EU lawmakers’ body agrees on safeguards against illegal data transfers – Strategy
A key committee at the European Parliament has agreed to stringent safeguards to prevent non-EU governments from gaining illegal access to EU data, drawing criticism…
Month: February 2023
Largest Canadian bookstore Indigo shuts down site after cyberattack
Indigo Books & Music, the largest bookstore chain in Canada, has been struck by a cyberattack yesterday, causing the company to make the website unavailable…
Bard AI Causes Google Losses of $100 Billion
One incorrect answer to a query by Bard AI has cost Google $100 billion. Google’s newly announced experimental conversational Bard AI, has caused the tech…
Veza integrates with GitHub to secure customers’ data
With Veza and GitHub integration, Veza customers who use GitHub can now keep company IP out of the hands of threat actors by managing access…
How to block unauthorized software from executing on Windows endpoints
Application Block helps organizations easily thwart unwanted applications from launching on Windows endpoints. Malwarebytes is excited to announce Application Block, a new module for Nebula and OneView…
Rio Tinto to consolidate HR data to a single platform – Cloud – Software
Rio Tinto is set to stand up a ‘lakehouse’ environment built with Databricks to consolidate siloed human resources data. The mining giant disclosed plans for…
Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data
Reddit suffered a cyberattack Sunday evening, allowing hackers to access internal business systems and steal internal documents and source code. The company says the hackers…
Cost-of-living crisis creates appetite to switch banks
Over a third (35%) of people who are struggling financially during the current cost-of-living crisis would change their bank account provider if it meant they…
Facebook investors want Cambridge Analytica fraud case revived – Strategy
Meta Platforms investors have formally asked a US appeals court to revive a proposed class action accusing the Facebook parent of concealing a serious privacy…
Hackers use fake crypto job offers to push info-stealing malware
A campaign operated by Russian threat actors uses fake job offers to target Eastern Europeans working in the cryptocurrency industry, aiming to infect them with…
U.S., U.K. Sanction 7 Men Tied to Trickbot Hacking Group – Krebs on Security
Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “Trickbot,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia…
Russia’s Ransomware Gangs Are Being Named and Shamed
For years, Russia-based ransomware gangs have launched crippling attacks against businesses, hospitals, and public sector bodies, extorting hundreds of millions of dollars from victims and…