Hardcoded passwords and path traversals keeping bug hunters in work Security researchers have issued a warning about a pre-authentication exploit chain affecting a CMS used by some of the biggest companies in the world.… READ MORE HERE…

Google threat analysts warn the team behind the Marks & Spencer break-in has moved on Cyber-crime crew Scattered Spider has infected US insurance companies following a series of ransomware attacks against American and British retailers, according to Google, which urged this sector to be on “high alert.”… READ MORE HERE…

The group has previously threatened to SWAT cancer patients and leaked pre-op plastic surgery photos An extortion gang claims to have breached Freedman HealthCare, a data and analytics firm whose customers include state agencies, health providers, and insurance companies, and is threatening to dump tens of thousands of sensitive files early Tuesday morning.… READ MORE HERE…

Getting employees on board can do more than prevent breaches; it can send profitability soaring Sponsored Post  Here’s a sobering reality: 95% of data breaches involve human error. So, why do most organizations still throw technology at a fundamentally human problem? It’s like trying to fix a leaky roof by buying better buckets.… READ MORE HERE…

With Tehran’s military weakened, digital retaliation likely, experts tell The Reg The current Israel–Iran military conflict is taking place in the era of hybrid war, where cyberattacks amplify and assist missiles and troops, and is being waged between two countries with very capable destructive cyber weapons.… READ MORE HERE…