Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development E-Commerce Faces Existential Threat as Autonomous Shoppers Shift Away from Ads Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • December 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The online retail sector has long perfected strategies to drive consumers towards making purchases. However, it now contends with a…
Indictment Unsealed Against Former Amazon Employee Accused of Extensive Hacking Former Amazon employee Paige Thompson has been arrested in connection with a significant data breach at Capital One, in which the personal information of more than 100 million credit card applicants was compromised. Thompson is also accused of unauthorized access…
Amazon Unveils Autonomous Threat Analysis Tool to Bolster Cybersecurity As advancements in generative AI accelerate the pace of software development, they simultaneously empower cybercriminals, leading to an uptick in financially motivated and state-sponsored attacks. This dual-edged sword presents significant challenges for security teams in tech companies that must now sift…
Natura Data Breach Exposes Millions of Customer Records In a significant cybersecurity incident, Brazil’s largest cosmetics firm, Natura, inadvertently left a vast trove of sensitive consumer information exposed online. A recent investigation revealed that the company neglected to secure hundreds of gigabytes of data, leading to potential unauthorized access to…
Encryption & Key Management, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development, Security Operations Rising Enterprise Applications and International Initiatives Propel Us Into a Quantum Future Brian Pereira (creed_digital) • November 14, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In 2025, quantum computing has risen to prominence, particularly due to the surge in discussions surrounding post-quantum cryptography.…
On Tuesday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) imposed a fine of €17 million (approximately $18.6 million) on Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and WhatsApp, due to a series of security failures that breached the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC determined that Meta Platforms…
A severe security vulnerability has been identified in the Amazon WorkSpaces client for Linux, posing a substantial risk for organizations utilizing AWS’s virtual desktop infrastructure. This flaw, designated as CVE-2025-12779, allows malicious local users to extract valid authentication tokens, leading to unauthorized access to other users’ Workspace sessions. On November…
In a significant cybersecurity case, a former Amazon employee has been convicted for her involvement in the theft of sensitive personal information from over 100 million individuals during the 2019 Capital One breach. This case underscores the potential vulnerabilities associated with large cloud service providers and the risks businesses face…
Recent cybersecurity research has identified a significant campaign, known as EMERALDWHALE, which exploits exposed Git configurations to extract credentials, clone private repositories, and even obtain cloud service credentials embedded in source code. This operation has reportedly compromised over 10,000 private repositories, with the stolen data stored in an Amazon S3…
