Monthly Archives: December 2024

Biden signs off on a 2% federal pay raise for most civilian employees

The average 2% federal pay raise will become effective in January for civilian employees on the General Schedule. The post Biden signs off on a 2% federal pay raise for most civilian employees first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyvTp

Contribution limit changes coming to the Thrift Savings Plan in 2025

Participants ages 50 and up can make additional catch-up contributions of $7,500. Those ages 60 to 63 can make even higher catch-up contributions. The post Contribution limit changes coming to the Thrift Savings Plan in 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGysfJ

Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden

Jane Rathbun, the Department of the Navy’s CIO, said tools from NSA and NCIS along with a new initiative could help small firms meet CMMC requirements. The post Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGys7C

Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden

Jane Rathbun, the Department of the Navy’s CIO, said tools from NSA and NCIS along with a new initiative could help small firms meet CMMC requirements. The post Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGys5n

Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden

Jane Rathbun, the Department of the Navy’s CIO, said tools from NSA and NCIS along with a new initiative could help small firms meet CMMC requirements. The post Navy looking at cloud as GFE to reduce CMMC burden first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyrtd

Trump names his planned nominee for OPM director

Scott Kupor, currently a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, would be the new lead on federal workforce issues in Donald Trump’s second term. The post Trump names his planned nominee for OPM director first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyq9D

Trump names his planned nominee for OPM director

Scott Kupor, currently a managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, would be the new lead on federal workforce issues in Donald Trump’s second term. The post Trump names his planned nominee for OPM director first appeared on Federal News Network.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyq7c

US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer

The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, suspected of being a developer for the LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in August 2024 and is currently in custody in Israel pending extradition. The charges “According to the superseding complaint, documents filed in this and related cases, and statements made in court, Panev acted as a developer of the LockBit ransomware group from its inception … More → The post US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGygNb

NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls”

A six-count indictment was unsealed on Friday in Los Angeles charging two California men with defrauding investors of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency through a series of digital asset project “rug pulls,” a type of fraud scheme in which the creator of a nonfungible token (NFT) or other digital asset project solicits funds from investors for the project and then abruptly abandons the project and fraudulently retains investors’ funds. Both men were arrested on … More → The post NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls” appeared first on Help Net Security.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyYcb

Modiloader From Obfuscated Batch File, (Mon, Dec 23rd)

My last investigation is a file called “Albertsons_payment.GZ”, received via email. The file looks like an archive but is identified as a picture by TrID:
http://news.poseidon-us.com/TGyDd9