New Russian Hacks Revealed—but U.S. Says it’s Microsoft’s Fault - Security Boulevard

Cozy Bear with Us: Microsoft has issued another of its “look how clever we are” writeups of detecting hackers breaking into its cloud services. In its report, the Redmondites tut-tut to say its customers really need to take more care with their security.

Shots fired. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we search for the truth.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/IhaOKdXEfW

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 26, 2021

FTC: ISPs are Spying on You. ISPs: Deal With It. - Security Boulevard

Ghost of Privacy: Your internet service provider snoops on your browsing habits, records them and sells you—the product—to the highest bidder. So says the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a new report.

#Privacy is dead. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we mourn its passing.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/H1RKjdYNhp

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 25, 2021

Disable Time Sync NOW—Ugly GPSd Bug Brings Sunday FAILs - Security Boulevard

GPSD PTSD? On Sunday, you might find some equipment thinks it’s 2002. That’s because of a weird bug in gpsd—the code on which a bunch of Network Time Protocol servers rely.

It’s yet another case of critical #OpenSource code being maintained by a single unpaid volunteer.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we batten down the hatches. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/J1q3hzbonQ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 22, 2021

Zuckerberg Accused Personally in Cambridge Analytica Next Shoe - Security Boulevard

D.C. AG Vs. $FB & M.Z.—Mark Zuckerberg has been added as a defendant to D.C.’s Cambridge Analytica privacy complaint—this time, it’s personal. The District’s Attorney General says Zuck has his fingerprints all over it.

Sweat, Zuckerdroid, sweat.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we visualize justice. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/xwz98CA079

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 21, 2021

Government Gunning for Cryptocurrency—Uses Ransomware as Pretext - Security Boulevard

OFAC & FinCEN SARs Vs. DeFi: The U.S. Treasury Department is telling cryptocurrency fans to stop breaking sanctions and laundering money. Washington’s warning’s worried many of a crackdown on decentralized finance (DeFi).

Won’t *somebody* think of the children? In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we point at palatable excuses for #regulation. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/LYOt7RsuWX

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) October 19, 2021