(Getty) CISA’s Krebs: Request for border volunteers won’t have operational impact on agency Only one or two of the agency’s cybersecurity-focused employees have volunteered so far, according to DHS's Chris Krebs. May 22, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Bestmixer.io helped turn over some 27,000 bitcoins, worth at least $200 million, (Getty) European police seize BestMixer, saying it helped launder $200 million worth of cryptocurrency It looks like law enforcement began collecting evidence against the site almost immediately upon its debut. May 22, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) Fraud via rogue apps exploded by 300 percent in just a few months Phishing rates stayed mostly constant from one quarter to the next, according to a new RSA report. May 22, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Thomas Hawk / Flickr) Google: We’ve been storing some enterprise customer passwords in plaintext since 2005 Google is encouraging enterprise administrators to have users reset their passwords. May 21, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (National Defense University / Flickr) Cyber Command’s latest VirusTotal upload has been linked to an active attack The malware has been linked with APT28, the same hacking group that breached the DNC during the 2016 election cycle. May 21, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty) Real-time bidding, a thriving ad targeting technique, is becoming a GDPR dilemma U.S. advertisers spent an estimated $23.5 billion on the tactic last year, up from $6.4 billion in 2014. May 21, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) What goes around comes around: Researchers find backdoor in pirated Apple phishing kit Researchers at cybersecurity company Akamai Technologies have found a backdoor in a bootlegged version of 16Shop. May 21, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
European Union flags sit outside the EU headquarters. (Getty) Political parties are still struggling with cybersecurity basics With international elections approaching, researchers assessed parties' digital readiness. May 21, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Election commission hires 2 tech experts for testing and certification program Jessica Bowers and Paul Aumayr will work as senior election technology specialists. May 21, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas
KnowBe4 currently is integrating the CLTRe assessments into its platform, and does not plan to change its pricing as a result of the deal. (Greg Otto/Scoop News Group) KnowBe4 to acquire Norwegian assessment company CLTRe Terms of the deal were not disclosed. May 21, 2019 By Jeff Stone