19 Sep

MI6 reveals ‘Silent Courier’ dark web portal upgrade it hopes will help it recruit new spies

The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service, aka MI6, has created a dark web portal called “Silent Courier” that it hopes would-be foreign informants will find a

Author rabih
18 Sep

Google pushes emergency patch for Chrome 0-day – check your browser version now

Google pushed an emergency patch for a high-severity Chrome flaw, already under active exploitation. So it’s time to make sure you’re running the most recent

Author rabih
18 Sep

Crims bust through SonicWall to grab sensitive config data

SonicWall is telling some customers to reset passwords after attackers broke into its cloud backup service and accessed firewall configuration data. The network security vendor

Author rabih
18 Sep

Cybercriminals pwn 850k+ Americans’ healthcare data

Cybercriminals broke in and stole nearly a million Americans’ data in the space of a week, in the course of three digital burglaries at healthcare

Author rabih
18 Sep

Two ‘Scattered Spider’ teens charged over attack on London’s transport network

Two teenagers are set to appear in court today after being charged with offences related to the cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL) in August

Author rabih
18 Sep

Cloudflare DDoSed itself with React useEffect hook blunder

Cloudflare has confessed to a coding error using a React useEffect hook, notorious for being problematic if not handled carefully, that caused an outage for

Author rabih
18 Sep

Insight Partners confirms ransomware hit, more than 12,000 caught in data dragnet

Venture capital giant Insight Partners has confirmed that a January ransomware attack compromised the personal data of more than 12,000 people, including employees, former staff,

Author rabih
18 Sep

Panda-monium: China-backed cyber crew spoof Congressman to dig for dirt on US trade talks

Chinese state-aligned online attackers are back at it, targeting US trade policy wonks as Washington and Beijing spar over economic ties. Proofpoint said this week

Author rabih
18 Sep

Small businesses, big targets: Protecting your business against ransomware

Business Security Long known to be a sweet spot for cybercriminals, small businesses are more likely to be victimized by ransomware than large enterprises Phil

Author rabih
18 Sep

Russian fake-news network, led by an ex-Florida sheriff’s deputy, storms back into action with 200+ new sites

The Russian troll farm that in the lead-up to the 2024 US presidential election posted a bizarro video claiming Democratic candidate Kamala Harris was a

Author rabih
17 Sep

Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank instead

Spiders don’t change their stripes. Despite gang members’ recent retirement claims, Scattered Spider hasn’t exited the cybercrime business and instead has shifted focus to the

Author rabih
17 Sep

Axiom Space aims for orbit with its Orbital Data Center Node

Axiom Space and Spacebilt have announced plans to add optically interconnected Orbital Data Center (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS). The company plans

Author rabih
17 Sep

Axiom Space aims for the International Space Station with its Orbital Data Center Node

Axiom Space and Spacebilt have announced plans to add optically interconnected Orbital Data Center (ODC) infrastructure to the International Space Station (ISS). The plan is

Author rabih
17 Sep

BreachForums kingpin goes from walk-free deal to 3-year stretch

The founder of the popular cybercrime website BreachForums will spend three years in prison after previously being let off with a slap on the wrist.

Author rabih
17 Sep

UK telco Colt’s recovery from August cyberattack pushes into November

Brit telco Colt Technology Services says its recovery from an August cyberattack might not be completed until late November. The Warlock ransomware group claims to

Author rabih
17 Sep

UEFI Secure Boot for Linux Arm64 – where do we stand?

Arm devices are everywhere today and many of them run Linux. The operating system also powers cloud computing and IT environments all over the world.

Author rabih
17 Sep

Ruh-roh. DDR5 memory vulnerable to new Rowhammer attack

Researchers from Google and Swiss university ETH Zurich have found a new class of Rowhammer vulnerability that could allow attackers to access info stored in

Author rabih
17 Sep

Australia to let Big Tech choose its own adventure to enact kids social media ban

Australia’s eSafety commissioner has told social media operators it expects them to employ multiple age assurance techniques and technologies to keep children under sixteen off

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