Cybersecurity

Russia arrests three alleged SugarLocker ransomware members

Russian authorities have identified and arrested three alleged members of a local ransomware gang called SugarLocker. The group operates under the guise of a legitimate tech company called Shtazi-IT, offering services for the development of landing pages, mobile apps, and online stores, according to a report by F.A.C.C.T., a Russia-based company that was involved in […]

Cybersecurity

Current and former public service, RCMP, military members affected by data breach, federal government warns

The federal government is warning current and former public service employees and members of the RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces their personal and financial information may have been accessed in a data breach that occurred on Oct. 19. The breach affects federal government data held by Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA […]

Cybersecurity

Countries pledge to not pay ransoms, but experts question impact

All 50 members of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative endorsed a joint policy statement last week asserting “relevant institutions under our national government authority should not pay ransomware extortion demands.” Cyber authorities representing the collection of 48 countries, the European Union and Interpol, gathered for the third year in Washington, to advance efforts to fight […]

Cybersecurity

Data brokers are selling US service members’ secrets, researchers find

Vast amounts of highly sensitive data on American military service members are up for sale by data brokers, according to a new report examining the national security implications of the practice. The research sheds light on the secretive data broker industry, which gathers exceptionally granular personal information on individual consumers, often selling the data to […]

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