DOGE Employee Falls for Infostealer Malware: When Cybersecurity Habits Go Ruff!
Infosec in brief: Good cybersecurity habits aren’t enough at DOGE, as one Musk minion fell victim to infostealer malware. Developer and journalist Micah Lee discovered 51 data breaches and four infostealer log dumps linked to DOGE employee Kyle Schutt, raising concerns about access to sensitive government data.
Hot Take:
Looks like someone at DOGE took the term “digital assets” a bit too literally and ended up trading them for a crash course in cybersecurity blunders. Kyle Schutt may have access to sensitive government data, but his grasp on cybersecurity seems looser than a screen door on a submarine. And as for LockBit, they might want to consider a career in stand-up comedy because their security skills are looking like the punchline of a very bad joke.
Key Points:
- Kyle Schutt, a DOGE employee, has been linked to multiple infostealer malware incidents.
- Schutt’s credentials were found in several major data dumps, raising security concerns.
- Cisco patched a critical vulnerability with a perfect CVSS score of 10.0.
- LockBit ransomware gang’s infrastructure was compromised, exposing internal data.
- Alex Mashinsky, former CEO of Celsius, sentenced to 12 years for fraud.