This weekly cybersecurity news roundup highlights recent high-profile attacks, vulnerabilities, and legal developments affecting the global security landscape. Notable stories include cartel hacking crimes, a critical Linux sudo flaw, and international sanctions on malware infrastructure. #ElChapo #Crylock #LinuxVulnerability
Keypoints
- A drug cartel used hacked FBI and Mexico City camera systems to threaten and kill witnesses.
- An UK IT worker was sentenced to prison for sabotaging his former employer’s systems.
- Researchers demonstrated full vehicle control by intercepting CAN data in a Renault Clio.
- A critical sudo vulnerability in Linux remained unpatched for over a decade before being fixed.
- The US sanctioned a Russian bulletproof hosting provider supporting ransomware and malware gangs.