Coinbase has publicly acknowledged a significant insider breach involving a contractor who accessed the personal data of approximately 30 customers without authorization. This incident underscores ongoing vulnerabilities in data security, particularly concerning insider threats. A spokesperson for Coinbase confirmed that the situation arose when their security team detected unauthorized access…
The second generation of Belkin’s Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been identified as having a buffer overflow vulnerability, which could be exploited by malicious actors to remotely inject arbitrary commands into the device. This security issue, designated as CVE-2023-27217, was reported to Belkin on January 9, 2023, by Sternum, an…
Recent investigations reveal alarming cybersecurity breaches involving the governments of Turkey and Syria. These states have been implicated in hijacking local internet users’ connections to implant surveillance malware covertly. Concurrently, reports indicate that in Egypt, similar interception technologies have been employed to inject unauthorized browser-based cryptocurrency mining scripts into users’…
AI-Directed Cloud Breach Following Exposed AWS Credentials in Just 8 Minutes Notice: Function WP_Scripts::add was called incorrectly. The script with the handle “powerkit” was enqueued with dependencies that are not registered: tippy. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.9.1.) in on…
Data Breach at Viator Exposes Customer Payment Information A significant data breach has compromised the online travel booking platform, Viator, which operates under the umbrella of TripAdvisor. This incident has reportedly put the payment card details and account credentials of approximately 1.4 million customers at risk. The breach was publicly…
Audit, Governance & Risk Management, Healthcare Experts Highlight Common Security Shortcomings Across Healthcare Sector Entities Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • February 3, 2026 Federal auditors indicate that entities in the healthcare sector often overlook significant security vulnerabilities in web-facing applications, endangering both IT frameworks and patient data. (Image: Getty Images)…
Recently, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to establish data centers in space, powered by the innovative technology from his venture, xAI. This proposition has sparked considerable discussion across various online tech forums, particularly concerning the security of potential data farms situated in orbit and supported by artificial intelligence. This…
Cisco Addresses Critical Security Flaws in Small Business Switches Cisco has announced updates aimed at fixing nine vulnerabilities discovered in its Small Business Series Switches. These weaknesses could potentially allow an unauthorized remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or induce a denial-of-service (DoS) scenario. The identified vulnerabilities stem from inadequate…
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) group that has remained under the radar since at least 2012, using complex techniques that have allowed them to execute extensive cyber intrusions. This group has leveraged a sophisticated malware variant known as **Slingshot**, which has reportedly compromised hundreds of…