Attack of the killer script kiddies

For decades, this type of no-skill hacker, known as a script kiddie, has wreaked havoc, running scripts they ripped from the ...
Computer Weekly

North Korean social engineering campaign targets MacOS users

A MacOS-focused social engineering campaign orchestrated by North Korea-based threat actor Sapphire Sleet has been exposed by ...
Microsoft

Dissecting Sapphire Sleet’s macOS intrusion from lure to compromise

The Microsoft Defender Security Research Team uncovered a sophisticated macOS intrusion campaign attributed to the North ...
The New York Times

U.S. Blocks Iranian-Linked Ships From Sailing Through the Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Central Command said that six vessels had complied with directions to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port. By Peter Eavis and Eric Schmitt The United States said on Tuesday that no ships had ...
NDTV

Trump Says US Will Block The Already Blocked Hormuz. How It Will Work

US President Donald Trump has threatened to close off the Strait of Hormuz, the economically vital oil artery already blocked by Iran since the war in the Middle East began. Trump has repeatedly ...
Reuters

US military to block ships from Iranian ports after talks yield no agreement

MIAMI/ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. Navy would start blockading the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after marathon talks with Iran failed to reach ...
Bleeping Computer

New macOS stealer campaign uses Script Editor in ClickFix attack

A new campaign delivering the Atomic Stealer malware to macOS users abuses the Script Editor in a variation of the ClickFix attack that tricked users into executing commands in Terminal. Script Editor ...
federalnewsnetwork.com

Wyden blocks nominee to lead NSA and Cyber Command

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is blocking the Trump administration’s nominee to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency. Wyden said Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, who currently serves as the ...
The Record

Wyden blocks Rudd confirmation to lead Cyber Command, NSA

Sen. Ron Wyden this week pledged to block a vote confirming Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd as the new head of both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, citing his lack of digital warfare and ...