Purposelessness—Not Social Media—is Causing Our Kids' Depression
16
Dec
2023

Purposelessness—Not Social Media—is Causing Our Kids’ Depression

Social media started around 2012, which is precisely when we saw our kids’ mental health drop into an abyss. But…

Locked bitcoin
16
Dec
2023

The Week in Ransomware – December 15th 2023

Today’s column brings you two weeks of information on the latest ransomware attacks and research after we skipped last week’s…

Hacker cryptocurrency
15
Dec
2023

Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency…

Dentist
15
Dec
2023

Delta Dental of California data breach exposed info of 7 million people

Delta Dental of California and its affiliates are warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal…

Fired by algorithm: The future's here and it's a robot wearing a white collar
15
Dec
2023

PikaBot distributed via malicious search ads

During this past year, we have seen an increase in the use of malicious ads (malvertising) and specifically those via…

CISA
15
Dec
2023

CISA urges tech manufacturers to stop using default passwords

Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged technology manufacturers to stop providing software and devices with default…

Delta Dental Hit with 7 Million User Data Breach in MOVEit-Linked Attack
15
Dec
2023

Delta Dental Hit with 7 Million User Data Breach in MOVEit-Linked Attack

Since its emergence in May 2023, the MOVEit vulnerability has been exploited by the Russian-linked Cl0p ransomware gang, revealing their…

Chrome
15
Dec
2023

Chrome starts the countdown to the end of tracking cookies

Google has announced that it will start rolling its Chrome web browser’s new Tracking Protection feature from January of 2024….

3CX
15
Dec
2023

3CX warns customers to disable SQL database integrations

VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL Database integrations because of risks posed by what it describes…

Zerocopter Debuts World's First Cybersecurity Marketplace Powered by Hackers
15
Dec
2023

Zerocopter Debuts First Hacker-Led Cybersecurity Marketplace

Cybersecurity firm Zerocopter has launched the first-ever Cybersecurity Marketplace led by white-hat hackers. With cybercrime projected to cost $8 trillion…

Fred Hutch
15
Dec
2023

Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients

The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that…

Sensitive data loss is due to lack of encryption
15
Dec
2023

Sensitive data loss is due to lack of encryption

In an era where data is the lifeblood of businesses, safeguarding sensitive information has become paramount. Cybersecurity lapses have historically…