05 Jul

Dutch University retrieves Bitcoin ransomware payment and makes a profit

The Netherlands’ Maastricht University has managed to recoup the Bitcoin ransom it paid to ransomware scum in 2019 – and has made a tidy profit

Author rabih
05 Jul

Billion-record stolen Chinese database for sale on breach forum

A threat actor has taken to a forum for news and discussion of data breaches with an offer to sell what they assert is a

Author rabih
05 Jul

Google updates Chrome to squash actively exploited WebRTC Zero Day

Google has issued an unexpected update to its Chrome browser to address a zero-day WebRTC flaw that is actively being exploited. The culprit is CVE-2022-2294,

Author rabih
04 Jul

Cyberattacks: A very real existential threat to organizations

One in five organizations have teetered on the brink of insolvency after a cyberattack. Can your company keep hackers at bay? We all know cyber

Author rabih
04 Jul

British Army Twitter and YouTube feeds hijacked by crypto-promos

The British Army has apologizsed after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised by entities that used them to promote NFTs. As recorded by The

Author rabih
04 Jul

British Army’s Twitter and YouTube feeds hijacked by crypto-promos

The British Army has apologised after its Twitter and YouTube accounts were compromised by entities that used them to promote NFT. As recorded by The

Author rabih
03 Jul

What to do about inherent security flaws in critical infrastructure?

The latest threat security research into operational technology (OT) and industrial systems identified a bunch of issues — 56 to be exact — that criminals

Author rabih
02 Jul

Google location tracking to forget you were ever at that medical clinic

In brief Google on Friday pledged to update its location history system so that visits to medical clinics and similarly sensitive places are automatically deleted.

Author rabih
01 Jul

Cyberattack shuts down unemployment, labor websites across the US

A cyberattack on a software company almost a week ago continues to ripple through labor and workforce agencies in a number of US states, cutting

Author rabih
01 Jul

Crypto sleuths pin $100 million Harmony theft on Lazarus Group

Investigators at a blockchain analysis outfit have linked the theft of $100 million in crypto assets last week to the notorious North Korean-based cybercrime group

Author rabih
01 Jul

Microsoft gives its partners power to change AD privileges on customer systems – without permission

Microsoft has created a window of time in which its partners can – without permission – create new roles for themselves in customers’ Active Directory

Author rabih
30 Jun

OpenSea phishing threat after rogue insider leaks customer email addresses

The choppy waters continue at OpenSea, whose security boss this week disclosed the NFT marketplace suffered an insider attack that could lead to hundreds of

Author rabih
30 Jun

Jenkins warns of security holes in these 25 plugins

Jenkins, an open-source automation server for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), has published 34 security advisories covering 25 plugins used to extend the software. Eleven

Author rabih
30 Jun

California state’s gun control websites expose personal data

A California state website exposed the personal details of anyone who applied for concealed-carry weapons (CCW) permits between 2011 and 2021. According to the California

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30 Jun

California state’s gun control websites expose 10 years of personal data

A California state website exposed the personal details of anyone who applied for a concealed-and-carry weapons (CCW) permit between 2011 and 2021. According to the

Author rabih
30 Jun

Google battles bots, puts Workspace admins on alert

Google has added API security tools and Workspace (formerly G-Suite) admin alerts about potentially risky configuration changes such as super admin passwords resets. The API

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30 Jun

It’s Social Media Day! Here’s How to Protect Yourself From Social Engineering Online

It’s Social Media Day! How are you celebrating? Reposting your very first profile picture from a decade ago? Sharing your most-loved status update or the

Author rabih
30 Jun

Israel plans ‘Cyber-Dome’ to defeat digital attacks from Iran and others

The new head of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (INCD) has announced the nation intends to build a “Cyber-Dome” – a national defense system to fend

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