Amazon-owned home security and smart home device manufacturer Ring has attributed the spike in unauthorized device logins worldwide in late May to a faulty backend update and not to a data breach, reports BleepingComputer.
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection was noted to be reevaluating the Stuxnet malware attack that paralyzed Iran's nuclear program in 2010 as part of a hearing next week that seeks to better understand cybersecurity threats faced by operational technology and critical infrastructure, reports CyberScoop.
Hackread reports that more than a million Android-based Internet of Things devices around the world have been infected with the BADBOX 2.0 botnet through bogus apps, nefarious downloads, or factory installation.
BleepingComputer reports that Romanian ransomware group Diskstation, which has been targeting Synology network-attached storage devices worldwide since 2021, has been disrupted as part of the Europol-coordinated Operation Elicius initiative, which involved Italian, Romanian, and French law enforcement agencies.
LiDAR is an essential part of modern critical infrastructure, which is why we need legislation to make sure it's protected from China and other adversaries.
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