BleepingComputer’s most popular cybersecurity stories of 2022
It was a big year for cybersecurity in 2022 with massive cyberattacks and data breaches, innovative phishing attacks, privacy concerns,…
NC state budget law adds new requirements for governor’s use of emergency powers
Changes to North Carolina's criteria for governors to declare states of emergency have been included in a budget law in…
US military bases that housed Afghan evacuees suffered $260 million in damage
A new Pentagon report found that U.S. military installations that housed Afghan evacuees sustained $260 million in damages, with the…
VIDEO: Smash-and-grab crooks learn quickly that targeting jewelry shop next to Marine recruiting office was a really bad idea
A group of crooks learned the hard way that targeting a jewelry shop near a U.S. Marine recruiting office for…
Hackers exploit bug in WordPress gift card plugin with 50K installs
Hackers are actively targeting a critical flaw in YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium, a WordPress plugin used on over 50,000…
Children’s weighted blankets recalled after deaths of 2 girls, 4 and 6 years old
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Target on Thursday recalled about 200,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets.The federal agency said in…
How Maine lobstermen turned a ‘slap in the face’ from the White House into a policy victory
The Maine Lobstermen's Association is encouraged that a rider in the 2023 omnibus will temporarily curb a crippling regulation on…
Halting Hackers on the Holidays
by Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine As we saw with major holidays including Black Friday […] The…
Godfather Banking Trojan Masquerades as Legitimate Google Play App
The malware has resurfaced, using an icon and name similar to the legitimate Google Play app MYT Music, a popular…
Microsoft Warns on ‘Achilles’ macOS Gatekeeper Bypass
The latest bypass for Apple's application-safety feature could allow malicious takeover of Macs.