US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack
A Massachusetts student pleaded guilty in court to hacking two US companies and extorting them for ransom. One of the organizations appears to be PowerSchool.…
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Cellcom Service Disruption Caused by Cyberattack
Wisconsin telecommunications provider Cellcom has confirmed that a cyberattack is responsible for a service outage it has been dealing with for the past week. Both…
Virtual Event Today: Threat Detection & Incident Response (TDIR) Summit
SecurityWeek’s 2025 Threat Detection & Incident Response (TDIR) Summit takes place today (May 21st) from 11 AM ET to 4PM ET. Free to attend, this…
Ransomware Attack Forces Kettering Health to Cancel Procedures
Ohio healthcare network Kettering Health on Tuesday announced that patient procedures were canceled as it was dealing with a system-wide outage caused by a cyberattack.…
Critical OpenPGP.js Vulnerability Allows Spoofing
The developers of OpenPGP.js have released updates to patch a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to spoof message signature verification. OpenPGP.js is an open…
430,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New York, Pennsylvania Healthcare Organizations
The personal and health information of over 430,000 individuals was compromised in October and November 2024 data breaches at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and University…
Trimble Cityworks Customers Warned of Zero-Day Exploitation
US-based construction, geospatial and transportation technology solutions provider Trimble has warned customers of its Cityworks product about a vulnerability that has been exploited in the…
House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices
A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices, similar to the…
1,000 Apps Used in Malicious Campaign Targeting Android Users in India
Mobile security firm Zimperium has uncovered a broad malicious campaign targeting Android users in India to steal personal and banking information. Dubbed FatBoyPanel, the campaign…
Hacker Who Targeted NATO, US Army Arrested in Spain
Spanish authorities have announced the arrest of an individual suspected of being a hacker who has claimed attacks on dozens of organizations. Police said the…
Astra, Invary Raise Millions for AI-Powered Pentesting, Runtime Security
Cybersecurity startups Astra Security and Invary this week announced fresh funding rounds that will help them advance their solutions for identifying vulnerabilities and ensuring confidential…
Five Eyes Agencies Release Guidance on Securing Edge Devices
Government agencies from the Five Eyes countries have released joint guidance for device manufacturers to secure their edge products against increasingly frequent malicious attacks. Sitting…