Security
Midmarket CISOs are being asked to do more with less, says report
On average, chief information security officers (CISOs) in small and medium-sized companies earn $415,000 a year. But what they’re asked to do is far from easy.
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Hackers are attacking some of the most popular TP-Link routers. Are you affected?
Hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in popular TP-Link routers, which have tens of thousands of reviews on Amazon. A US cyber watchdog is urging users to ditch old router models that won’t get security updates.
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Dutch police identify 126 suspects on Cracked.io, one of them was an 11-year-old
Dutch police have summoned at least 20 users of the hacking forum Cracked.io, a notorious illicit marketplace seized by the FBI. In total, 126 users from the Netherlands were identified, one of them as young as 11. Other countries may follow suit.
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Over 8M exposed after major car-sharing app breach
Zoomcar, India’s largest peer-to-peer car-sharing app, has suffered a data breach. The sensitive details of millions of customers have been exposed.
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Hackers claim attack on Scania, website down for maintenance
Attackers have allegedly breached Scania, a major Swedish manufacturer, stealing tens of thousands of documents from the company’s corporate insurance arm.
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Hackers force 100-year-old German napkin manufacturer into insolvency
German paper napkin manufacturer Fasana, established in 1919, has filed for insolvency following a major cyberattack.
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Cyberattack on journalists’ email accounts under investigation by Washington Post
The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack on email accounts of some of its journalists, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
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Watch out: Crooks target cruisers as summer season kicks in
The cruise season is officially here — and scammers are looking to exploit careless tourists this summer.
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Adtech’s dark side: some commercial firms caught fueling cybercrime
As soon as one network of malicious ads gets disrupted, like a phoenix, it respawns under a different name, and all the malware actors migrate to it immediately. Researchers discover a close relationship between website hackers and certain adtech companies.
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Don’t touch the thermostat: Clean rooms, third-party risk, and the future of the chip wars
Clean rooms, the ultra-controlled environments where chips are fabricated, are profoundly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Even the most minor deviation in conditions can have catastrophic consequences.
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Extorting the afterlife? Hackers breach cemetery, stealing personal data
As if there was a lack of proof that ransomware gangs would target anyone, threat actors pushed the bar even lower, adding a cemetery to their list of victims.
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The first truly random number generator built: uses quantum entanglement
If God does play dice with the universe, scientists have created “the best random number generator that the universe allows.” It works by measuring entangled photons and broadcasting the random results publicly.
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RabbitOS Intern: Weaponizing AI for Twitter OSINT
I like to use technology in unconventional ways because the hacker in me still enjoys pushing boundaries until something breaks. Always on the hunt for the best affordable OSINT tools, I recently stumbled upon an unsuspecting superweapon: the Rabbit R1.
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Is Donald Trump's Golden Dome plan wise - or even possible?
Donald Trump says he's settled on a design for his planned "Golden Dome" missile defence system, aimed at fending off hypersonic, ballistic, and space-based weapons. However, technical and political concerns mean that the project may die a quiet death.
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Ransomware’s hidden secret: affiliates are incompetent morons that will betray on first chance
When targeting their victims, ransomware affiliates analyze cyber insurance policies to calibrate ransom demands and demonstrate industrial and regional biases. They are not loyal to their ransomware service operator, and often fail to restore files, even when paid, LockBit leak reveals.
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Want to catch Blackpink’s ‘Deadline’ tour? Don’t fall for this scam
Fans of Blackpink, a South Korean K-pop girl group, are cautioned to stay vigilant when purchasing tickets for the upcoming Singapore concerts, part of the group’s ‘Deadline’ world tour.
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Hackers can locate precise smartphone geolocation without any malware
Offensive mobile security researcher “thewhiteh4t” has demonstrated how easy it is to reveal your exact smartphone location without installing malware.
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Ransomware gangs exploiting unpatched SimpleHelp remote software, CISA warns
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a new warning for users of SimpleHelp remote management software – patch now.
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New healthcare cybersecurity bill aims to protect Americans' medical data, reduce threats
US lawmakers have introduced a new Healthcare Cybersecurity Act aimed at helping frontline health providers better respond to cyber threats and protect Americans’ private medical data, but does it do enough? One security expert lays out the pros and cons to Cybernews.
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After Trump feud, role of Musk's SpaceX in Golden Dome missile shield in question
The role of Elon Musk's SpaceX in an ambitious new U.S. missile defense system is in question following the dramatic feud last week between the billionaire entrepreneur and President Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the project.
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