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James Hopkin reports: The Sault’s police chief says it’s currently unclear how many anonymous tips received by Crime Stoppers locally were potentially exposed in a massive data breach. Both the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Anishinabek Police Service have paused their relationship with the local Crime Stoppers chapter — causing the organization to...
Synology has issued an urgent advisory due to a surge in C3RB3R ransomware attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in outdated DiskStation Manager (DSM) software.
The ransomware targets NAS devices, encrypting user data and demanding ransom for decryption, with reports of users being extorted thousands of dollars.
Affected versions of DSM include critical vulnerabilities patched in December 2024, urging immediate updates to prevent exploitation.
Synology recommends blocking external access to management interfaces and enabling automatic updates to mitigate risks from these ongoing attacks.
Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris released the first worm to spread widely across the early internet, exploiting flaws in Unix sendmail and finger utilities. It infected an estimated 10% of the roughly 60,000 computers then connected to the internet and became the first person convicted under the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Lead protective and information security engineering on a critical MOD programme, shaping secure designs, assuring controls, and managing vulnerabilities across infrastructure,…