It can take an average of over four years for vulnerabilities in open source software to be spotted, an area …
‘Hacker_R_US’ gets eight years in prison for bomb threats and DDoS extortion
Image: Blake Cheek A US judge has sentenced a 22-year-old hacker to eight years in prison for engaging in DDoS …
This new cyberattack can dupe DNA scientists into creating dangerous viruses and toxins
A new form of cyberattack has been developed which highlights the potential future ramifications of digital assaults against the biological …
Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online
Image: Stefan Schranz The personal and health information of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients has been leaked online …
A hacker is selling access to the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives
Image: Ryoji Iwata A threat actor is currently selling passwords for the email accounts of hundreds of C-level executives at …
Networking equipment vendor Belden discloses data breach
American networking equipment vendor Belden said it was hacked in a press release published earlier this week. Belden says the security breach …
Sophos notifies customers of data exposure after database misconfiguration
UK-based cyber-security vendor Sophos is currently notifying customers via email about a security breach the company suffered earlier this week. …
YouTube suspends OANN for allegedly peddling fake COVID-19 cures
YouTube has temporarily suspended OANN for promoting a fake COVID-19 cure on its channel. A spokesperson for the video platform …
New WAPDropper malware abuses Android devices for WAP fraud
Security researchers have detected a new strain of Android malware being currently distributed in the wild, primarily targeting users located …
Drupal sites vulnerable to double-extension attacks
Image: Durpal Project // Composition: ZDNet The team behind the Drupal content management system (CMS) has released this week security …