Security
Snowboard manufacturer Burton hacked in sophisticated cyberattack
Sporting goods company Burton, which specializes in products aimed at snowboarders, has reported that a “sophisticated cyberattack” back in February 2023 affected 5170 individuals.
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Pilot companion app vulnerable to flight performance manipulations
The iOS app Flysmart+, which pilots use to calculate aircraft takeoff performance, weight, and balance, was vulnerable to practical attacks that could result in a tailstrike or runway excursion on departure, cybersecurity researchers at Pen Test Partners have discovered.
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Verizon employee inadvertently leaks data of 63 thousand colleagues
Verizon, one of the largest American telecommunications companies, has disclosed a data breach impacting 63,206 individuals. The inadvertent disclosure of personal data was attributed to employee wrongdoing.
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GTA 5 top malicious torrent file
Fake versions of Grand Theft Auto V and World of Warcraft are among the two most popular torrent files threat actors use to distribute malware, according to new research.
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Cyber trolls face up to five years in jail
The Online Safety Act enforces new regulations regarding cyber flashing, epilepsy trolling, and other harmful activities.
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Anonymous: a cult of personality that could soon fail
The term “cult” often leaves a bad taste in the mouth. If someone says you’re in one, it usually triggers some kind of fight-or-flight response, as you either want to disprove the notion, attack the accuser, or just try to ignore the insinuation.
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Tax return scammers flood Google with fake ads
With 146 million US workers lining up for tax refunds this year, scammers are using malicious ads that appear across the top of search engine results to try and con people into parting with their money or data.
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Teen arrested in massive string of swatting attacks
But will the arrest of notorious serial swatter Torswat finally call time on this unpleasant phenomenon?
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3.5M exposed in COVID-19 e-passport leak
Passports, mobile numbers, and email addresses of Indian travelers have been leaked.
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How FBI deleted China malware from US routers
Hundreds of US-based routers were hijacked by malware so they could be used in cyberattacks. But with the court's permission, an FBI cyber squad turned the botnet’s functionality against itself and terminated it.
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Football Australia leak exposes players’ details
Australia’s football governing body has leaked secret keys potentially opening access to 127 buckets of data, including players’ documents.
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Schneider Electric hit by ransom gang
A ransomware attack has struck energy giant Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division, hampering access to business platforms and its operations, the company announced.
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Visa sued over ‘Vanilla’ gift card draining scam
Visa was sued on Tuesday by consumers who said the card payments network failed to make prepaid "Vanilla" gift cards less likely to being drained by thieves.
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Data leak at fintech giant reveals staff calling clients ‘idiots’
Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them at risk of an account takeover.
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FBI warns of scammers sending live couriers to collect money
Scammers are now saving their victims the trouble of sending extorted money or shipping precious metals. The FBI warns that criminals arrange for couriers to meet their victims in person, and senior citizens are their prime targets.
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Higher cyber defenses lead to higher ransoms, study finds
Businesses with cybersecurity insurance face significantly higher ransom payments compared to uninsured cases, researchers looking at Dutch victim data have discovered.
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Long passwords won’t protect your accounts, report finds
Longer passwords won’t stop adversaries from accessing your information, a report from Specops Software has found.
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Miracle leak exposes 11 million corporate messages
Miracle Software Systems left an unprotected instance, exposing millions of messages between thousands of corporate users, some of which discussed corporate secrets.
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NCSC warns ransomware attacks to intensify due to AI
The number of cyberattacks will “almost certainly” increase in the next two years as artificial intelligence lowers the entry barrier for less skilled hackers, Britain’s cyber chiefs say..
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3.5M users' dinner habits exposed in data leak
FreshMenu, which delivers food to Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon, and Delhi, has exposed its customer data to the public.
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