The year 2022 was the biggest ever for cryptocurrency hacking, with $3.8 billion stolen from crypto businesses, according to a report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Hacking activity peaked in March and October, with the latter setting a new record… Read More »2022 was the biggest year ever for cryptocurrency hacking
The WhatsApp account of Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Mika Lintilä was reportedly hacked last week, and the incident is still being investigated by the Finnish Parliament’s IT department. A technical investigation is expected to be completed on Thursday, but the… Read More »The WhatsApp account of Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Mika Lintilä was reportedly hacked
Apple has released security updates to address a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-23529) in WebKit, the browser engine that powers the Safari browser and other web browsers on iOS and iPadOS. The vulnerability is caused by a type confusion issue, triggered by… Read More »Apple has vulnerability in WebKit (CVE-2023-23529)
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola beverages in the United States, has suffered a data breach caused by a network intrusion. The breach resulted in the installation of information-stealing malware, leading to the extraction of data from the… Read More »Pepsi Bottling Ventures has suffered a data breach
The United States Secret Service has opened a regional cyber security training program in Tallinn, Estonia. The Baltic Cybercrime Forensic Training Program (CFTP) is designed for law enforcement personnel from across the Baltic region to develop new methods of investigating… Read More »The US Secret Service has opened Cybercrime Forensic Training Program in Estonia
Namecheap, a popular domain registrar, experienced a breach of its email account on Sunday night, resulting in a surge of phishing emails impersonating MetaMask and DHL. The phishing emails were sent from SendGrid, an email platform Namecheap previously used to… Read More »Namecheap’s email was pwned
North Korean hackers are reportedly targeting healthcare facilities with ransomware attacks to fund their operations. A joint advisory from U.S. and South Korean cybersecurity and intelligence agencies has warned about the state-backed ransomware attacks that demand cryptocurrency ransoms in exchange… Read More »North Korean hackers are targeting healthcare
Open source repositories, such as the Python Package Index (PyPI), are critical components of the software supply chain. Unfortunately, these repositories can also be the source of malicious code that threatens the security and privacy of users. In recent months,… Read More »Researchers Uncover Dangerous Malware Hiding in PyPI Python Packages
The European Commission has announced a new Cyber Resilience Act that will significantly impact the security of connected devices sold in Europe. This new act will require manufacturers to take the necessary steps to secure these devices before shipping them… Read More »Cyber Resilience Act by European Commission
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data protection law that came into effect in the European Union (EU) on May 25, 2018. It provides a uniform set of data protection rules for EU member states and imposes… Read More »Last GDPR fines: