Taiwan’s Biggest Telco Breached by Suspected Chinese Hackers
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry is urging Chunghwa Telecom, the the island’s largest telecom company, to improve its cybersecurity following a data breach that compromised government-related information. The hackers, reportedly believed to be backed by the Chinese government, made off with 1.7TB of data following the Chunghwa compromise and have put it all up for sale on […]
How to Protect Your Family’s Privacy on Twitter: A Guide for Parents and Kids
It’s no secret that when it comes to social networks, teen preferences can change dramatically from year to year. That holds with Twitter. Even though the social network has seen a dip in use overall, Twitter has proven its staying power among certain communities, and that includes teens. According to a 2022 Pew Center […]
Germany takes down cybercrime market with over 180,000 users
The Düsseldorf Police in Germany have seized Crimemarket, a massive German-speaking illicit trading platform with over 180,000 users, arresting six people, including one of its operators. Known as Crimemarket, it was the largest cybercrime market in the country and a hub for trading illegal drugs, narcotics, and cybercrime services, while it also hosted tutorials/guides for […]
U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Privacy A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision, which marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October […]
It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Your AI Models Are Tonight?
If you thought the software supply chain security problem was difficult enough today, buckle up. The explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) use is about to make those supply chain issues exponentially harder to navigate in the years to come. Developers, application security pros, and DevSecOps professionals are called to fix the highest risk flaws […]
Deceptive AI content and 2024 elections – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Video As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year 01 Mar 2024 As a record number of people across the world will go to the polls this year, concerns rise about the […]
UK’s NCSC Issues Warning as SVR Hackers Target Cloud Services
Russian state hackers are adapting their techniques to target organizations moving to the cloud, an advisory from the UK National Cyber Security Centre and international security agencies has warned. The advisory details how cyber espionage group APT29 is directly targeting weaknesses in cloud services used by victim organizations to gain initial access to their systems. […]