Disgruntled IT worker sabotages school district systems, jailed 21 months

A disgruntled IT worker wreaked havoc on a school district's systems for over a year and a half, causing chaos and destruction, after being terminated from his job. The sabotage spree, which included deleting crucial data and altering systems, earned him a 21-month jail sentence.

https://osintsights.com/disgruntled-it-worker-sabotages-school-district-systems-jailed-21-months?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#InsiderThreat #CyberSabotage #EducationSector #EmergingThreats #ItSystemsCompromise

Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet Cyber-Sabotage Malware

Meet fast16, a stealthy cyber-sabotage malware that went undetected until now, marking a new era in covert statecraft. Discovered by SentinelOne researchers, this silent threat has been hiding in plain sight since 2016.

https://osintsights.com/researchers-uncover-pre-stuxnet-cyber-sabotage-malware?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#NationState #MalwareOperations #CyberSabotage #Stuxnet #LuabasedMalware

Sandworm-linked wiper attacks hit Poland’s power grid — destructive cyber ops crossing from disruption to sabotage. When malware turns lights off, resilience is national security. ⚡️🛑 #CriticalInfrastructure #CyberSabotage

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/sandworm-wiper-attack-poland-power-grid

Wenn wir ein #Europa digital #souverän sein wollen, dann müssten wir #Cybersabotage und #Spionage aus den #USA leichter identifizieren können, als die aus China. Denn die USA ist unser Freund.

Während wir China schnell Spionage und Russland Sabotage unterstellen, warnte EU Binnanmarktkommissar Bangemann aber schon 2002 vor Spionage durch unsere US-Freunde.

2013 lieferte #Snowden mit seiner Heldentat Beweise für die globale Spionage der NSA. Nun hat China neue Vorwürfe:

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/china_intel_chip_security

#cybersabotage is ook zo ouderwets?

#sabotage #OlympischeSpelen