Plus: NFT thefts, a ransomware wave in schools, and more of the week's top security news.
For years, the publishing world has been roiled by a sophisticated spearphishing spree that has resulted in the theft of hundreds of unpublished book manuscripts. This week, the FBI made an arrest in the case, charging 29-year-old Filippo Bernardini with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Bernardini himself worked as a rights coordinator for publishing giant Simon & Schuster UK, a role that gave him insider knowledge which allegedly helped him craft more convincing phishing emails.
The company took many of those sites offline preemptively to prevent the spread of the malware, and losing access to an online portal for a few days isn't nearly as bad as having to cough up ransomware money directly. Still, it's yet another reminder of how much damage ransomware gangs can inflict when they hit widely used software-as-a-service companies rather than individual targets.A wave of NFT thefts has underscored a tension in decentralized marketplaces.
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