Over 2.6 Million DuoLingo Users’ Info Exposed in a Hacker’s Forum
The popular language learning platform has come under scrutiny as a post on a hacker’s forum offers access to information from 2.6 million customer accounts…
Month: August 2023
Cyberattacks Targeting Government Agencies on the Rise
The United States was the most targeted country, with 16% of the attacks specifically aimed at the government. According to a recent report by Atlas…
what is it? Your Defense Against Exploits &Threats
You might discover hundreds of open doors if you scan your website for security vulnerabilities. Our AppSec research across 1400 websites protected by AppTrana uncovered 33,000 critical,…
The Weird, Big-Money World of Cybercrime Writing Contests
The criminal contests have their own rules to reduce the chance of cheating, Budd says. On Exploit, the rules say the entries “must not have…
Survey Provides Takeaways for Security Pros to Operationalize their Remediation Life Cycle
Aug 29, 2023The Hacker NewsRemedial Operations Ask any security professional and they’ll tell you that remediating risks from various siloed security scanning tools requires a…
Anonymous Sudan Claims New Twitter Data Breach, Cites Unmet Demands
Anonymous Sudan has resurfaced again and claimed a new Twitter data breach. The security incident was announced via a Telegram post stating that they had…
Security Team Huddle: Using the Full NIST Cybersecurity Framework for the Win
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) recent decision to include “govern” as a core function of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is much-needed additional…
Researchers Uncover New technique to Detect Malicious Websites
The internet domains serve as a launchpad for threat actors to launch several cyber attacks. By exploiting the internet domains as a launchpad platform, threat…
Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 Series Switches Flaw
A Denial-of-Service vulnerability has been discovered in the Cisco Nexus 3000 and 9000 series switches, which could allow a threat actor to cause a denial-of-service…
Ransomware group exploits Citrix NetScaler systems for initial access
A known threat actor specializing in ransomware attacks is believed to be behind a recent campaign that targeted unpatched internet-facing Citrix NetScaler systems to serve…
Personal, Health Information of 1.2 Million Stolen in PurFoods Ransomware Attack
Meal delivery service PurFoods says the personal and protected health information of more than 1.2 million individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack in early…
Top 10 Best Practices for Securing Your Database
In today’s digital landscape, databases are the fortresses where an organization’s most valuable data assets are stored and managed. However, these digital vaults are constantly…