Blacon High School, situated on the outskirts of Chester, has faced significant disruption due to a recent ransomware attack, forcing administrators to temporarily close its doors. Initially scheduled to reopen two days after the incident on January 19, 2025, ongoing investigations suggest that the school’s recovery will take longer than…
Cloud Security, Security Operations Hackers Exploit Valid Customer Credentials to Re-Encrypt S3 Objects Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 20, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Amazon Web Services (AWS) is advising its clients to implement enhanced security protocols for their S3 buckets in light of recent ransomware attacks targeting its platform. This call…
Homepage > News > Business > Turkey enhances digital identity; AI anticipated to mitigate security breaches Turkish officials have announced a renewed commitment to advancing their national digitization initiatives by utilizing blockchain technology in their digital identity framework. This initiative is part of a broader strategy to enhance national security…
Governance & Risk Management, Government, Industry Specific Establishment of ‘Schedule F’ Remains a Key Objective for Trump Administration Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 20, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump during his campaign in July 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Image: Shutterstock) The inauguration of President Donald Trump has reignited discussions…
HPE Investigates Allegations of Data Breach by IntelBroker Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is currently examining claims made by the cybercriminal group known as IntelBroker, which has stated that it possesses stolen data and source code from the company. This announcement was made on a prominent cybercrime forum, where IntelBroker offered…
A significant leak involving over 15,000 configurations of FortiGate firewalls has been attributed to the hacker group known as Belsen Group. This breach poses a global risk to organizations utilizing these firewalls, which could lead to unauthorized access and compromise of sensitive systems. Strategies to mitigate this risk and strengthen…
A significant data breach has come to light, with a newly formed threat group known as the Belsen Group leaking an extensive archive of sensitive information online. This leak, which encompasses 1.6GB of data, includes private credentials such as IP addresses and passwords from more than 15,000 FortiGate devices. The…
YouTube, the widely-used video-sharing platform owned by Google and a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., is acclaimed for its extensive array of content available to a diverse global audience. The primary source of revenue for YouTube comes from advertisements, prompting users to interact with the content by clicking and scrolling. While…
A security researcher has uncovered a publicly accessible, unprotected database linked to Willow Pays, a FinTech bill payment platform based in the United States, which holds over 240,000 sensitive records. This breach involves exposure of personal data, including names, email addresses, credit limits, and internal billing information. Jeremiah Fowler, a…
