Security
This is how much money you should keep in your pocket in case of a cyberattack
What if the payment system is down and payment terminals aren’t working? How much cash should you have in your pocket when this scenario occurs? De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), commercial banks, consumer organizations, retail associations, the Dutch Ministry of Finance, and other institutions united in the National Forum on the Payment System (NFPS) have the answer.
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Hundreds of passport applications exposed at diplomatic institution
Half a thousand passport applications exposed at the Libyan Consulate in Stockholm left an unprotected instance accessible to the public.
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American student housing developer breached, hackers claim
Landmark Properties, a real estate developer with over $15 billion in assets under management, allegedly had its systems breached, with cybercriminals claiming to have stolen over a terabyte of data.
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Coinbase reveals almost 70K customers affected in data breach
Coinbase says 69,461 customers were affected by a data breach caused by insider wrongdoing. The data thieves have been abusing access to the company’s systems since December 26th last year.
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Companies are increasingly limiting access to AI tools: millions of DNS queries blocked
Companies are increasingly disrupting traffic to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools so that their employees cannot reach Notion, ChatGPT, Claude, or other assistants. DNSFilter, a protected Domain Name System (DNS) service, said it has already blocked 60 million visits.
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Over 100 malicious Chrome extensions detected: disguised as AI tools, VPNs, and crypto utilities
In over a year, a single cybercriminal spawned over 100 fake malicious Chrome extensions with dual functionalities, capable of tracking users and stealing their access tokens. The hacker bypasses Google’s defenses by injecting malicious scripts remotely, after the extension is installed.
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Retailer Tesco, Aldi’s supplier, hit with ransomware
Peter Green Chilled, a UK-based logistics firm working with major retailers Tesco, Aldi, and Sainsbury’s, had some of its systems encrypted, not a month after the devastating cyberattack on Marks & Spencer.
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DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of messages from hacked Signal clone used by Mike Waltz
Journalists and researchers can access a massive 410 GB database of leaked messages and other data from TeleMessage, a hacked Signal-clone messenger used by former US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. The leak may also expose other officials because the app used Signal servers and saved message copies in plain text.
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Over 50% of the top oil and gas companies suffered data breaches in the past 30 days
A new report reveals that only 10% of top oil and gas firms passed a basic cybersecurity assessment — the rest failed.
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Your AI isn’t safe: How LLM hijacking and prompt leaks are fueling a new wave of data breaches
A junior developer at a fast-growing fintech startup, racing to meet a launch deadline, copied an API key into a public GitHub repo. Within hours, the key was scraped, bundled with others, and traded on Discord to a shadowy network of digital joyriders.
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O2 was leaking user geolocation to anyone who was initiating a call
O2, a major telecommunications company operating in the United Kingdom, has been leaking user location data for at least a few months. Any attacker could obtain the user's location and other data just by initiating a call.
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Proton threatens to leave Switzerland amid proposed law changes
Proposed surveillance regulations in Switzerland are “roughly equivalent” to Russian laws and could force Proton to relocate its headquarters outside the country, Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, said.
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Massive data leak: 200 billion files exposed in cloud buckets
From documents and credentials to source code and internal backups – billions of files are leaking due to misconfigured cloud storage buckets.
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DDoS attacks target Eurovision Song Contest as hackers seek attention
Swiss authorities warn that cybercriminals launched several distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against various websites in the country in connection with the Eurovision Song Contest. The attacks were expected and did not disrupt Eurovision’s operations.
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Adidas and Dior confirm breaches involving customer data
German sportswear brand Adidas and French luxury fashion brand Dior confirmed hacker attacks affecting customer data.
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What hackers do with their stolen money? Turns out they like brick-and-mortar businesses
Everyday businesses, from dating sites, cafes, restaurants, to taxi services, represent the potential investments for cybercriminals. They often direct stolen money as investments to brick-and-mortar and online companies.
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Data of 70,000 customers of Belgian virtual telecom operators leaked
Due to a data breach at Effortel, personal information of 70,000 customers of three Belgian mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) has been exfiltrated.
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US lawmakers want location tracking installed in AI chips to prevent nation-state theft
US lawmakers on Thursday introduced the Chip Security Act – a new bill that would require manufacturers to outfit high-end AI computer chips with location tracking to prevent the advanced technology from getting in the hands of rogue governments like China and Russia.
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