Digital bank robberies key risk for central bank e-money – Finance
Digital bank robberies and other cyber hacks will be a key risk for countries launching digital versions of their currencies, a new report from the…
Month: November 2023
Certis Security Australia suffers email breach – Security
Physical security company Certis Security Australia has suffered a breach of its email system. The company said no customer data is affected, but the personal…
Reflecting on Generative AI One-Year Post ChatGPT Launch
On November 30, 2022, the technology world as we knew it changed with the launch of ChatGPT. In honor of the one-year anniversary of its…
Update now! Chrome fixes actively exploited zero-day vulnerability
Google has released an update to Chrome which includes seven security fixes including one for a vulnerability which is known to have already been exploited.…
Many major websites allow users to have weak passwords
A new study that examines the current state of password policies across the internet shows that many of the most popular websites allow users to…
Dollar Tree hit by third-party data breach impacting 2 million people
Discount store chain Dollar Tree was impacted by a third-party data breach affecting 1,977,486 people after the hack of service provider Zeroed-In Technologies. Dollar Tree…
Dollar Tree hit by third-party data breach impacting 2 million customers
Discount store chain Dollar Tree was impacted by a third-party data breach affecting 1,977,486 customers after the hack of service provider Zeroed-In Technologies. Dollar Tree…
Critical Zoom Vulnerability Let Hackers Take Over Meetings, Steal Data
The Zoom vulnerability was originally discovered in June 2023. Despite the discovery being made earlier, the details were only publicly disclosed on November 28, 2023.…
Queensland passes mandatory data breach notification scheme – Security
Queensland’s parliament has passed a mandatory data breach notification scheme, affecting state agencies from mid-2025 and local governments from mid-2026. The state’s Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath…
Google addressed a new Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability
Google addressed the sixth Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability in 2023 Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2023 Google released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day…
Breach Affected All Customer Support Users – Krebs on Security
When KrebsOnSecurity broke the news on Oct. 20, 2023 that identity and authentication giant Okta had suffered a breach in its customer support department, Okta…
US Seizes Bitcoin Mixer Sinbad.io Used by Lazarus Group
According to the US government, Sinbad.io provided its services to the Lazarus group to launder money stolen from numerous data breaches, including those affecting Horizon…