Sudo watch, AI Dreams, Kickidler, Powershool, Old Man Router, PSMU, Aaran Leyland… – SWN #475
Sudo watch this show, Hallucinations, Kickidler, Powershool redux, Old Man Router, PSMU, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Doug White
- Kickidler employee monitoring software abused in ransomware attacks
- PowerSchool hacker now extorting individual school districts
- Attacks surge against antiquated routers, FBI warns
- Cisco patches maximum severity vulnerability in IOS XE Software
- Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows
- US Warns of Hackers Targeting ICS/SCADA at Oil and Gas Organizations
- A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse
- Social media “addicts” more likely to believe fake news
Aaran Leyland
- Big Game Ransomware: The Myths Experts Tell Board Members
ITV News – Cyber Security Chief’s Warning: Don’t Pay Hackers after Major Retail Attacks (7 May 2025) https://www.itv.com/news/2025-05-07/dont-pay-hackers-cyber-security-chiefs-warning-after-major-retail-attacks
Axios – PowerSchool Ransom Data Breach Impacts U.S. Schools (7 May 2025) https://www.axios.com/2025/05/07/powerschool-ransom-data-breach-schools
BleepingComputer – LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked, Victim Negotiations Exposed https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-gang-hacked-victim-negotiations-exposed/
Pinsent Masons – UK Government Considers Laws to Disrupt Ransomware Payments https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-ransomware-payment-laws
The Law Society Gazette – UK Poised to Consult on New Regulatory Controls for Ransom Payments https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/pay-or-not-to-pay-uk-consultation-on-ransomware-laws/5117662.article
GMA CPA – Paying Ransomware Is Illegal – U.S. OFAC Advisory and Sanctions Risks https://www.gma-cpa.com/insights/ransomware-payments-illegal-ofac-sanctions
National Defense Magazine – Ethical and Legal Implications of Paying Ransoms https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/3/9/legal-and-ethical-risks-of-ransomware-payments
U.S. Treasury Department – OFAC Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofacransomwareadvisory.pdf
FinCEN – Advisory on Ransomware and the Use of the Financial System to Facilitate Ransom Payments https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/advisory/2020-10-01/Advisory%20Ransomware%20FINAL_508.pdf
