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Ninety percent of US internet users stream music – more than ever
A newly released study says that around 90% of internet users in the US regularly stream music online. More than half of all Americans pay for an audio service as well.
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Duty Free Americas claimed by Black Basta ransom group
The tax free travel retail chain Duty Free Americas (DFA) is one of a dozen new ransomware victims claimed Tuesday by the Black Basta group on its dark web leak page.
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White House to UnitedHealth hack CEO: more emergency funds now
White House officials urged UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty to make more emergency funding available to healthcare providers affected by a hack at its tech unit.
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Report: people increasingly concerned about personal data safety
Most consumers are willing to switch to products that offer better data protection technology, but the problem is that Gen Z – the future – doesn’t care about data privacy as much as other generations.
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European Commission violates data protection laws when using Microsoft 365
EU’s data protection watchdog found that the European Commission (EC) infringes on several key data protection regulations when using Microsoft 365. As the data flows and is processed outside of the EU, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered the Commission to “demonstrate compliance.”
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Court makes it clear – age verification on adult sites is constitutional
Age verification to watch adult content does not violate the First Amendment, say authorities.
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CISA breached
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has alerted the public about dangerous vulnerabilities in Ivanti software products. It even ordered US government agencies to disconnect its VPN instances in an emergency. It turns out that CISA itself was compromised, and two systems were forced to shut down.
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Thousands of Roku accounts hacked in credential stuffing attack
US streaming company Roku has disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 15,000 customers. The hacked accounts were used to make numerous fraudulent purchases.
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French gov hit with cyberattacks of 'unprecedented intensity'
French media is reporting that several government departments have been the targets of multiple cyberattacks – attacks sources at the Prime Minister’s office say are of "unprecedented intensity.” Hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan is claiming responsibility.
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Kremlin hackers accessed Microsoft’s internal systems
Microsoft said on Friday that Russian state-sponsored hacking group Midnight Blizzard have gained access to some of its source code repositories and internal systems, after a hack that was detected by the US company in January.
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FBI: investment fraud tops list of costliest cybercrimes
Cybercrime in the US cost an estimated $12.5 billion last year – and that’s just the incidents that were reported to the FBI.
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Netflix will livestream Tyson vs. Paul – if the infrastructure holds
The recently announced livestream of an exhibition boxing match between Mike Tyson and YouTuber Jake Paul will be a major test of Netflix’s infrastructure.
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Password pirates are after PetSmart accounts
PetSmart, a leading retailer of pet supplies and services in America, is warning customers about increased password-guessing attacks, also known as credential stuffing.
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Meta is building a giant AI model to power its video ecosystem
Meta is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system that’s designed to power Facebook’s entire video recommendation engine across all its platforms, a senior executive has revealed.
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JetBrains vulnerability actively exploited in the wild: CISA urging users to patch
America’s cyber defense agency CISA is warning of a critical vulnerability that allows bypass authentication and the ability to perform admin actions on JetBrains TeamCity.
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US lawmakers approve bill forcing TikTok to divest or face ban
US lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Thursday giving the Chinese-owned ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or be banned from operating its social media apps in the US.
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Rhysida ransom gang sells child patient data
Ransomware group Rhysida plumbed new lows with the declaration that it has sold data it stole from a US children’s hospital.
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Top US university data for sale on dark web
A threat actor on the dark web has claimed possession of data affiliated with numerous high-profile universities in the US.
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Stark French regulator warning may spell trouble to 23andMe
After a huge data breach at 23andMe, which exposed the genetic heritage of millions of people, French data protection agency CNIL is now reminding citizens that it’s illegal to purchase genetic tests for “recreational” uses. Users that ignore the warning risk a fine of €3,750, with the sellers risking much more.
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Stormous claims cyberattack on Belgian brewer
The ransomware group Stormous has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Duvel Moortgat brewery on Wednesday.
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