Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack.…
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Ransomware Payments Plunge 35% as More Victims Refuse to Pay
In a significant shift within the ransomware landscape, global ransom payments plummeted by 35% in 2024, falling from $1.25 billion in 2023 to $813.55 million,…
4 Arrested as Police Dismantle 8Base Ransomware, Seize Dark Web Sites
International law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web infrastructure of the notorious 8Base ransomware group and arrested four suspected members, including two men and…
Australia Post HR transformation leader exits – HR
Australia Post’s head of people services Laura Cheail has left after a decade at the service in a variety of transformation and digital-oriented roles. Cheail…
Apple fixes zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability that the company says was exploited in targeted and “extremely sophisticated” attacks. “A physical…
Seven-Year-Old Linux Kernel Bug Opens Door to Remote Code Execution
Researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, dating back seven years, that could allow attackers to execute remote code. The flaw, identified…
Quishing via QR Codes Emerging As a Top Attack Vector Used by Hackers
QR codes have become an integral part of our digital lives, offering quick access to websites, services, and even payment systems. However, their widespread use…
US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
Over the years, the programs have been effective. For instance, a four-year partnership between the US and the Philippines, which started under the first Trump…
New Report of of 1M+ malware samples Show Application Layer Abused for stealthy C2
A recent analysis of over one million malware samples by Picus Security has revealed a growing trend in the exploitation of application layer protocols for…
Cyberattack disrupts Lee newspapers’ operations across the US
Lee Enterprises, one of the largest newspaper groups in the United States, says a cyberattack that hit its systems caused an outage last week and…
8Base Ransomware Dark Web Site Seized, Four Operators Arrested
In a significant breakthrough against global cybercrime, Thai authorities announced today the arrest of four European nationals linked to the notorious 8Base ransomware group. The…
SHA256 Hash Calculation from Data Chunks
The SHA256 algorithm, a cryptographic hash function, is widely used for securing data integrity and authenticity. It processes input data in fixed-size chunks of 512…