The events of 2020 have undeniably shaped the landscape of cybersecurity, marking a year fraught with unprecedented challenges. As organizations shifted to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity professionals grappled with the significant increase in remote access to critical company assets, prompting a wave of new security concerns.…
Recent Poetic Experiment Raises Questions About AI’s Interpretative Limits In a recent publication, a team from Icaro Labs shared a version of poetry they described as “sanitized.” The piece reads: “A baker guards a secret oven’s heat, its whirling racks, its spindle’s measured beat. To learn its craft, one studies…
SonicWall has issued a critical alert regarding active exploitation efforts targeting a zero-day vulnerability in its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series devices. This vulnerability affects both physical and virtual SMA 100 10.x devices, covering models such as the SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, and 500v. This issue came to…
Recent cyber operations attributed to state-sponsored Iranian threat actors underline a sustained focus on collecting sensitive information on individuals that may jeopardize the stability of the Islamic Republic. The targets include dissidents, opposition forces, supporters of ISIS, and Kurdish natives, as evidenced by two coordinated cyber campaigns. The latest findings…
In a significant cybersecurity incident, hackers infiltrated the computer system of a water treatment facility in Florida, manipulating sodium hydroxide (NaOH) levels in the water supply. This breach, which starkly highlights vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, occurred on February 5 and involved remote access to the facility’s operational controls. During a…
In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, Ukrainian law enforcement, in collaboration with agencies from the United States and Australia, has dismantled one of the most extensive phishing operations globally. This service targeted financial institutions across 11 countries, resulting in substantial financial losses, reportedly exceeding tens of millions of dollars. The…
OpenAI has confirmed a third-party data breach through Mixpanel, a third-party analytics service, which exposed limited user metadata such as names, email addresses, and browser information. Importantly, OpenAI’s core systems remain secure, and no passwords, API keys, chats, or payment details were compromised. This incident stems from a breach of…
Recent developments have surfaced concerning a cyber intrusion at a water treatment facility in Florida, which took place last Friday. This incident underscores the inadequacies in cybersecurity measures necessary for safeguarding critical infrastructure. The breach involved an attacker’s attempt to dangerously increase sodium hydroxide levels in the water supply by…
A sophisticated cyber operation, attributed to the Russia-linked hacking group Sandworm, has reportedly targeted several French entities over a three-year span by exploiting vulnerabilities in an IT monitoring tool known as Centreon. The French information security agency ANSSI revealed that this campaign began in late 2017 and extended through 2020,…
