Joshua Culver, operating under the alias "Maverick Young," was arrested for allegedly impersonating leadership within the NSA's Tailored Access Operations unit during a period when the division operated under a different name. The suspect also reportedly impersonated the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as part of his deceptive activities. This case highlights social engineering tactics targeting high-profile government figures and sensitive intelligence agencies.
Read full article at CyberScoop ↗Interpol has arrested 58 individuals as part of an international operation targeting a crime-as-a-service network operating out of Argentina with approximately 196 members. The network supplied website domains and money laundering services to West African organized crime groups, including Black Axe, facilitating their illicit operations across borders.
Norway's shared government digital infrastructure experienced a third DDoS attack on August 24, disrupting services accessed by citizens, businesses, and public agencies. The attack caused service interruptions but showed no evidence of data compromise. The incident highlights the ongoing targeting of critical government infrastructure with denial-of-service attacks.
The Linux Foundation has assumed governance of TRACE, an open standard for AI runtime attestation initially developed by AMD, Intel, Microsoft, OPAQUE, and TII. This move aims to establish vendor-neutral oversight of the attestation framework as it advances toward broader industry adoption.
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