The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking contest started yesterday, and participants successfully hacked NAS devices, printers, mobile phones, and other devices, earning more than $400,000 on the first day.

By aekwall 

Seiko Group Corporation (SGC) has recently revealed the extent of a data breach that it disclosed initially in August.  The company's latest notice focuses on the security of 60,000 records.

According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), nearly three-quarters (73%) of US small business owners reported a cyberattack last year, with employee and customer data most likely to be targeted in data breaches.

According to security researchers at Comparitech, ransomware breaches have cost the US economy tens of billions of dollars in downtime alone over the past seven years.

Scientists at the University of Sheffield have found that Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, such as ChatGPT, can be tricked into generating malicious code, which could lead to cyberattacks.

The Cybernews research team discovered two New England BioLabs (NEB) environment (.env) files hosted publicly on September 18.

Recent incidents demonstrate that threat actors see opportunities when new technologies are designed with inadequate security. Technology vendors continue to create functionality and features with the intention of improving digital experiences.

The City of Philadelphia has recently issued a notice, reporting a recent security breach that could affect the personal data of individuals.

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) awarded $6.8 million through the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) to CYBER.ORG, a nonprofit cybersecurity workforce development organization.