A massive IoT data breach has exposed 2.7 billion records, compromising sensitive information such as Wi-Fi network names, passwords, IP addresses and device IDs. Jeremiah Fowler, a cybersecurity researcher, reported the unprotected database linked to Mars Hydro, a China-based IoT…
Feb 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananIT Security / Cybercrime The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run…
Nearly 59,000 Americans have fallen victim to romance scams in 2024, losing an estimated $697.3m. According to a new report from Comparitech, while reported cases dropped by 6% compared to 2023, the financial toll remains staggering. Romance scams, which often…
A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe. “This subgroup has conducted globally diverse compromises of Internet-facing infrastructure to enable…
The UK government-backed Digital Security by Design (DSbD) initiative must succeed to systematically address rising cyber risks to the nation, according to the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) CTO, Ollie Whitehouse. Whitehouse made the remarks during an event showcasing the…
Feb 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananContainer Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a bypass for a now-patched security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could be exploited to break out of a container’s isolation protections and gain complete access to…
The UK, US and Australia have announced joint sanctions against a bulletproof hoster (BPH), its UK front company and six individuals for helping notorious ransomware-as-a-service outfit LockBit, and others. Allegedly headquartered in the Siberian city of Barnaul, Zservers forms a crucial…
Feb 12, 2025The Hacker NewsAI Security / Data Protection CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look…
Almost three-quarters (74%) of IT security directors in regulated industries in the US and UK believe detection-based security technologies are outdated and inadequate. This surprising finding comes from Everfox’s latest CYBER360 report, a survey of 1000 IT and security leaders…
Feb 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananPatch Tuesday / Vulnerability Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are…
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