As businesses increasingly adopt SaaS applications, the demand for enhanced network performance and security has grown markedly. Organizations are turning to SASE (Secure Access Service Edge), a category of solutions designed to optimize both network infrastructure and protection against online threats. Despite its advantages, a recent report titled “Better Together:…
Harvard Cyberattack: Data Breach Exposes Records of Alumni, Donors, Students, and Faculty—The Full Story, Affected Individuals, and Harvard’s Response
Harvard Cyberattack: Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Records A recent cyberattack at Harvard University has compromised the personal records of alumni, donors, students, and faculty members, following a sophisticated phone-based phishing scheme. The breach has raised extensive concerns regarding the university’s cybersecurity measures, as it is reported to have accessed critical…
Harvard Cyberattack: Data Breach Exposes Records of Alumni, Donors, Students, and Faculty—The Full Story, Affected Individuals, and Harvard’s Response
T-Mobile Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Customers and Employees T-Mobile, the prominent US telecommunications provider, has recently reported a serious data breach that has compromised the personal and account-related information of its customers and employees. This incident raises significant concerns about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the telecom sector, particularly for…
In a notable case of cybercrime, Graham Ivan Clark, an 18-year-old from Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the hacking of numerous high-profile Twitter accounts last summer, a scheme that exploited social media for a large-scale cryptocurrency scam. The outcome of the plea deal includes a three-year prison…
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has unveiled its most recent Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) report and dashboard for January to June 2025. This report reveals that the frequency of reported data breaches is persistently high across both public and private sectors in Australia. The updated dashboard highlights…
Microsoft has reported a sophisticated year-long phishing campaign characterized by a remarkable ability to evade detection. The attackers exhibited a pattern of altering their obfuscation and encryption strategies approximately every 37 days, employing various techniques, including Morse code, to obscure their activities while extracting user credentials. The phishing attempts typically…
Microsoft has issued a stark warning concerning an extensive credential phishing campaign that exploits open redirector links in email communications. This tactic aims to deceive users into visiting malicious sites while circumventing traditional security measures. According to a report from the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, attackers combine these…
A newly discovered security vulnerability in Windows NT LAN Manager (NTLM) has been exploited in a zero-day attack, with suspected ties to Russian threat actors targeting Ukraine. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-43451 and rated with a CVSS score of 6.5, allows attackers to possibly expose a user’s NTLMv2 hash. Microsoft…
Recent analyses indicate a troubling rise in cyber intrusions, fueled by the proliferation of criminal tools and insufficient defenses. A recent episode of The Indicator from Planet Money delves into how data breaches are accelerating, the decreasing costs of entry for attackers, and the implications this holds for patients, consumers,…
