IT worker jailed for impersonating ransomware gang to extort employer
28-year-old Ashley Liles, a former IT employee, has been sentenced to over three years in prison for attempting to blackmail his employer during a ransomware…
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JumpCloud discloses breach by state-backed APT hacking group
US-based enterprise software firm JumpCloud says a state-backed hacking group breached its systems almost one month ago as part of a highly targeted attack focused…
Gamaredon hackers start stealing data 30 minutes after a breach
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning that the Gamaredon hacking operates in rapid attacks, stealing data from breached systems in under an hour.…
Thousands of images on Docker Hub leak auth secrets, private keys
Researchers at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany published a study revealing that tens of thousands of container images hosted on Docker Hub contain confidential…
Windows Copilot arrives in the fall with Windows 11 23H2
Windows 11 is taking a step further into the world of artificial intelligence with the introduction of Windows Copilot, its centralized AI assistant. As confirmed…
Genesis Market infrastructure and inventory sold on hacker forum
Image: Bing Create The administrators of the Genesis Market for stolen credentials announced on a hacker forum that they sold the store and a new…
Microsoft still unsure how hackers stole Azure AD signing key
Microsoft says it still doesn’t know how Chinese hackers stole an inactive Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key used to breach the Exchange Online and…
Rockwell warns of new APT RCE exploit targeting critical infrastructure
Rockwell Automation says a new remote code execution (RCE) exploit linked to an unnamed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group could be used to target unpatched…
Spotify reportedly makes users’ private playlists public
In what is shaping up to be a widespread privacy controversy, Spotify has come under scrutiny following allegations by users that the music streaming service…
WordPress AIOS plugin used by 1M sites logged plaintext passwords
The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress security plugin, used by over a million WordPress sites, was found to be logging plaintext passwords from user login attempts…
BreachForums owner Pompompurin pleads guilty to hacking charges
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka Pompompurin, the owner of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum, has pleaded guilty to hacking and child pornography possession charges.…
Criminal IP and Tines Forge Powerful Tech Alliance
In the fast-paced world of cybersecurity, strategic technical partnerships are crucial for staying ahead of emerging threats. Criminal IP, a leading Cyber Threat Intelligence search…