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Today's cyber news highlights significant threats and trends impacting the cybersecurity landscape. CrowdSec reported a breach where an attacker accessed and copied 170 private GitHub repositories using an ex-employee's account, emphasizing risks related to insider threats and account management. Additionally, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three Linux kernel vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild and a continued focus on securing open-source software. Meanwhile, Flock is facing a decline in contracts for its license plate readers, leading to voluntary severance offerings for employees, showcasing the impact of public sentiment on technology adoption.
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The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyber attack that may have compromised the information of 24 people.
Researchers claim to have broken 1024-bit RSA encryption in the OpenSSL cryptography library, although the hardware-focused attack is difficult to carry out and involves disrupting power supplies.
The Jericho Forum has taken the wraps off a self-assessment tool designed to evaluate the effectiveness of IT security products.
The steady stream of vulnerabilities discovered in Internet Explorer has continued with the revelation that a zero-day issue with IE 6.x and 7.0 allows a trojan that can steal personal and sensitive data to sneak on to a user's PC.
Research just published claims to show that more than half of internet users do not trust privacy policies posted on websites, and that just 28.5% respond positively when asked: "do you believe that online sites will actually honour privacy policies they have posted?"
A former worker for the Transportation Security Administration was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week, on charges of trying to damage a protected computer. According to the District of Colorado attorney's office, Douglas James Duchak tried to corrupt a TSA database in the Agency's...
The US plays host to the largest number of malicious web servers, according to a study released by anti-malware company AVG.
Health insurer Aetna has succeeded in having a class-action lawsuit over an alleged security breach dismissed.
If you're a follower of government cybersecurity matters you may have heard that the UK government's Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) was due to open about now.
HSBC's Swiss banking operation – operating in an industry that is reknowned for its secrecy – has been rocked by revelations that details on as many as 24 000 of its wealthiest clients have been leaked.
The latest monthly spam report shows that, regardless of the world economy, there is one item that is particularly hot this winter: Russian mail-order brides. This is according to newly released figures from McAfee.
Smartphones could very easily become spy phones, with hackers able to eavesdrop on your conversations, researchers at Rutgers University in the US have warned.
IdentityFinder, the identity theft prevention company, are set to offer protection for social networking sites later this year.
Kroll Associates – the IT-enabled detective and investigations firm acquired by insurance giant Marsh & McLennan in 2004 for more than $1.9bn – is now up for sale, according to newspaper reports.
CIFAS, the UK's fraud prevention service, has reported a surge of almost a third in identify theft fraud during 2009, something that it says points to collusion between criminal gangs and staff working inside financial services companies.
A husband-and-wife team from Coral Gables has been indicted for the second time in a year for the theft and sale of privacy data. Authorities claim that in both cases, the couple received payments from personal injury lawyers in exchange for patients’ personal privacy data from a local ambulance com...
In further proof that the hospitality industry is becoming a prime target for hackers, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites has admitted a likely data security breach.
A new VBScript vulnerability that is apparently being exploited by hackers in the wild has caused Microsoft to warn Windows XP users to avoid hitting the F1 function key if requested to by a website.
Sunbelt Software's list of top malware infections seen during February claims to show that there was a sizeable surge in trojans during the month.
Reports are coming in that discount retailer Argos, which allows customers to buy from its website, as well as order goods online for pickup from one of its many stores, has allegedly been mailing out customer payment card details – including the three and four digit CVV codes normally found on the...