Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Experts Warn: Grid Disruption during Venezuelan Operations Highlights Cyber Tactics’ Increasing Importance Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 5, 2026 President Donald Trump addresses the press regarding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture on Jan. 3, 2026 (Image: Molly Riley/White House) Cybersecurity specialists are…
Over 478,000 Compromised in Covenant Health Data Breach In a significant cybersecurity incident, Covenant Health has reported a data breach that has resulted in the compromise of over 478,000 records. This breach raises critical concerns regarding the security measures implemented by healthcare organizations and their ability to safeguard sensitive patient…
Recent findings have unveiled multiple critical security vulnerabilities in ConnectedIO’s ER2000 edge routers and associated cloud management platform that can be exploited by cybercriminals to run malicious code and gain access to sensitive information. This revelation poses a serious risk to numerous organizations that rely on these technologies. The vulnerabilities…
In a significant development within the realm of cybersecurity, it has been reported that LeakedSource, a breach notification service infamous for aggregating and disclosing vast amounts of compromised user data, has gone offline following an alleged law enforcement raid. This site, which came into prominence in late 2015, has been…
Microsoft has recently identified a link between the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server, marked as CVE-2023-22515, and a state-sponsored group known as Storm-0062 (also referred to as DarkShadow or Oro0lxy). This critical flaw is a privilege escalation vulnerability that has been actively exploited…
Yahoo Users Alerted to New Security Breach In a troubling development for Yahoo’s user base, the company has issued warnings regarding potential account compromises due to a recently discovered vulnerability. This notification, circulated to affected users, follows a series of significant data breaches the company experienced, most notably a massive…
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers and Hackers in 2014 Yahoo Data Breach In a significant development in cybersecurity, U.S. authorities have charged two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers linked to the massive 2014 Yahoo data breach, which affected over 500 million user accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed…
Cisco Systems has recently disclosed a severe, unpatched vulnerability affecting its IOS XE software, which is currently under active exploitation by threat actors. The zero-day flaw, identified as CVE-2023-20198, holds a critical severity rating of 10.0 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS). This vulnerability specifically impacts enterprise networking hardware…
South African Universities Grapple with Escalating Cybersecurity Threats As South African universities prepare for the upcoming release of matric results, the higher education sector is increasingly besieged by cybersecurity challenges that are unique compared to many other industries. With threats like ransomware, phishing attacks, data breaches, and insider threats, institutions…
