Security Flaw Detected in Ubuntu’s Package Recommendation System Cybersecurity experts have identified a significant vulnerability within Ubuntu’s command-not-found utility, which malicious actors could exploit to push harmful packages onto unsuspecting users. This tool is designed to recommend installations when users attempt to run commands that are unavailable, but it can…
The cybersecurity landscape has seen a significant rise in attacks against healthcare organizations, with a 45% increase reported since November 2020, coinciding with a global surge in COVID-19 cases. A recent report from Check Point Research indicates that the healthcare sector has become the primary target for cybercriminals, overshadowing a…
Cloudflare Blocks Over 400 Billion AI Bot Requests Amid Growing Concerns Over Data Scraping In an announcement from WIRED’s Big Interview event in San Francisco, Cloudflare cofounder and CEO Matthew Prince revealed that the internet infrastructure company has blocked more than 400 billion requests from AI bots since July 1,…
In a troubling week for Facebook users, the platform faces serious scrutiny following some alarming breaches of user data. This week, reports surfaced indicating that Facebook inadvertently prompted new users to share passwords linked to their registered email accounts. This incident has been compounded by a significant discovery of user…
Security Operations , Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Outage Briefly Disrupts Services for Zoom, LinkedIn, and Others Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 5, 2025 Image: Mamun Sheikh/Shutterstock On Friday, Cloudflare, a prominent content delivery network provider, experienced a brief outage that affected several key websites, including well-known platforms like LinkedIn, Zoom,…
ISMS-P Certified Firms Face Breaches, Leading to Questions About Certification System Recent reports indicate that several firms certified under the ISMS-P framework have experienced significant data breaches, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the certification process. The Information Security Management System for Personal Information (ISMS-P) is designed to assure organizations…
On Wednesday, Microsoft disclosed that a severe security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-21410, within its Exchange Server software has been actively exploited in the wild. This revelation came shortly after the tech giant released fixes during its monthly Patch Tuesday updates. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the flaw represents a…
On Tuesday, officials from the U.S. government formally accused the Russian government of orchestrating the significant SolarWinds supply chain compromise unveiled last month. This allegation came as part of a broader assessment conducted by multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
AI Image Generation Startup Exposes Over a Million Sensitive Images, Raising Serious Privacy Concerns A startup specializing in AI image generation has inadvertently left more than 1 million images and videos created by its systems publicly accessible online. According to research reviewed by WIRED, a significant proportion of these images…
