InterContinental Hotels Group Faces Significant Data Breach InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), the parent company of well-known brands such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, has reported that malware infiltrated its payment card systems, compromising credit card numbers and other sensitive information across 1,174 franchise hotels in the United States. This…
Webinar Alert: Enhancing Defense Strategies Against Vulnerabilities In the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, businesses must grapple with the threats posed by increasingly sophisticated attackers. A recent webinar titled “Your CPS is Wide Open: Stop Point Solutions from Failing Defense” brought together industry experts to address the critical vulnerabilities that organizations…
South African Universities Grapple with Escalating Cybersecurity Threats As South African universities prepare for the upcoming release of matric results, the higher education sector is increasingly besieged by cybersecurity challenges that are unique compared to many other industries. With threats like ransomware, phishing attacks, data breaches, and insider threats, institutions…
Recently identified vulnerabilities within the open-source CasaOS personal cloud software could pose significant risks to users. Attackers can exploit these flaws to execute arbitrary code, compromising vulnerable systems entirely. Tracked as CVE-2023-37265 and CVE-2023-37266, these issues have been rated with a CVSS score of 9.8, suggesting a high level of…
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) has reported the neutralization of what it characterized as an attempted cyber attack by Hamas, executed through airstrikes targeting a facility in the Gaza Strip. This operation specifically aimed to disrupt a cyber unit allegedly attempting unauthorized access to Israeli cyberspace. A video posted by…
Recent findings have unveiled alarming trends in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly in the emergence of spyware that exploits seemingly innocuous applications and tools. Richard LaTulip, a field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future, highlights that infections often initiate through malicious links or counterfeit applications, but increasingly, they are being…
Data Breach Impacts Bell Canada Amid Global Cybersecurity Concerns Bell Canada, a prominent telecommunications provider, has confirmed a significant data breach attributed to an unidentified hacker. This incident emerges during heightened concerns in the cybersecurity landscape, particularly following the WannaCry ransomware outbreak that has captured global attention. In a brief…
Encryption & Key Management, Governance & Risk Management, GRC Visibility Gaps Increase Risk of Certificate-Driven Outages Sandhya Michu • January 2, 2026 Kevin Weiss, CEO, Sectigo The landscape of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates is evolving dramatically, with lifespans predicted to shrink to just 47…
Recent trends indicate an alarming shift towards insider threats, as attackers increasingly resort to bribing support agents, manipulating insiders, or exploiting outsourced personnel. This method is being seen as more economical and discreet compared to the complexities involved in deploying zero-day exploits. Cybercriminals are broadening their attack vectors, specifically targeting…
