Brazilian Cybercriminals Using LOLBaS and CMD Scripts to Drain Bank Accounts
An unknown cybercrime threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims to compromise online banking accounts in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal. “This threat actor employs tactics such as…
Alarming Surge in TrueBot Activity Revealed with New Delivery Vectors
A surge in TrueBot activity was observed in May 2023, cybersecurity researchers disclosed. “TrueBot is a downloader trojan botnet that uses command and control servers to collect information on compromised…
Ecco come l’automazione della CSPM può migliorare la sicurezza del cloud
Con la rapida diffusione e con la crescente complessità degli ambienti cloud, le aziende sono sempre più esposte ai rischi connessi alle varie tipologie di minacce alla sicurezza. La gestione…
Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.7
Catch up on the latest news in the digital rights movement with our EFFector newsletter! Our latest issue is out now, and it is jam packed with updates, from decisions…
Our Right To Challenge Junk Patents Is Under Threat
The U.S. Patent Office has proposed new rules about who can challenge wrongly granted patents. If the rules become official, they will offer new protections to patent trolls. Challenging patents…
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Has Made a Mockery of the Constitutional Right to Privacy
The latest evidence that Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act (FISA) must be ended or drastically reformed came last month in the form of a newly unsealed order…
The Right to Repair Is Law in Minnesota. California Should Be Next
Last week, Minnesota governor Tim Walz signed an omnibus bill that includes a comprehensive right to repair law requiring manufacturers to make spare parts, repair information, and tools available to…
Federal Judge Makes History in Holding That Border Searches of Cell Phones Require a Warrant
With United States v. Smith (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2023), a district court judge in New York made history by being the first court to rule that a warrant is required…
EU’s Proposed Cyber Resilience Act Raises Concerns for Open Source and Cybersecurity
The EU is in the middle of the amendments process for its proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a law intended to bolster Europe’s defenses against cyber-attacks and improve product security.…
To Save the News, We Must Ban Surveillance Advertising
This is part three of an ongoing, five-part series. Part one, the introduction, is here. Part two, about breaking up ad-tech companies, is here. The ad-tech industry is incredibly profitable,…