DDoS attack on feminist blog backfires on International Women’s Day
An attempt to silence feminism blog Femsplain backfires on DDoS attackers, as they only help to raise its profile. 09 Mar 2015 • , 1…
Author: Cybernoz
Ex-exec tells lawmakers Meta briefed China on US AI efforts, undermined national security
Former Facebook executive Sarah Wynn-Williams testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing the social media company of undermining national security and briefing China on…
Hackers target SSRF bugs in EC2-hosted sites to steal AWS credentials
A targeted campaign exploited Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in websites hosted on AWS EC2 instances to extract EC2 Metadata, which could include Identity and Access Management…
Linux USB Audio Driver Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild Via Malicious USB
A critical vulnerability in the USB-audio driver, which could lead to out-of-bounds memory reads, has been addressed by a recent patch to the Linux kernel,…
Hacker Claims WooCommerce Data Breach, Selling 4m User Records
A hacker using the alias “Satanic” claims a WooCommerce data breach via a third party, selling data on over 4.4 million users/clients, including records tied…
I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History
I feel a surge of energy right now — a sense of excitement. The feeling comes from realizing how little I actually know about our…
FBI investigating apparent ISIS attacks on Western websites
A number of seemingly unconnected Western websites were hacked over the weekend, with messages claiming Islamic State as the perpetrator. 09 Mar 2015 • ,…
Google takes on Cursor with Firebase Studio, its AI builder for vibe coding
Google has quietly launched Firebase Studio, which is a cloud-based AI-powered integrated development environment that lets you build full-fledged apps using prompts. Google’s Firebase Studio…
Windows Kerberos Vulnerability Let Attackers Bypass Security Feature
Microsoft has released a patch for a critical Windows Kerberos vulnerability (CVE-2025-29809) that allows attackers to bypass security features and potentially access sensitive authentication credentials. …
Scattered Spider Launches Sophisticated Attacks to Steal Login Credentials and MFA Tokens
The cyber threat landscape has witnessed remarkable adaptation from the notorious hacker collective known as Scattered Spider. Active since at least 2022, this group has…
‘Highly Sensitive’ Data At Risk In U.S. Treasury Email Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has notified Congress of “a major information security incident” involving threat actor access…
My Respect for Christopher Hitchens Just Went Up Quite a Bit
One of my favorite writers is Christopher Hitchens. I came to know him through his latest book on religion, titled “God Is Not Great“. His…