Cybersecurity

JetBrains vulnerability exploitation highlights debate over ‘silent patching’

Czech software giant JetBrains harshly criticized security company Rapid7 this week following a dispute over two recently-discovered vulnerabilities. In a blog post published Monday, JetBrains attributed the compromise of several customers’ servers to Rapid7’s decision to release detailed information on the vulnerabilities. “After the full disclosure was made, we started hearing from some customers who […]

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Feds seize $1.4 million of tech support scam proceeds with the help of crypto firm

The cryptocurrency company Tether seized $1.4 million on behalf of U.S. law enforcement investigating a tech support scam targeting elderly citizens, the company announced Tuesday — as it attempts to burnish its reputation amid accusations that its USDT coin is the currency of choice for online fraudsters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District […]

Cybersecurity

Billion-dollar boat seller MarineMax reports cyberattack to SEC

A cyberattack has disrupted operations at one of the world’s biggest boat sellers, the company said in regulatory filings this week. MarineMax, which calls itself the world’s largest recreational boat, yacht, and superyacht services company, filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday afternoon describing the incident, which began Sunday.  “MarineMax determined… that […]

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Iran-linked ‘Lord Nemesis’ group appears intent on intimidating Israeli organizations, report says

An Iranian state-backed hacking group recently infiltrated a company that makes academic administration software and used that access to intimidate other Israeli organizations, analysts said on Thursday. The overall goal of the operation appeared to be hacktivism and not necessarily financial gain, according to OP Innovate, the Israeli company that investigated the incident. In November, […]