210,000 Impacted by Saint Xavier University Data Breach
Saint Xavier University last week started notifying over 210,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach in July …
Day: November 4, 2024
Can Automatic Updates for Critical Infrastructure Be Trusted?
COMMENTARYIn July, the industry witnessed one of the largest technology outages in recent history, with estimates of $5.4 billion in damages. When Cro…
US Sentences Nigerian to 26 Years in Prison for Stealing Millions Through Phishing
A Nigerian national was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the US for stealing millions by compromising the email accounts of real estate businesses.
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Google Says Its AI Found SQLite Vulnerability That Fuzzing Missed
Google says a large language model (LLM) project was able to discover a vulnerability in SQLite, and its researchers were not able to find the same vu…
FBI Seeking Information on Chinese Hackers Targeting Sophos Firewalls
The FBI is asking for public help in identifying the hackers behind a years-long campaign targeting Sophos edge devices.
The campaign, brought to l…
German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested
Nov 04, 2024Mohit KumarDDoS Attack / Cybercrime
German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called d…
THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Oct 28 – Nov 03)
Nov 04, 2024The Hacker NewsWeekly Recap / Cybersecurity
This week was a total digital dumpster fire! Hackers were like, "Let's cause some chaos!…
Cyber Threats That Could Impact the Retail Industry This Holiday Season (and What to Do About It)
As the holiday season approaches, retail businesses are gearing up for their annual surge in online (and in-store) traffic. Unfortunately, this increa…
City of Columbus Ransomware Attack Impacts 500,000 People
The City of Columbus, Ohio, is notifying 500,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a July 2024 ransomware attack.
The incid…
Google’s AI Tool Big Sleep Finds Zero-Day Vulnerability in SQLite Database Engine
Nov 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Vulnerability
Google said it discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the SQLite open-source…