Cybersecurity analyst Jeremiah Fowler has discovered an unprotected Amazon S3 database that wasn’t encrypted or password protected and contained some 27,000 records. The records included highly personal information such as driver’s licenses, Medicaid cards, work statements, and bank statements that…
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The EU AI Act: A Critical Overview of a Necessary Act?
The EU AI Act represents a crucial step towards responsible AI development, deployment, and use of AI in the European Union. However, Lamprini Gyftokosta, Director of Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at Homo Digitalis, raises serious questions about its effectiveness…
WoW! A Ransomware Gang Just Took Over One of America’s Largest ISPs
A new ransomware gang, Arkana Security, is claiming responsibility for an enormous breach at WideOpenWest (WoW), one of the largest cable operators and ISPs in the US. The malicious actors boasted they had full backend control and even put a…
AppSOC Research Labs Delivers Damning Verdict on DeepSeek-R1
Silicon Valley security provider AppSOC has branded DeepSeek-R1, one of the latest highly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models to emerge from China, a “high-risk model unsuitable for enterprise use.” They strongly recommend that enterprises not use the DeepSeek-R1 model provided on…
Oracle’s Data Breach Denial Unravels as Leaked Info Checks Out
Despite Oracle’s denial of a breach affecting its Oracle Cloud federated SSO login servers, Bleeping Computer has confirmed with multiple companies that data samples shared by the threat actor are authentic. Recently, a threat actor, “rose87168,” claimed to be selling…
IngressNightmare: Critical Kubernetes Flaws Put 6,500+ Clusters at Risk
Five critical security vulnerabilities have been found in the Ingress NGINX Controller for Kubernetes, potentially enabling unauthenticated remote code execution. This exposure puts over 6,500 clusters at immediate risk by making the component accessible via the public internet. The vulnerabilities,…
Critical Flaws in Appsmith Exposed Systems to Full Takeover
Rhino Security researchers have identified multiple critical vulnerabilities in Appsmith, an open-source developer platform commonly used for building internal applications. The most severe of these is CVE-2024-55963, which enables unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands on servers running default…
The Cost of Delay: Privacy Risks from Post-Quantum Cryptography Inaction
The cybersecurity landscape is facing a critical turning point as quantum computing (QC) rapidly advances. Delaying the implementation of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions could have devastating consequences for data privacy. Traditional encryption methods, including RSA and ECC, are on the…
New Cybercrime Tool ‘Atlantis AIO’ Amps Up Credential Stuffing Attacks
A powerful new attack tool, Atlantis AIO, is making it easier than ever for cybercrooks to access online accounts. Designed to perform credential stuffing attacks automatically, Atlantis AIO enables hackers to test millions of stolen usernames and passwords in rapid…
Fortra Report Reveals How Breaches Are Fueling Hyper-Personalized Email Attacks
The latest email threat landscape report from cybersecurity solutions provider Fortra identifies how stolen personal data is being leveraged to curate very detailed email attacks. Almost all these attacks are social engineering or phishing attacks, often across multiple channels, with…