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Introduction In today’s interconnected digital ecosystem, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) play a pivotal role in enabling seamless communication and data exchange between various software applications and systems. APIs act as bridges, facilitating the sharing of information and functionalities. However, as the use of APIs continues to rise, they have become an increasingly attractive target for […]
Pinal County school officials confirmed to ABC15 that their data processing service consortium was attacked over the weekend, putting paychecks in jeopardy for some school employees this week throughout the 21 districts in the county. What happened An employee of the Casa Grande Union High School District says staff members were first told of a […]
Recent weeks have witnessed a significant increase in cyber-attacks targeting the US Postal Service (USPS), mainly through phishing and smishing campaigns. The surge in these attacks has prompted DomainTools researchers to delve into their origins and implications, with findings described in an advisory published on Thursday. One smishing message raised suspicions due to its peculiar […]
Here, Cyber Security Hub takes a look at the top cyber attacks, data breaches and cyber security incidents across the globe that happened in September, 2023. Contents: Ransomware gang steals 1.3TB of data from Sabre X-based NFT phishing attack causes losses of over $691,000 Ransomware gang steals 6.8TB of data from Save […]
The Russian firm Operation Zero has announced a staggering $20m reward for hacking tools capable of compromising iPhones and Android devices. The company unveiled this increased payout on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, aiming to attract top-tier researchers and developer teams to collaborate with their platform. Under this program, Operation Zero is willing to pay […]
Norway is urging the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to ban Meta (formerly Facebook) from harvesting user data for advertising purposes permanently and extend the ban across Europe.
The UK’s information commissioner has called for an immediate end to the use of excel spreadsheets to publish Freedom of Information (FOI) data. The data protection regulator issued an advisory notice yesterday to all public authorities in the wake of a hugely damaging leak at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) last month. Among other […]
Oct 02, 2023THNVulnerability / Cyber Attack A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the open-source OpenRefine data cleanup and transformation tool that could result in arbitrary code execution on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2023-37476 (CVSS score: 7.8), the vulnerability is a Zip Slip vulnerability that could have adverse impacts when importing a specially crafted […]
Oct 02, 2023THNCyber Threat / Malware Cybersecurity experts have discovered yet another malware-as-a-service (MaaS) threat called BunnyLoader that’s being advertised for sale on the cybercrime underground. “BunnyLoader provides various functionalities such as downloading and executing a second-stage payload, stealing browser credentials and system information, and much more,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Niraj Shivtarkar and Satyam Singh […]