Atlantic Council warns US investors are fueling a market that undermines national security After years of being dominated by outsiders, the computer surveillance software industry is booming in the United States as investors rush into the ethically dodgy but highly lucrative field.… READ MORE HERE…

Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line Europe, long seen as a bastion of privacy and digital rights, will debate this week whether to enforce surveillance on citizens’ devices.… READ MORE HERE…

Patch, turn on MFA, and restrict access to trusted networks…or else Affiliates of the Akira ransomware gang are again exploiting a critical SonicWall vulnerability abused last summer, after a suspected zero-day flaw actually turned out to be related to a year-old bug.… READ MORE HERE…

Prosecutors claim Ukrainian ran LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ops – $11M bounty on his head A Ukrainian national faces serious federal charges and an $11 million bounty after allegedly orchestrating ransomware operations that caused an estimated $18 billion in damages across hundreds of organizations worldwide.… READ MORE HERE…