A GitHub vulnerability was discovered to enable attackers to take control of a GitHub repository and infect all applications and code that rely on it with malicious code. This vulnerability serves as a warning to those who rely on open-source packages,…

A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo has created a drone-powered device that can see through walls using Wi-Fi networks. The Wi-Peep device can fly close to a building and then use the Wi-Fi network to identify and locate all Wi-Fi-…

General-purpose quantum computers will be capable of cracking the codes that protect much of the world's information. Although these machines do not fully exist yet, governments and businesses are already planning for post-quantum encryption. The task is…

Ransomware remains a significant cyber threat to businesses and the general public, but it is difficult to determine the true scope of attacks because many victims are not reporting them. The warning came from the National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC)…

According to the email security firm INKY, 139 employees of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK were victims of account takeover in the previous year. The attack began with the threat actors gaining access to legitimate NHS email accounts. They…

The International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI), which includes the UK, US, Ukraine, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, and others, met in Washington, DC, from October 31 to November 1, 2022. Members reaffirmed their commitment…

Bitcoin has brought many advantages, including accessibility, liquidity, anonymity, independence from central authority, and high-return potential. However, these are benefits to cybercriminals as well, particularly those operating across national…

Deribit, a cryptocurrency derivatives platform, has confirmed that a hacker stole $28 million from the company, forcing it to suspend withdrawals while investigating the incident. Deribit is a Panama City-based cryptocurrency futures and options exchange…

Label printing giant Multi-Color Corporation (MCC) has recently started informing employees that their personal information might have been compromised in a recent cyberattack.  MCC, a global supplier of premium label solutions, operates roughly 100…

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently launched a new scheme designed to help it better understand how vulnerable UK systems are to cyberattacks to enhance resilience.  The agency’s new internet scanning capability is designed to…

Splunk recently released patches for Splunk Enterprise, which include fixes for nine high-severity vulnerabilities.  The most severe of these security defects have a CVSS score of 8.8 and are described as remote code execution (RCE), XML external…

Security researchers at Imperva stated that retailers can expect a surge in bot-driven account takeovers (ATOs), DDoS attacks, card fraud, and more as they prepare for the busiest shopping period of the year.  The researchers found that 40% of…