Category Security

Over a Third of Firms Struggling With Shadow AI

Over a third of organizations have admitted that they face major challenges monitoring the use of unsanctioned AI tools in the enterprise, according to Strategy Insights. The London-headquartered consulting firm polled 3320 directors from companies across the US, UK, Germany,…

ICO Urges More Data Sharing to Tackle Fraud Epidemic

The UK’s data protection regulator has warned that a reluctance among organizations to share customers’ personal information is worsening a fraud epidemic in the country. Fraud is now the most common crime in England and Wales, accounting for two-fifths (39%)…

npm Package Lottie-Player Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

A targeted supply chain attack involving the widely used npm package @lottiefiles/lottie-player has been uncovered, highlighting vulnerabilities in software dependencies. According to research published by ReversingLabs last week, malicious versions of the package were released earlier this year. Key Details…

FlipaClip data breach exposes details of 890,000 users

Flipaclip, an animation creation app that is particularly popular with youngsters, has exposed the details of over 890,000 users. A vulnerability in the frame-by-frame animation app, which is available for iOS and Android, was initially discovered this month by researcher…

IoT Device Traffic Up 18% as Malware Attacks Surge 400%

An 18% rise in IoT device traffic and a substantial 400% increase in malware attacks targeting IoT devices have been revealed by security researchers. The findings by Zscaler highlight significant challenges and vulnerabilities accompanying the growing adoption of Internet of…