that was simply bluster. And, even with mounting pressure on him, Ballmer definitely portrayed the change as his decision in an interview he gave to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley last week, after his retirement announcement. “| would say for me, yeah, I’ve thought about it for a long time, but the timing becam

that was simply bluster. And, even with mounting pressure on him, Ballmer definitely portrayed the change as his decision in an interview he gave to ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley last week, after his retirement announcement. "I would say for me, yeah, I've thought about it for a long time, but the timing became

keeping the force `in the dark' as she was swept out of Britain on a private jet." Other FBI News FBI Warns Of Fake Versions Of Bureau's Website. ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/fbi-fake-versions-of-our-site-could-be-used-for-cyberattacks-so-watch- out/> (11/24, Tung, 299K) reports, "The Federa

isted, "We won't interfere. In fact, I made it clear I'm not going to tolerate it." US Expands Espionage Charges Against Former Twitter Employees. ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/us-provides-new-expanded-set-of-espionage-charges-against-former- twitter-employees> (7/29, Kwan, 299K) reports, "Fre

is malware analysis report about the Taidoor variant to enable network defense and reduce exposure to Chinese government malicious cyber activity." ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/cisa-dodibi-expose-new-chinese-malware-strain-named-taidoort> (8/3, Cimpanu, 299K) reports US Cyber Command "said th

ired to submit annual reports on cyber S&T starting in fiscal 2021." CISA Says 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices Have Been Infected With The QSnatch Malware. ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/cisa-says-62000-qnap-nas-devices-have-been-infected-with-the-qsnatch- malware/> (7/27, Cimpanu, 299K) reports cyber-s

include embarrassing EFTA00136139 email leaks or even disruptive cyberattacks." FBI Warns US Companies About Backdoors In Chinese Tax Software. ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/fbi-warns-us-companies-about-backdoors-in-chinese-tax-softwarek (7/24, Cimpanu, 299K) reported the FBI "has sent an

//nationalinterest.orgiblogibuzzJiranian-hacking-group-attacking-f5-networksibi- watching-166620> (8/10, Suciu, 81K) reports sources "reportedly told ZDNet on Monday" that a group known as "Fox Kitten" has been "tracked by the cybersecurity community under the codenames Fox Kitten and Parisite, and tha

orting are SFGate (CA) <https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Twitter-account- hack-bitcoin-Florida-teen-charged-15449786.php> (7/31, Chamings, 2.13M), ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/how-the-fbi-tracked-down-the-twitter-hackers/> (8/1, Cimpanu, 299K), the Daily Beast <https://www.thedailybeast.com

ce-officers-with-hacking-11603126931> (10/19, Volz, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) provide similar coverage. Among news outlets also reporting are ZDNet <https://vvww.zdnet.corn/article/uk-says-russia-was-preparing-cyber-attacks-against-the-tokyo-olympics/> (10/19, Cimpanu, 299K), Business Insider <

aid could impact the entire payments sector. EFTA00137065 Cyber Division FBI: Hackers Stole Source Code From Government Agencies, Private Firms. ZDNet <https://www.zdnet.corn/article/fbi-hackers-stole-source-code-from-us-government-agencies-and- private-companies/> (11/7, Cimpanu, 299K) reports that

eny mayors the option CEOs have so frequently chosen." Cybersecurity Firm: More Than 23 Million Stolen Credit Cards Are Being Traded On Dark Web. ZDNet (7/25, Osborne, 299K) reports that the cybersecurity firm Sixgill claims that more than 23 million credit and debit cards were available on the dark

inal EpMe tool and the repurposed Jian tool." Cohen said, "EpMe, the exploit by Equation Group, is much more comprehensive and more professional." ZDNet (2/22, Osborne, 298K) reports that the "investigation into Jian also exposed a module containing four privilege escalation exploits that were part o

10.31M) and the Wall Street Journal (10/19, Volz, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) provide similar coverage. Among news outlets also reporting are ZDNet (10/19, Cimpanu, 299K), Business Insider (10/19, Holmes, 3.67M), NextGov (10/19, Baksh), UPI (10/19), Fox News (10/19, Blitzer, 27.59M), Vice (10/1

uisition of Plaid could impact the entire payments sector. CYBER DIVISION FBI: Hackers Stole Source Code From Government Agencies, Private Firms. ZDNet (11/7, Cimpanu, 299K) reports that the FBI "has sent out a security alert warning that threat actors are abusing misconfigured SonarQube application

keeping the force 'in the dark' as she was swept out of Britain on a private jet." OTHER FBI NEWS FBI Warns Of Fake Versions Of Bureau's Website. ZDNet (11/24, Tung, 299K) reports, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning the public to avoid internet domains designed to look similar to

his malware analysis report about the Taidoor variant to enable network defense and reduce exposure to Chinese government malicious cyber activity." ZDNet (8/3, Cimpanu, 299K) reports US Cyber Command "said the malware has been around and silently deployed on victim networks for at least 12 years, sin

ate industry." FBI Among Those Monitoring Iranian "Fox Kitten" Hacking Group. National Interest (8/10, Suciu, 81K) reports sources "reportedly told ZDNet on Monday" that a group known as "Fox Kitten" has been "tracked by the cybersecurity community under the codenames Fox Kitten and Parisite, and tha

red to submit annual reports on cyber S&T starting in fiscal 2021." CISA Says 62,000 QNAP NAS Devices Have Been Infected With The QSnatch Malware. ZDNet (7/27, Cimpanu, 299K) reports cyber-security agencies from the UK and the US "have published today a joint security alert about QSnatch, a strain of

isted, "We won't interfere. In fact, I made it clear I'm not going to tolerate it." US Expands Espionage Charges Against Former Twitter Employees. ZDNet (7/29, Kwan, 299K) reports, "Fresh off dismissing spying charges against two former Twitter employees and another individual on Tuesday, the US gove