City of Dallas hit by ransomware attack impacting IT services
The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a ransomware attack, causing it to shut down some of its IT systems to prevent the attack’s spread.…
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Drone goggles maker claims ‘ransomware’ attack after firmware sabotage
Orqa, a maker of First Person View (FPV) drone racing goggles, claims that a contractor introduced code into its devices’ firmware that acted as a…
Windows admins can now sign up for ‘known issue’ email alerts
Microsoft announced today that Windows admins can now choose to be emailed when new known issues are added to the Windows release health section of the Microsoft…
Police dismantles Try2Check credit card verifier used by dark web markets
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today the indictment of Russian citizen Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, suspected of running a stolen credit card checking operation that…
Researcher hijacks popular Packagist PHP packages to get a job
A researcher hijacked over a dozen Packagist packages—with some having been installed hundreds of millions of times over the course of their lifetime. The researcher…
Brightline data breach impacts 783K pediatric mental health patients
Pediatric mental health provider Brightline is warning patients that it suffered a data breach impacting 783,606 people after a ransomware gang stole data using a…
Google adds passkeys support for passwordless sign-in on all accounts
Google is rolling out support for passkeys for Google Accounts across all services and platforms, allowing users to sign into their Google accounts without entering…
Google starts rolling out passkey support for Google Accounts
Google is rolling out support for passkeys for Google Accounts across all services and platforms, allowing users to sign into their Google accounts without entering…
Level Finance crypto exchange hacked after two security audits
Hackers exploited a Level Finance smart contract vulnerability to drain 214,000 LVL tokens from the decentralized exchange and swapped them for 3,345 BNB, worth approximately…
1Password explains scary Secret Key and password change alerts
1Password says a recent incident that caused customers to receive notifications about changed passwords was the result of service disruption and not a security breach.…
FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder ransomware payments
The FBI and Ukrainian police have seized nine cryptocurrency exchange websites that facilitated money laundering for scammers and cybercriminals, including ransomware actors. In its announcement,…
Google will remove secure website indicators in Chrome 117
Google announced today that the lock icon, long thought to be a sign of website security and trustworthiness, will soon be changed with a new…