LastPass now requires 12-character master passwords for better security
LastPass notified customers today that they are now required to use complex master passwords with a minimum of 12 characters to increase their accounts’ security.…
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Nigerian hacker arrested for stealing $7.5M from charities
A Nigerian national was arrested in Ghana and is facing charges related to business email compromise (BEC) attacks that caused a charitable organization in the…
Hacker hijacks Orange Spain RIPE account to cause BGP havoc
Orange Spain suffered an internet outage today after a hacker breached the company’s RIPE account to misconfigure BGP routing and an RPKI configuration. The routing…
PornHub blocks North Carolina, Montana over new age verification laws
Adult media giant Aylo has blocked access to many of its websites, including PornHub, to visitors from Montana and North Caroline as new age verifications…
Orbit Chain loses $86 million in the last fintech hack of 2023
Orbit Chain has experienced a security breach that has resulted in a loss of $86 million in cryptocurrency, particularly Ether, Dai, Tether, and USD Coin.…
Steam drops support for Windows 7 and 8.1 to boost security
Steam is no longer supported on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, with the company recommending users upgrade to a…
Online museum collections down after cyberattack on service provider
Museum software solutions provider Gallery Systems has disclosed that its ongoing IT outages were caused by a ransomware attack last week. Gallery Systems was formed…
Xerox says subsidiary XBS U.S. breached after ransomware gang leaks data
The U.S. division of Xerox Business Solutions (XBS) has been compromised by hackers with a limited amount of personal information possibly exposed, according to a…
Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam
Google has officially announced it’s ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform’s increasing struggle with…
Victoria court recordings exposed in reported ransomware attack
Australia’s Court Services Victoria (CSV) is warning that video recordings of court hearings were exposed after suffering a reported Qilin ransomware attack. CSV is an…
The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023
2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities. Some stories, though, were…
The law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime in 2023
In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development, and ransomware attacks. While some…