Category: DarkReading

Black Hat USA 2024 preview best sessions
06
Aug
2024

15 Can’t-Miss Sessions, From Cloud To AI Security

The first week of August may be a slow time for much of the world, but for cybersecurity researchers, it…

Children's privacy, Privacy watchdog, ICO, Social Media Platforms, Video-Streaming Platforms
05
Aug
2024

UK Privacy Watchdog Targets Social Media For Children’s Privacy Violations

British regulators are demanding that 11 social media and video-sharing platforms bolster their protections for children’s privacy. The move follows…

Keytronic Takes $15 Million Hit From Ransomware Attack
05
Aug
2024

Keytronic Takes $15 Million Hit From Ransomware Attack

Electronics manufacturing services firm Keytronic has revealed that a recent ransomware attack has resulted in additional expenses and lost revenue…

Critical Flaw Found In Apache InLong
05
Aug
2024

Critical Flaw Found In Apache InLong

The Apache InLong project, a widely used data integration framework designed for managing large-scale data streams, has issued an urgent…

Mobile Guardian Data Breach: MOE Orders App Removal
05
Aug
2024

Mobile Guardian Data Breach: MOE Orders App Removal

The Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore announced on August 5 the removal of the Mobile Guardian app from all…

Unveiling The SLUBStick Cross-Cache Attack On The Linux Kernel
04
Aug
2024

Unveiling The SLUBStick Cross-Cache Attack On The Linux Kernel

The SLUBStick cross-cache attack has emerged as a groundbreaking method for exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Discovered by researchers…

Automating C To Rust Code Conversion
04
Aug
2024

Automating C To Rust Code Conversion

In a groundbreaking move, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is embarking on an ambitious project to modernize…

Hong Kong Cybersecurity Bill Focus On Critical Infrastructure
03
Aug
2024

Hong Kong Cybersecurity Bill Focus On Critical Infrastructure

Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security, Chris Tang Ping-keung, has sought to clarify concerns surrounding the newly proposed Hong Kong cybersecurity…

EPA Urged To Boost Water Sector Cybersecurity Measures
03
Aug
2024

EPA Urged To Boost Water Sector Cybersecurity Measures

The latest report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights a pressing need for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to…

BITSLOTH Backdoor Malware Leverages Windows's BITS
03
Aug
2024

BITSLOTH Backdoor Malware Leverages Windows’s BITS

The latest threat to Windows users has been discovered in the form of BITSLOTH, a sophisticated backdoor that leverages the…

The Dumbest Thing In Security: CrowdStrike, Meet Delta
03
Aug
2024

The Dumbest Thing In Security: CrowdStrike, Meet Delta

The CrowdStrike outage saga managed to turn even uglier this week, and lawyers may be the only ones who are…

Heap Exploitation Techniques From HitconCTF Qualifiers 2024
02
Aug
2024

Heap Exploitation Techniques From HitconCTF Qualifiers 2024

The realm of heap exploitation has always intrigued security researchers due to its complexity and the potential for high-impact vulnerabilities….