Once upon a time in 2005 I attended my first #Linux symposium in #Ottawa. It was interesting to be surrounded by so many fellow geeks, most of whom made me feel wholly inadequate but that's beside the point. It's a real shame the event eventually failed. If I were better with faces I would tag people but I'm just not that guy. #geeks#hackers#programmers
Major data #leak could affect up to 120k pupils, guardians and city workers in #Helsinki | Yle #News | The breach was carried out from outside #Finland. The files included information on parents' early childhood education fees and their payment, sensitive data regarding children' s situations at schools — their special support requirements, medical reports in regard to middle school pupils' suspensions, details about educators' and training staff sick leave. #hackers https://yle.fi/a/74-20088448
Windows vulnerability reported by the NSA exploited to install Russian malware
Kremlin-backed hackers have been exploiting a critical Microsoft vulnerability for four years in attacks that targeted a vast array of organizations with a previously undocumented tool, the software maker disclosed
Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack
Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has taken some of its systems offline to investigate what it describes as a "cyber security event."
Just submitted a #FOIA to the #FBI to try and see if they did have any investigation into potential retaliation for the sentencing of the "Atlanta 3" hackers who were linked to Legion of Doom. #hacking#hackers#history
We're working on something with our friends at #CryptoHarlem.
You might know of hackathons as events where teams can build new and inventive features outside of their official roadmap.
This hackathon is different. We're hosting an event for #hackers, researchers, and bug hunters to test the security of Hush Line, our new free and open-source whistleblowing platform.
The deputy head of #Ukraines military intelligence told the #Economist that the order has gone out for #Russia to “take something” before #VictoryDay on May 9th, or a week later.
An offensive is expected in the #Kharkiv and #Sumy regions.
The German Foreign Minister said that #apt28 a hacking group led by #Russianmilitary intelligence, was behind the attack and that it "will have consequences," the Kyiv Independent reports.
Hackers targeted Ukraine's largest mobile-only bank, Monobank, with a powerful denial of service (DDoS) attack on May 2, the company's co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi reported.
Amazing how many people are still fooled by these fake SMS links. Pass this along to family members and friends who you think are less technology aware than you.
LastPass users targeted in phishing attacks good enough to trick even the savvy
Password-manager LastPass users were recently targeted by a convincing phishing campaign that used a combination of email, SMS, and voice calls to trick targets into divulging their master passwords
Hackers target Ukrainian bank with DDoS attack (kyivindependent.com)
Hackers targeted Ukraine's largest mobile-only bank, Monobank, with a powerful denial of service (DDoS) attack on May 2, the company's co-founder and CEO Oleh Horokhovskyi reported.