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US Considering Mandatory Cyber Regulations

Sam Sabin of Axios reports on government creating cyber regulations. -article  

DOJ Removes Russian Malware

Kevin Purdy of Ars Technica reports on DOJ fighting Russian Malware -article  

Ransomware Cracks $1B in 2023

Sam Sabin of Axios Codebook reports on record year for ransomware -article  

First of its kind AI assisted scam; $25M Heist!

Benj Edwards of Ars Technica reports on recent AI based scam -article  

FBI Steps In to Remove Chinese Malware From Routers

Dan Goodin of Ars Technica reports on security actions taken by the FBI: -article  

Comcast Fails to Patch – You Pay the Price

Ransomware targets credit unions by means of “upstream provider”

Jonathan Greig of The Record reports on cybercrime experienced by credit unions. -article  

Please Don’t Assume It is Safe to Use Unknown Devices

Futurism reports on exploding USB device - Article

FBI warns of "sextortion" schemes targeting kids and teens

"The FBI issued a public safety alert Monday about an "explosion" of financial "sextortion" schemes targeting children and teens." - Full Article

Great Four-Minute Story on Ransomware

Great four-minute story on ransomware, rather poignant this week after the Bernalillo County and ABQ city ransomware attacks.  If this brings any questions to the fore, please reach out.  Thanks!