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Sensitive Data Breached in Highline Schools Ransomware Incident
Highline Public Schools revealed that sensitive personal, financial and medical data was accessed by ransomware attackers during the September 2024 incident Read More
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Over Half of Attacks on Electricity and Water Firms Are Destructive
Semperis claims 62% of water and electricity providers were hit by cyber-attacks in the past year Read More
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Nearly 600 Phishing Domains Emerge Following Bybit Heist
BforeAI researchers discover 596 suspicious Bybit-themed domains designed to defraud visitors Read More
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CISO: Chief Cybersecurity Warrior Leader
A Cybersecurity Warrior Leader is a term that combines the concepts of leadership and expertise in the field of cybersecurity with the mindset and traits of a warrior. These individuals function as CISOs and vCISOs in project and operational roles leading programs, initiatives, teams, and organizations in defending against cyber threats, while exhibiting key qualities…
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Smashing Security podcast #411: The fall of Troy, and whisky barrel scammers
Renowned cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt falls victim to a phishing attack, resulting in the exposure of thousands of subscriber details, and don’t lose your life savings in a whisky scam… All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Plus! Don’t…
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Stripe API Skimming Campaign Unveils New Techniques for Theft
A novel skimming attack has been observed by Jscramber, using the Stripe API to steal payment information by injecting malicious scripts into pages Read More
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Royal Mail Investigates Data Breach Affecting Supplier
A cyber threat actor has claimed to have leaked 144GB of data from Royal Mail users Read More
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Gray Bots Surge as Generative AI Scraper Activity Increases
Gray bots surge as generative AI scraper activity increases, impacting web applications with millions of requests daily Read More
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Bybit Heist Fuels Record Crypto-Theft Surge, Says CertiK
Hackers stole $1.67bn of cryptocurrencies in the first quarter of 2025, a 303% increase Read More
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Rational Astrologies and Security
John Kelsey and I wrote a short paper for the Rossfest Festschrift: “Rational Astrologies and Security“: There is another non-security way that designers can spend their security budget: on making their own lives easier. Many of these fall into the category of what has been called rational astrology. First identified by Randy Steve Waldman [Wal12],…