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  • "Atlassian Vulnerabilities Highlight Criticality of Cloud Services"

    Two flaws in Atlassian Jira Align, an agile planning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool, could allow service users to become application administrators and attack the Atlassian service. According to the cybersecurity services firm Bishop Fox, the…

  • "The Long-Term Psychological Effects of Ransomware Attacks"

    Northwave conducted scientific research on the psychological effects of a ransomware crisis on businesses and individuals. The findings reveal the lasting effects of a ransomware crisis on all those impacted. It also demonstrates how IT and security…

  • "Hive Ransomware Gang Starts Leaking Data Allegedly Stolen From Tata Power"

    The Hive ransomware gang has begun leaking data after claiming responsibility for the Tata Power data breach. Tata Power, India's largest power generation company, announced on October 14 that it had been the victim of a cyber attack. The company…

  • "Chrome Extensions With 1 Million Installs Hijack Targets' Browsers"

    Guardio Labs researchers have discovered a new malvertising campaign that promotes Google Chrome extensions that hijack searches and insert affiliate links into webpages. The analysts named the campaign "Dormant Colors" because all of these extensions…

  • "SideWinder APT Using New WarHawk Backdoor to Target Entities in Pakistan"

    SideWinder, a prolific nation-state actor best known for targeting Pakistani military entities, compromised the official website of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) in order to deliver WarHawk, a tailored malware. According to…

  • "Confidential Computing Provides Revolutionary Data Encryption, UC Berkeley Professor Says"

    Confidential computing focuses on potentially game-changing technology regarding data security. Data remains encrypted in confidential computing not only at rest and in transit, but also in use, thus enabling analytics and Machine Learning (ML) to be…

  • "British Company Interserve Fined £4.4 Million Over Ransomware Attack"

    The UK's data protection regulator fined a British construction company around $5 million after a ransomware group accessed sensitive data on 113,000 employees. According to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Interserve Group failed to…

  • "The University of Texas Hacked Starlink's Signal So It Can Be Used as a GPS Alternative"

    In addition to providing high-speed internet connectivity to the most remote corners of the globe, the Starlink network's over 3,000 satellites have the potential to do more, such as replace the two dozen satellites that power the Global Positioning…

  • "White House Proposes IoT Security Labeling"

    The White House called a meeting with representatives from the private sector, technology associations, and government to discuss the creation of an Internet of Things (IoT) security label. The label would be similar to the Energy Star label, a joint…

  • "DHL Replaces LinkedIn As Most Imitated Brand in Phishing Attempts"

    Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that shipping company DHL has knocked LinkedIn off the top spot as the number one brand being imitated in phishing attempts between July and September.  According to the researchers, DHL now…

  • "Multiple RCE Vulnerabilities Discovered in Veeam Backup & Replication App"

    Several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities have been discovered by researchers at CloudSEK.  The vulnerabilities affect the Veeam Backup & Replication application and "can be exploited by advertising fully weaponized tools for remote…

  • "CyLab Proposes Improved, Consumer-Friendly Broadband 'Nutrition' Labels"

    Researchers at Carnegie Mellon CyLab Security and Privacy Institute have been advocating for consumers for nearly 20 years, leading the charge by gathering insights and developing tools to better inform users about the technology they use and bring into…