01 Apr

AT&T admits massive 70m+ mid-March data dump is real, but claims it’s years old

That rumored AT&T dark web customer data dump from mid-March has been confirmed, and it’s a whopper: A total of more than 73 million current

Author rabih
31 Mar

Rust developers at Google are twice as productive as C++ teams

Echoing the past two years of Rust evangelism and C/C++ ennui, Google reports that Rust shines in production, to the point that its developers are

Author rabih
30 Mar

AT&T Data Leak: What You Need to Know and How to Protect Yourself

AT&T, one of the largest telecom giants, recently acknowledged a significant data leak that has affected millions of its customers. The leaked dataset, which includes

Author rabih
29 Mar

Malicious SSH backdoor sneaks into xz, Linux world’s data compression library

Red Hat on Friday warned that a malicious backdoor found in the widely used data compression library called xz may be present in Fedora Linux

Author rabih
29 Mar

Easy-to-use make-me-root exploit lands for recent Linux kernels. Get patching

A Linux privilege-escalation proof-of-concept exploit has been published that, according to the bug hunter who developed it, typically works effortlessly on kernel versions between at

Author rabih
29 Mar

RDP remains a security concern – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video Much has been written about the risks that poorly-secured RDP connections entail, but many organizations continue to leave themselves at risk and get hit

Author rabih
28 Mar

Ransomware can mean life or death at hospitals. DEF CON hackers to the rescue?

Interview As ransomware gangs target critical infrastructure – especially hospitals and other healthcare organizations – DARPA has added another government agency partner to its Artificial

Author rabih
28 Mar

FTX crypto-crook Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison

Fallen crypto-king Sam Bankman-Fried has been jailed for 25 years after New York federal judge Lewis Kaplan expressed disbelief at almost every argument from his

Author rabih
28 Mar

JetBrains keeps mum on 26 ‘security problems’ fixed after Rapid7 spat

JetBrains TeamCity users are urged to apply the latest version upgrade this week after the vendor disclosed 26 new security issues in the CI/CD web

Author rabih
28 Mar

Nvidia’s newborn ChatRTX bot patched for security bugs

Nvidia’s AI-powered ChatRTX app launched just six week ago but already has received patches for two security vulnerabilities that enabled attack vectors, including privilege escalation

Author rabih
28 Mar

Teen Slang – What You Need To Know To Understand Your Teen

Got any ‘rizz’? Did you ‘slay’ that dinner? Is the ‘cozzie livs’ stressing you out?  If you do not comprehendo, then you wouldn’t be alone.

Author rabih
28 Mar

US critical infrastructure cyberattack reporting rules inch closer to reality

America’s long-awaited cyber attack reporting rules for critical infrastructure operators are inching closer to implementation, after the Feds posted a notice of proposed rulemaking for

Author rabih
28 Mar

Canonical cracks down on crypto cons following Snap Store scam spree

After multiple waves of cryptocurrency credential-stealing apps were uploaded to the Snap store, Canonical is changing its policies. In what’s expected to be a temporary

Author rabih
28 Mar

Cybercriminals play dirty: A look back at 10 cyber hits on the sporting world

The Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Super Bowl are just a few examples of iconic sporting events that showcase the global significance

Author rabih
28 Mar

INC Ransom claims responsibility for attack on NHS Scotland

NHS Scotland says it managed to contain a ransomware group’s malware to a regional branch, preventing the spread of infection across the entire institution. The

Author rabih
28 Mar

These 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers are a ticking time bomb

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BIS) has issued an urgent alert about the poor state of Microsoft Exchange Server patching in the country.

Author rabih
28 Mar

AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware

In-depth Several big businesses have published source code that incorporates a software package previously hallucinated by generative AI. Not only that but someone, having spotted

Author rabih
28 Mar

Execs in Japan busted for winning dev bids then outsourcing to North Koreans

Two executives were issued arrest warrants in Japan on Wednesday, reportedly for charges related to establishing a business that outsourced work to North Korean IT

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