Blog
-
Binance Crypto Hack Joins the Top Ranks With $566 Million Loss
Binance suffered a crypto hack that led to a loss of $566 million. Attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Binance Smart Chain Token Hub bridge that involved using prior legitimate proof messages to forge new ones.
-
Telstra Data Breach Not as Bad as Optus Hack, but Pattern of Telco Break-ins Raises Concerns
First the Optus hack, now a Telstra data breach. The timing of the two incidents may well be a coincidence, but the breaches of two of the biggest service providers in rapid succession have raised serious concerns among both citizens and lawmakers.
-
Former Uber Security Chief Convicted for Role in Covering up 2016 Data Breach, Sentencing Could Include Prison Time
The 2016 Uber data breach was a case study in how not to handle such an incident, and after court proceedings it appears that former security chief Joseph Sullivan will be taking the brunt of the responsibility.
-
New Study Finds Personal Data Theft Is Moving to Social Media in a Big Way
Cyber criminals are spending much more time on social media. Personal data theft is up across multiple categories, but social media account takeovers have jumped a shocking 1,000% in just a year’s time.
-
Congress Ready for Open Source Software Security Push With New Bill
Proposed open source software security bill would task CISA with creating a risk assessment framework applicable throughout the federal government for open source software it adopts.
-
Companies Face Barriers to DevSecOps Maturity as Half Have Vulnerability Management Backlogs of at Least 100,000 Issues
Majority of companies have heavy vulnerability management backlogs and are struggling to address them. 66% report at least 100,000 in their backlog, and 33% have at least one million. In some cases, the existing backlog is a major barrier to getting DevSecOps functioning properly.
-
Hundreds of Fake Dating Sites Found To Be Part of Massive Credit Card Fraud Ring Making Charges on Stolen Credit Cards
Credit card fraud scheme earned tens of millions of dollars over the past three years by making charges on stolen credit cards on hundreds of fake dating websites approved by payment processors.
-
Security of Connected Devices Could See Improvements Thanks to EU’s New Cyber Resilience Act
A very wide range of connected devices will be covered by the EU Cyber Resilience Act’s terms, essentially anything that can connect to the internet or even just to other devices or home networks.
-
Malware Passed Through 2K Games Helpdesk System Targeted Login Credentials, Crypto Wallets
Hacker breached 2K Games’ helpdesk system and sent fake follow-ups to customer support tickets with link to info-stealing malware that searches target systems for credentials and authentication.
-
Did Lapsus$ Strike Again? Prolific Teenage Hackers Suspected in Cyber Attack on Rockstar, GTA6 Leak
Hacker posted videos of the yet released GTA6 game to a popular discussion forum, and followed that up with claims of stolen GTA5 source code and a demand for payment from Rockstar.