New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied
The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ…
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Giant Tiger breach sees 2.8 million records leaked
Someone has posted a database of over 2.8 million records to a hacker forum, claiming they originated from a March 2024 hack at Canadian retail…
Misinformation and hacktivist campaigns targeting the Philippines skyrocket
Misinformation and hacktivist campaigns targeting the Philippines skyrocket Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2024 Amidst rising tensions with China in the SCS, Resecurity observed a spike…
Popular VPN Software Flaw Let Attackers Crash the Systems
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in a widely used virtual private network (VPN) software, Libreswan, putting millions of users at risk. The flaw, CVE-2024-3652,…
Omni Hotels & Resorts Hack: Attackers Have Stolen Information
Omni Hotels & Resorts has revealed that it was the target of a recent cyberattack, which resulted in the theft of customer information. The hospitality…
OpenSSF Warns of Fake Maintainers Targeting JavaScript Projects
The open-source software community, the foundation of modern technology, is facing a growing threat from social engineering attacks. The Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS…
2024 election security: Confronting disinformation and deepfakes
The propagation of deliberately false information has been a growing threat over the past few years, with the volume of disinformation increasing, catalysed by an…
Hackers Customize LockBit 3.0 Ransomware To Attack Orgs Worldwide
Hackers leverage the LockBit 3.0 ransomware due to its sophisticated encryption functionalities, which enable them to successfully encrypt victims’ files and request a ransom in…
Who Stole 3.6M Tax Records from South Carolina? – Krebs on Security
For nearly a dozen years, residents of South Carolina have been kept in the dark by state and federal investigators over who was responsible for…
Hackers Compromised 320+ Organizations FTP & SMTP Servers
TA558, a financially motivated threat actor identified in 2018, is targeting several countries but with utmost priority in Latin America. Over 320 attacks have been…
Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack
Apr 16, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security The maintainers of the PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet client are alerting users of a critical vulnerability impacting…
Why Salesforce needs a data management platform
Salesforce may be making a bid to extend its reach in data management. Late last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the software-as-a-service provider…