the theft of sensitive documents from an unnamed government agency between September and October, according to a report by Unit 42, a threat intelligence…
Tesco Website and App Working Again Following Suspected Hack
Tesco’s website and app are up and running again after a suspected hack. The outage, which left customers struggling to shop for groceries or track orders, began on the morning of Saturday Oct. 23 Saturday and continued into Sunday. A spokesperson said: “Our online grocery website and app are now back up and running. Our…
China Plays Down Impacts on Grain Output
Chinese hackers hacked the new iPhone 13 Pro in just one second, allowing them access to the phone’s system. And they won prize money for it—$300,000. China’s food supply may be at risk. But authorities are responding to the crisis with ease—and changing course within a month. Beijing condemned the United States and Canada after…
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