Leading snowboard manufacturer, Burton Snowboards, has informed its customers about a data breach resulting from a cyber incident earlier this year. The company discovered the attack on February 11, which led to a system outage and the cancellation of online…
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Amazon to Pay $30 Million Fine Over Ring and Alexa Privacy Violations
Amazon has been ordered to pay a substantial fine of $30 million in response to allegations of privacy violations involving its Ring video doorbell and Alexa virtual assistant services. The fine comes from unlawful surveillance practices by Amazon’s subsidiary, Ring,…
Microsoft Discovers macOS vulnerability Allowing Hackers to Bypass SIP Root Restrictions
Microsoft’s security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in macOS. It enables hackers with root privileges to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). By exploiting this flaw, attackers can install “undeletable” malware and gain unauthoriz access to a victim’s private data.…
Massive Leak Exposes Data of 478,000 RaidForums Members
In a stunning turn of events, a recent hacking forum called ‘Exposed’ has brought the RaidForums hacking community back into the spotlight. Following the closure of RaidForums and its successor, Breached, this new platform has quickly gained popularity among cybercriminals.…
QBot Malware Exploits Windows WordPad EXE to Infect Devices
QBot malware, a notorious threat that has evolved from a banking trojan to a malware dropper. It has came to revelation that a new technique to infect computers. This time, it abuses a DLL hijacking vulnerability in the Windows 10…
Encrypted RPMSG Messages Exploited in Targeted Microsoft 365 Phishing Attacks
In a disturbing development, cyber attackers have devised a new method to carry out targeted phishing attacks. It is via using encrypted RPMSG attachments transmitted through compromised Microsoft 365 accounts. This technique aims to bypass email security gateways, making it…
Ongoing XSS Attacks Targeting WordPress
An ongoing series of attacks is currently targeting a vulnerability known as Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in a popular WordPress cookie consent plugin called Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner. This plugin has amassed over 40,000 active installations, making it an…
US Sanctions Organizations Behind North Korea’s Illicit IT Army
The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against four entities and one individual. This is for their involvement in illicit IT army schemes and cyberattacks. Through this they were generating revenue to finance…
AI-Generated Pentagon Explosion Hoax Sends Shockwaves on Twitter
A sensational and highly realistic hoax by AI-generated pentagon images portraying an explosion near the Pentagon. This has set Twitter ablaze, briefly causing a dip in the stock market. Numerous verified Twitter accounts, including a prominent Russian state media account…
PyPI Temporarily Halts New Users and Projects Due to Malware Surge
In response to an overwhelming surge in malware activities, PyPI, the official third-party registry for open-source Python packages. It has temporarily suspended new user registrations and project uploads. This unexpected move aims to mitigate the growing influx of malicious users…