UK Electoral Commission Admits Major Data Breach Spanning Over a Year
UK’s Electoral Commission discloses major cyber attack exposing millions of voters’ data. The data Breach occurred in August 2021, detected in October 2022, compromising internal…
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Cryptomining and Malware Flourish on Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters
Surge in Kubernetes adoption results in misconfigurations and breaches. Aquasec investigation reveals widespread vulnerability in exposed clusters. Over 350 organizations impacted, with 60% having active…
LetMeSpy Android Spyware Service Shuts Down After Data Breach
LetMeSpy, a commercial spyware service, shuts down following massive data breach. A hacker gained access to its user email addresses, phone numbers, and text messages.…
Researcher Exposes Cryptocurrency Scam Network of 300 Domains
The new investigation uncovers intricate cryptocurrency scams exploiting victims’ trust. Scammers pose as acquaintances, directing victims to professional-looking fake websites with fabricated financial data. Victims…
AI Model Listens to Typing, Potentially Compromising Sensitive Data
Cornell researchers unveil AI model decoding keyboard inputs from audio signals. New attack predicts keystrokes by analyzing acoustic signatures of different keys. Implications for data…
Elite North Korean Hackers Breach Russian Missile Developer
North Korean hackers breached a major Russian missile developer, NPO Mashinostroyeniya, for at least five months. Cyber-espionage teams ScarCruft and Lazarus installed stealthy digital backdoors…
Bram Moolenaar, Creator of Vim Text Editor for Linux, Passes Away
Bram Moolenaar, creator of Vim text editor, passed away on August 3rd, 2023. He was 62 years old and succumbed to a rapidly progressing medical…
AI Flagged as “Chronic Risk” in UK Government’s Risk Register 2023 Report
The UK warns of looming cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure. There is a 5–25% chance of a major cyber attack within the next 2 years.…
Malicious PyPI Package Mimicking Common Python Tools
ReversingLabs discovered a malicious PyPI package named VMConnect. The package imitated common Python tools & showed suspicious behavior. The attack started on 28th July with…
FBI warns users of NFT theft by malicious developers
IN SUMMARY: FBI warns of new phishing scam in NFT community by crooks posing as devs. The scam includes fake NFT releases with false urgency…
Microsoft Bids Farewell to Cortana App on Windows 11
IN SUMMARY Microsoft kills Cortana app on Windows 11, suggests other productivity assistants. Cortana’s downfall: No momentum or third-party interest, unlike Alexa and Google Assistant.…
NY Couple Pleads Guilty to $4.5B Bitcoin Theft in Bitfinex Hack
IN SUMMARY NY couple who stole $3.6B BTC from 2016 Bitfinex crypto hack pleads guilty. Lichtenstein used hacking tools to access Bitfinex and move 119K…