Risk of cyber-attack “worry” for Eurovision contest
While there is no specific intelligence about an attacked planned for the weekend, experts from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre have been drafted to…
Author: Cybernoz
British hacker pleads guilty to hacking schemes, faces 77 years in prison
O’Connor, known as PlugwalkJoe on the internet, admitted to committing various offences such as computer intrusion, extortion, stalking, wire fraud, and money laundering, and entered…
Google AI targets programmer productivity
Deutsche Bank is one of a number of organisations testing Google’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) at scale. At the Google…
Twitter rolls out encrypted DMs, but only for paying accounts
Twitter has launched its ‘Encrypted Direct Messages’ feature allowing paid Twitter Blue subscribers to send end-to-end encrypted messages to other users on the platform. End-to-end…
You Often Don’t Disclose Cybersecurity Incidents. You Should
An increasing number of ransomware victims in the UK hesitate to disclose cybersecurity incidents, noted NCSC Incident Management Deputy Director Eleanor Fairford and ICO Regulatory…
8 High-Impact Bugs and How HackerOne Customers Avoided a Breach: Privilege Escalation
Customers tell us that a big difference between hacker-powered security and traditional approaches is the impact. Since hackers make money for reporting vulnerabilities with a…
New Akira Ransomware Attacking Organizations
A new ransomware variant called “Akira” has emerged, targeting multiple organizations and employing a double-extortion technique by exfiltrating and encrypting sensitive data, with the threat…
Google Cloud and SAP in enterprise open data push
Google Cloud and SAP want to make it easier for enterprises to view their entire business data estates in real-time through the roll-out of a…
OptimEyes AI Data Breach, Firm Trolled For Security Incident
OptimEyes AI, which offers Zero Trust Risk Management solutions to companies, was mocked by an individual under the alias “maia arson crimew” for an alleged…
AWS S3 Misconfiguration Explained – And How To Fix It
A technical write-up explaining AWS S3 misconfiguration is available on our Labs blog. AWS Simple Storage Service (often shortened to S3) is used by companies…
CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks
The Cyber Threat Intelligence team at Kroll risk consultation and corporate investigation firm has disclosed their findings on a brand-new ransomware strain dubbed CACTUS. This…
Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt
A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial cybersecurity firm has confirmed on Wednesday, and reassured that none of…