Exploitation of Critical PaperCut Vulnerability Raises Alarm in Cybersecurity Community Recent findings by cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a concerning method for exploiting a recently identified critical vulnerability in PaperCut servers, which appears to outsmart existing detection mechanisms. The flaw, cataloged as CVE-2023-27350 and carrying a CVSS score of 9.8, poses…
Potential Payment Card Breach at ISS Highlights Vulnerabilities in POS Systems In a significant cybersecurity incident, Information Systems & Suppliers (ISS) Inc., a vendor of point-of-sale (POS) systems utilized by restaurants across the United States, has warned its clients of a possible data breach that may have compromised payment card…
Governance & Risk Management, Operational Technology (OT), Video Privacy Expert Chiara Rustici Discusses Regulations Governing Autonomous Robots and Embedded AI Tony Morbin (@tonymorbin) • February 6, 2026 Chiara Rustici, Chief Privacy Officer, AI Governance and Data Protection Officer, Independent Analyst As embedded artificial intelligence transitions from theoretical frameworks to practical…
Betterment, a financial technology firm, recently disclosed a significant data breach affecting 1,435,174 individuals, a figure validated by the data breach monitoring service, Have I Been Pwned? The incident traces back to mid-January 2026 and was initiated through a sophisticated social engineering tactic targeting one of Betterment’s employees. This manipulation…
Cybersecurity specialists are urging Substack users to remain vigilant against potential phishing scams following a recent data breach on the platform. The blogging service has experienced a security incident that compromised user data. In a communication sent to users, Substack CEO Chris Best disclosed that the breach resulted in the…
On February 28, 2018, GitHub’s widely used code hosting service experienced a monumental distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, peaking at an unprecedented 1.35 terabits per second (Tbps). This incident marks a significant milestone in the realm of cybersecurity, illustrating both the evolving nature of attack methods and the vulnerabilities that persist…
Recent revelations from cybersecurity experts have highlighted a serious vulnerability within the Windows MSHTML platform, now patched following its discovery. This flaw allows malicious actors to circumvent established integrity protections on targeted systems, posing a critical risk to users. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-29324 with a CVSS score of 6.5,…
Standards, Regulations & Compliance Analysts Raise Concerns Over Federal Assurance Standards Following Policy Reversal Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 3, 2026 Image: Eli Wilson/Shutterstock Cybersecurity analysts express concern over the White House’s recent decision to retract software attestation requirements established during the Biden administration, citing widespread disillusionment with compliance-focused security…
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…
