In May, the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed to have gotten personal information from more than 500 million Ticketmaster users and was selling the data on the dark web, and the business has now admitted that consumer data may have been…
Category: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
This New Ransomware Group Uses Phone Calls to Pressure Victims
Researchers have identified a new ransomware group called Volcano Demon, responsible for at least two successful attacks in the past two weeks. Tim West, an analyst at cybersecurity firm Halcyon, revealed that the group targeted companies in the manufacturing…
HubSpot Investigates Limited Security Breach Affecting Customer Accounts
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based enterprise software provider HubSpot is handling a security compromise that has affected many customer accounts. Less than fifty accounts have been compromised, the business said in an online post. Although the investigation is still ongoing, HubSpot stressed…
RBI Issues Advisory to Support Cybersecurity in Banks
Amid escalating cyber threats, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a comprehensive advisory to all scheduled commercial banks. This advisory, disseminated by the Department of Banking Supervision in Mumbai, stresses upon the paramount importance of robust cybersecurity…
Maintaining Sanity Amidst Unnecessary CVE Reports
Developers strive to maintain robust codebases, but occasionally, they encounter dubious or exaggerated reports that can disrupt their work. A recent incident involving the popular open-source project “ip” sheds light on the challenges faced by developers when dealing with Common…
New Intel CPU Vulnerability ‘Indirector’ Found
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have discovered a new vulnerability in modern Intel processors, specifically the Raptor Lake and Alder Lake generations. This vulnerability, named ‘Indirector,’ can be used to steal sensitive information from the CPU. The…
A World of Novel Risks: Stress-Testing Security Assumptions
The most severe security failures are generally those that we cannot anticipate – until they occur. Prior to 9/11, national security and law enforcement planners expected that airline hijackers would land their planes and reach a settlement — until…
Comparitech Report Reveals Average Ransom Demands of Over $5.2 Million in Early 2024
In the first half of 2024, the average ransom demand per ransomware attack reached over $5.2 million (£4.1 million), according to a new analysis by Comparitech. This figure is derived from 56 known ransom demands issued by cybercriminals from…
SEBI Circular Forces Stock Gaming Apps to Shut Down and Reevaluate
As of May 24, a circular was issued by SEBI prohibiting stock exchanges and intermediaries in India from sharing time-sensitive share price information with fantasy trading platforms that gamify stock trading in real-time. In the week after the Securities…
CocoaPods Security Alert: Critical Bugs Expose Millions of Apps
A recent security analysis discovered critical vulnerabilities in CocoaPods, the widely used dependency management platform for Apple developers. These vulnerabilities pose significant risks to iOS and macOS apps, potentially allowing attackers to compromise user data and system integrity. Apple CocoaPods…