Discover how Franz Regul, former CISO for the Paris 2024 Olympics, tackled unique cybersecurity challenges to protect the Games from evolving threats.
Drivers in the Russian city of Perm have been enjoying an unexpected bonus this week: free parking. Not because the city council suddenly decided to embrace generosity - but rather because hackers succeeded in knocking the city's payment system offline. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Some of these campaigns are linked to Darcula, a Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platform
A social engineering campaign impersonating PayPal and Amazon uses customer support interactions to acquire sensitive info.
CrackArmor AppArmor flaws let local Linux users gain root, break containers and enable DoS attacks
DNS-based attack in AWS Bedrock AgentCore lets AI sandboxes exfiltrate cloud data
The FBI wants to hear from gamers who have downloaded Steam titles containing malware
An issue with the Companies House website has put the personal and corporate information of millions at risk
I’m skeptical about—and not qualified to review—this new result in factorization with a quantum computer, but if it’s true it’s a theoretical improvement in the speed of factoring large numbers with a quantum computer.
The excitement around Cisco's latest SD-WAN bugs has inspired some light fraud, misunderstandings, and overlooked potential hazards.
Threat actors target nonprofits due to security gaps and highly coveted information, but a lack of sufficient data makes it difficult to grasp the entire picture.
A new law enforcement operation against phishing and ransomware operators led to the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses
Operation Lightning sees international law enforcement partners shut down ‘SocksEscort,’ a major malicious proxy service used by cybercriminals worldwide
If you're in the middle of applying for a planning or zoning permit, there is some unwelcome news: cyber-criminals have found a way to exploit the bureaucratic tedium of the process against you. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
PixRevolution Android trojan hijacks Brazil’s PIX payments in real time using accessibility abuse
The critical vulnerability affecting both cloud and self-hosted n8n instances requires no authentication or even n8n account to be exploited
CISA issued urgent directive as attackers exploit Cisco SD-WAN flaw granting admin access to networks
Signal, the encrypted messaging app trusted by security-savvy users around the world, has confirmed that hackers have managed to takeover accounts - with government officials and journalists among those being targeted. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
The ICO has fined Police Scotland after it shared the entire contents of a victim’s phone with her alleged attacker
The pro-Iran Handala group claims to have wiped 200,000 systems in destructive wiper malware attack on US firm Stryker