American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) paid a $1 million ransom for a decryptor that helped restore systems encrypted in…
U.S. charges Karakurt extortion gang’s “cold case” negotiator
A member of the Russian Karakurt ransomware group has been charged in the U.S. for money laundering, wire fraud, and…
National Public Data Published Its Own Passwords
New details are emerging about a breach at National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker that recently spilled hundreds…
FlightAware configuration error leaked user data for years
Flight tracking platform FlightAware is asking some users to reset their account login passwords due to a data security incident…
National Public Data confirms breach exposing Social Security numbers
Background check service National Public Data confirms that hackers breached its systems after threat actors leaked a stolen database with…
NationalPublicData.com Hack Exposes a Nation’s Data
A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information…
Google confirms Iranian hacking group targeted Trump, Harris presidential campaigns
A recent investigation by Google confirmed that an Iranian hacking group targeted the presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump…
Beyond the Hype: Unveiling the Realities of WormGPT in Cybersecurity
Though WormGPT tools may not be a major problem now, organizations can't let their guard down.
GitHub Actions artifacts found leaking auth tokens in popular projects
Multiple high-profile open-source projects, including those from Google, Microsoft, AWS, and Red Hat, were found to leak GitHub authentication tokens…
Microsoft Azure AI Health Bot Infected With Critical Vulnerabilities
Privilege escalation flaws in the healthcare chatbot platform could have allowed unauthorized cross-tenant access and management of other customers’ resources.