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Scattered Spider teen cuffed after buying games and meals with extortion bitcoin
Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played a role in bilking more than 100 organizations out of at least $115 million in ransom payments. The cops nabbed him after following a number of clues, including paying for gift cards from a wallet on the same server that also held wallets receiving extortion payments.…
One token to pwn them all: Entra ID bug could have granted access to every tenant
A security researcher claims to have found a flaw that could have handed him the keys to almost every Entra ID tenant worldwide.…
OpenAI plugs ShadowLeak bug in ChatGPT that let miscreants raid inboxes
ChatGPT's research assistant sprung a leak – since patched – that let attackers steal Gmail secrets with just a single carefully crafted email.…
Charities warn Ofcom too soft on Online Safety Act violators
As UK ministers continue to quiz stakeholders over the effectiveness of the Online Safety Act, one charity chief raised concerns over the robustness of Ofcom's enforcement of the controversial legislation.…
MI6 reveals 'Silent Courier' dark web portal upgrade it hopes will help it recruit new spies
The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, has created a dark web portal called “Silent Courier” that it hopes would-be foreign informants will find a suitably secure means of sharing secrets.…