New laws to protect consumers from cyber attacks take effect
Manufacturers legally required to enhance security of smart devices by banning weak default passwords and ensuring transparency in security updates. [ more ]
TikTok faces Congressional ban, parent company ByteDance given nine months to sell, potential for extended timeline and user workarounds exist. [ more ]
Ransomware victims targeted in follow-on extortion attacks
Ransomware victims are being targeted by criminals posing as security researchers, who offer to delete stolen data or grant access to servers for a fee.
Arctic Wolf Labs identified two cases of victims being extorted by a fake cyber samaritan, believed to be the same individual or group. [ more ]