Security
US vs TikTok: could VPNs be the answer
TikTok faces a total ban from the US market after the company was told to sever ties with Chinese owner ByteDance.
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Most UK orgs vulnerable to attacks – Microsoft
A large majority of UK organizations are entering the age of artificial intelligence but are woefully unprepared for new attack vectors that AI provides.
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TV company exposes over 100K records
Zapping.com, a Chilean online television company, has leaked sensitive data.
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Another English city, another cyberattack, British gov to blame say critics
A British National Security report warns of ‘a catastrophic ransomware attack that could take down the government at any moment – this as another English city authority struggles to recover after a week-long cyberattack.
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Data leak at Spanish home rental service exposes three million customers
Privacy in a countryside getaway is no longer a guarantee. Escapada Rural, a local Spanish short-term rental service akin to Airbnb, left large amounts of private customer data exposed for half a year. Hackers got hold of the data and posted it on BreachForums, an illicit marketplace.
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Massive data leak in Irish Health Service Executive uncovered
The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland accidentally exposed the private information of an estimated one million citizens in December 2021, a researcher has shared. The leak happened seven months after a major ransomware attack on the same organization.
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Financial company leaks user passports
IKF Finance, an Indian non-banking finance company, leaked over three terabytes of sensitive customer and employee data, potentially exposing its entire user base.
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China biotech firms amass Americans' genetic data, lawmakers warn
US Senators on Capital Hill are pushing a vote to restrict US business dealings with Chinese biotech companies over fears that the sensitive health data of Americans will be used for nefarious purposes by Beijing.
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Researcher found millions 2FA codes spilling online for tech giants
Millions of two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, sent as SMS messages by tech giants, were being leaked online to anyone without any authentication, a security researcher Anurag Sen found.
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Large online dictionary leaks nearly 7M records
Glosbe, the biggest online dictionary, left a server exposed to the public, revealing personal data, encrypted passwords, social media identifiers, and other details of nearly seven million users.
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Chinese-made cars may pose national security risk, US launches probe
A new White House investigation will determine if Chinese vehicle imports and connected car technologies pose a threat to national security and need to be restricted.
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Biden bans brokers selling Americans' private data for espionage
A new executive order, signed by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday, aims to prevent Americans’ private data from being sold to countries considered a threat to national security.
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Cybercriminals obtain data of 2M customers leaked by delivery company
The delivery company has leaked information about deliveries and the home addresses of millions of its customers.
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Iranian hackers impersonate Boeing and DJI, post fake job offers
Iranian cyberespionage hackers, posing as recruiters from Boeing or drone manufacturer DJI among other phishing efforts, are targeting the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries, the latest Mandiant report warns.
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Russian cyber espionage gang adapts to target cloud systems
One of the most notorious and highly capable cyber espionage gangs, attributed to Russian intelligence services, has now evolved its tactics beyond traditional means to target cloud infrastructure, CISA, and other cyber defense, agencies warn.
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The true cost of ransomware: 78% saw attackers coming back for more
There are many considerations to have in mind when choosing whether to pay or not pay a ransom to cyberattackers. The latest report by Cybereason reveals that only one in two victims who paid up got their data back uncorrupted, and four out of five were then breached again.
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LinkedIn scams and how to avoid them
A new report finds that three in ten job board users have fallen victim to fake job ads on popular sites such as Indeed, LinkedIn, and Craigslist.
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New WiFi vulnerabilities allow attackers to fake and overtake networks
Billions of Android users worldwide could be affected by a new WiFi vulnerability, which hackers may exploit to create clones of WiFi hotspots and intercept data, researchers have found. Another new vulnerability enables unauthorized access to protected home Wi-Fi networks, exposing devices and data.
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Mr. Cooper leak exposes over two million customers
Mr. Cooper, a major US mortgage company, left an open Google Cloud instance exposing details of millions of its customers only two months after the company suffered a severe data breach.
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Even adult toys want your personal information: don’t plug them into a USB
Hackers are always trying new methods to deliver information stealers that extract information about crypto wallets and credentials. One user found that a newly bought sex toy was infected with malware after trying to charge it from a computer.
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