Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
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Kernel Space
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Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review: Deepfake targets Wiz, Black Basta leverages Teams, Russia’s Linux plans
In a statement to local media, the Russian digital ministry said it plans to create an “alternative structure” and an independent development community around Linux. This statement came after the Linux community delisted 11 Russian kernel maintainers, later explaining that it would add restrictions to developers whose companies are controlled by anyone named on the US Office of Foreign Assets Control list. Russia called this “an act of discrimination.” Linux creator Linus Torvalds doubled down on the action, saying the decision “is not getting reverted.”
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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Federal News Network ☛ CISA issues warning to feds about large-scale spear phishing campaign by a foreign actor
In a new alert issued late yesterday, CISA said the adversaries are often posing as a trusted entity.
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Windows TCO
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The Record ☛ German police arrest two for alleged ties to DDoS-for-hire platform
German police shut down a platform used to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and arrested two men who allegedly operated the site.
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The Record ☛ California court suffering from tech outages after cyberattack
The court first warned the county’s nearly 800,000 residents of technology issues on Wednesday before admitting that it was a cybersecurity incident on Thursday.
The attack knocked out all of the court’s phone and fax services, websites containing juror reporting instructions, the e-filing platform, credit card payment processing and more. Some jurors scheduled for this week were excused.
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