In January 2026, a construction firm in the UK uncovered a notorious digital intruder on its Windows Server, identified by security experts from the eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) as Prometei, a Russian-affiliated botnet that has been operational since 2016. While Prometei primarily focuses on mining Monero cryptocurrency, TRU’s investigation…
Bitly, a leading URL shortening service, is currently grappling with a significant data breach that puts user account credentials at risk. In a blog post released yesterday, the company alerted its users that their account details may have been compromised in an incident involving potential unauthorized access to sensitive information.…
Merav Vered Vice President, GRC & Strategic Initiatives, Vendict Merav Vered holds the position of Vice President for Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) and Strategic Initiatives at Vendict. In this role, she plays a pivotal part in overseeing the GRC team while developing methodologies that integrate seamlessly with Vendict’s…
Transforming Contracts in the Wake of Data Privacy Legislation The Indian hospitality sector is currently experiencing a profound reassessment of its contractual agreements, catalyzed by the introduction of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. Hotel operators are pursuing renegotiations of existing contracts with global partners and booking platforms,…
Print management software provider PaperCut has issued a warning indicating that unpatched servers are being actively exploited in the wild. This alarming announcement follows two vulnerability reports from cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, which highlight significant security lapses within the PaperCut software. According to PaperCut, an analysis of customer reports revealed…
Massive Cyber Heist Strikes Coincheck, Costing $532 Million in Digital Assets In an alarming development in the cryptocurrency sector, Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck has reported a significant breach, losing approximately $532 million in digital assets. This loss includes around $420 million in NEM tokens and an additional $112 million in Ripple…
Sean Tufts: Championing Cybersecurity in Industrial Sectors Field CTO, Industrial, Claroty Sean Tufts stands at the forefront of cybersecurity, renowned for his extensive expertise in industrial security. As the Field Chief Technology Officer at Claroty, he combines comprehensive knowledge of cybersecurity practices with strong leadership in go-to-market strategies, driven by…
A significant data breach has emerged, as a cybercrime organization known as ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for leaking over two million personal records reportedly stolen from Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). This incident marks an escalation of last year’s data breaches, creating a serious privacy crisis for…
The maintainers of the open-source data visualization platform, Apache Superset, have announced critical security measures to address an insecure default configuration that exposes installations to potential remote code execution vulnerabilities. This security flaw, identified as CVE-2023-27524 with a notable CVSS score of 8.9, affects all versions up to 2.0.1 due…