Category Security

The UK’s data protection regulator has warned AI recruitment tool providers to better protect job seekers’ data rights, mitigating discrimination and other privacy concerns. AI is increasingly being used by recruitment companies to make their processes more efficient, such as…

A threat actor with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been observed targeting cryptocurrency-related businesses with a multi-stage malware capable of infecting Apple macOS devices. Cybersecurity company SentinelOne, which dubbed the campaign Hidden Risk, attributed it…

The government of Canada has required TikTok owner ByteDance to shut down its Canadian subsidiary, TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The Chinese company will have to close its offices in Toronto and Vancouver. The decision was announced by François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s…

Tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) form the foundation of modern defense strategies. Unlike indicators of compromise (IOCs), TTPs are more stable, making them a reliable way to identify specific cyber threats. Here are some of the most commonly used techniques,…

UK-based cybersecurity professionals have seen their average wage increase at way above inflation over the past several years, but most are also being kept awake at night with job-related stress, according to the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec). The…

Nov 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Wireless Technology Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum severity security flaw impacting Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points that could permit unauthenticated, remote attackers to run commands with elevated privileges. Tracked as…

Nov 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Social Media The Canadian government on Wednesday ordered ByteDance-owned TikTok to dissolve its operations in the country, citing national security risks, but stopped short of instituting a ban on the popular video-sharing platform. “The…

A Facebook friend request leads to arrest, Twitter scams ride again via promoted ads, and adult websites expose their members. Oh, and Graham finds out what Rule 34 is. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of…

Canadian authorities have confirmed the arrest of a man suspected to have perpetrated a series of Snowflake account breaches, which impacted scores of companies and countless downstream customers. A statement from the Canadian Department of Justice noted that the arrest…

In a massive law enforcement operation, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested 130 individuals over cybercrime accusations. Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the NPF public relations officer, announced the arrests on X on November 3. The suspects include 113 foreign individuals,…