The City of Philadelphia has come forward to disclose a substantial data breach, revealing that unauthorized actors may have gained access to City email accounts containing sensitive personal details and protected health information. The breach, initially discovered on May 24 due to suspicious
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A startling revelation from cybersecurity firm Outpost24 has exposed a concerning trend among IT administrators: a widespread reliance on default passwords, with 'admin' being the most popular choice. Over 40,000 admin portal accounts were found to be using this rudimentary password, casting doubts
Okta, a leading identity and access management company, recently faced a security breach in its support unit, exposing customer data. The breach, disclosed on October 19, was caused by a cybercriminal who used stolen credentials to gain unauthorized access to files containing sensitive customer
Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 500k records containing identification documents and other potentially sensitive information. The documents appear to be associated with the Irish National
In a startling revelation, Q3 2023 has witnessed a record-breaking surge in phishing and malware attacks. According to a report by threat detection and response startup Vade Secure SASU, phishing attacks have skyrocketed by 173% compared to the previous quarter, marking a total of 493.2 million
A cyberattack campaign has targeted prominent figures involved in the Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit in Brussels, along with European Union military personnel. The attack, identified by Trend Micro, uses an updated version of the RomCom Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as PEAPOD. The
Cloud gaming firm Shadow has confirmed a significant data breach, compromising the personal information of its customers. The Paris-headquartered startup, known for offering games through its cloud-based PC service, revealed that hackers accessed customer data following a sophisticated social
A sophisticated malware camouflaged as a legitimate caching plugin has been discovered compromising WordPress sites. Researchers from Wordfence uncovered this malware, which allows attackers to gain control of affected websites. The initial discovery occurred during a routine site cleanup by
Major internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and Cloudflare, have recently fallen victim to the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever recorded. These unprecedented attacks have sent shockwaves throughout the tech industry, raising concerns about the vulnerability of the
More than 17,000 WordPress websites have fallen victim to the Balada Injector malware. The latest campaign, which occurred in September, specifically targeted popular premium themes, namely tagDiv Newspaper and tagDiv Newsmag. The attacks primarily centered on a vulnerability within the tagDiv