PowerSchool customers hit by downstream extortion threats
Five months after education software vendor PowerSchool paid an unnamed threat actor a ransom in exchange for the deletion of sensitive stolen data, some of…
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UK Government Sets Timeline to Replace Passwords With Passkeys
The UK government has unveiled plans to roll out passkey technology across its digital services as it seeks to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks to…
You Trust Your Helm Charts — Here’s Why That’s a Huge Mistake That Could Lead to a Cloud Breach
Helm has revolutionized how Kubernetes applications are deployed. A single helm install can launch a fully functioning stack in seconds. But a new report by…
US lawmakers criticise UK backdoor order to Apple
US House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan and Foreign Affairs chair Brian Mast warned Britain that its order to Apple to create a backdoor to its…
Ransomware claims dipped slightly in 2024, cyber insurer says
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Cyber insurer Coalition said its…
Lampion Banking Malware Employs ClickFix Lures To Steal Banking Information
A sophisticated banking trojan known as Lampion has resurfaced with an evolved attack strategy, now exploiting fake ClickFix utility lures to harvest sensitive banking credentials…
CrowdStrike to lay off five percent of staff
CrowdStrike reiterated its fiscal 2026 first quarter and annual forecasts and announced a plan to cut about 500 roles, roughly five percent of its workforce,…
DPRK’s Largest Cryptocurrency Heist via a Compromised macOS Developer and AWS Pivots
North Korean state-sponsored hackers have executed what security experts are calling the largest cryptocurrency theft operation to date, successfully stealing an estimated $625 million through…
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
The United States Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed on Wednesday that it uses at least one communication app made by the service TeleMessage, which…
Vic Police on the hunt for new CISO
Victoria Police are currently recruiting for a new chief information security officer following the departure of Ashley Parkinson back in March this year. A spokesperson…
CrowdStrike cuts 5% of workforce after revenue jumped 29% last year
CrowdStrike is cutting 5% of its workforce, about 500 positions, telling its staff that it’s shifting resources and realigning its operating model for growth in new…
Hackers exploit OttoKit WordPress plugin flaw to add admin accounts
Hackers are exploiting a critical unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin to create rogue admin accounts on targeted sites. OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers)…