In a significant development, Prime Minister Theresa May is advocating for technology companies, including major players like Facebook, Apple, and Google, to implement controversial ‘backdoors’ that would enable law enforcement access. However, she is aware that the concept is rife with complexities that extend beyond mere implementation. The European Parliament’s…
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Finance & Banking, Industry Specific Indian Police Detain Former Coinbase Employee Amid Data Breach Investigation Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • January 1, 2026 Image: Shutterstock Each week, Information Security Media Group summarizes notable cybersecurity incidents within the digital assets sector. This week’s highlights include a $7 million Trust…
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Vulnerability Exploits in VMware and Citrix Raise Security Concerns VMware has issued a warning to its customers regarding a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit linked to a recently addressed security vulnerability in Aria Operations for Logs. Known as CVE-2023-34051, this high-severity flaw carries a CVSS score of 8.1 and is characterized by…
Cybersecurity Incident: Canonical’s GitHub Account Compromised In a recent cybersecurity incident, Canonical, the organization behind the popular Ubuntu Linux project, fell victim to a breach of its official GitHub account. An unidentified hacker successfully accessed the account and created 11 empty repositories, raising concerns among the tech community about the…
Two British Men Arrested for Attempted Cyber Intrusion into Microsoft’s Networks British law enforcement has apprehended two individuals in connection with a conspiring plot to breach the computer networks of Microsoft, the global tech powerhouse based in the United States. The arrests occurred on June 22, 2017, conducted by detectives…
Recent Cybersecurity Incidents: A Deep Dive into Breaches and Threats Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • January 1, 1970 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG This week, Information Security Media Group reports significant cybersecurity incidents including a breach tying Clop ransomware to Korean Air vendor data compromise, a sophisticated attack by a China-linked APT leveraging software…
Also: Updates on China-Linked APT Hijack, Condé Nast Data Breach, La Poste Cyberattack Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • January 1, 1970 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Each week, the Information Security Media Group provides a roundup of global cybersecurity incidents. This week, a breach linked to Clop exposed data of about 30,000 Korean Air…
VMware has issued urgent security updates to rectify a significant vulnerability in its vCenter Server software that poses a risk of remote code execution. This flaw, designated as CVE-2023-34048 and assigned a CVSS score of 9.8, is classified as an out-of-bounds write vulnerability associated with the DCE/RPC protocol. According to…
