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The Register
Accused of stealing data after losing his job A cybersecurity expert could face a 20-year prison sentence after being accused of allegedly trying to extort a multinational IT infrastructure services biz out of $1.5 million.…
Bleeping Computer
A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000. [...]
The Register
Spotting a plaintext password and using it in research without authorization deemed a crime A security researcher in Germany has been fined €3,000 ($3,300, £2,600) for finding and reporting an e-commerce database vulnerability that was exposing almost 700,000 customer records.…
Dark Reading
New program enables students and early career professionals to learn critical skills required in today's entry-level cybersecurity field, helping address urgent cyber workforce jobs gap.
The Register
Browser fingerprinting is everywhere Google markets its Chrome browser by citing its superior safety features, but according to privacy consultant Alexander Hanff, Chrome does not protect against browser fingerprinting – a method of tracking people online by capturing technical details about their browser.…
Dark Reading
Many CISOs are weighing the benefits of going virtual as a consultant. Can the pendulum swing in the other direction?
The Register
Scumbag targeted many victims – and those who tried to help them A scumbag who used to work as a privacy consultant has been put behind bars for nine years for a "grotesque" cyberstalking campaign against more than a dozen victims.…
The Register
FCC wants to hit this political genius with first-of-a-kind punishment The political consultant who admitted paying $150 to create a deepfake anti-Biden robocall has been indicted on charges of felony voter suppression and misdemeanor impersonation of a candidate.…
The Register
Tributes paid to husband, father, son and rogue-turned-consultant Kevin Mitnick, probably the world's most-famous computer hacker – and subsequently writer, public speaker, and security consultant – has succumbed to pancreatic cancer. He was 59.… Obit
Dark Reading
The boot camp is for aspiring security analysts, network consultants, and penetration testers.