FBI hacker USDoD leaks highly sensitive TransUnion data Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2023 Researchers from vx-underground reported that FBI hacker ‘USDoD‘ leaked sensitive data from consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion. TransUnion is an American consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnion collects and aggregates information on over one billion individual consumers in over thirty countries, including “200 million files […]
Sep 18, 2023The Hacker NewsIdentity Threat / Attack Surface When you roll out a security product, you assume it will fulfill its purpose. Unfortunately, however, this often turns out not to be the case. A new report, produced by Osterman Research and commissioned by Silverfort, reveals that MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) and PAM (Privileged Access Management) […]
Russian hacker Dariy Pankov has pleaded guilty to computer fraud and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Pankov, who was extradited from the Eastern European country of Georgia earlier this year, was charged with developing and selling a piece of malware […]
Sep 13, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Detection / SaaS Security In today’s digital age, SaaS applications have become the backbone of modern businesses. They streamline operations, enhance productivity, and foster innovation. But with great power comes great responsibility. As organizations integrate more SaaS applications into their workflows, they inadvertently open the door to a new era […]
Sep 07, 2023The Hacker NewsVirtual CISO / Cybersecurity By the end of 2024, the number of MSPs and MSSPs offering vCISO services is expected to grow by almost 5 fold, as can be seen in figure 1. This incredible surge reflects the growing business demand for specialized cybersecurity expertise and the lucrative opportunities for MSPs […]
Hacker group GhostSec is disclosing the source code for software developed by the Iranian FANAP group, alleging it to be surveillance software used by the Iranian state on its own citizens. The group claims to have cracked FANAP group’s proprietary code, and has analyzed around 26GB of compressed data which it is releasing a file at a […]
Sep 06, 2023The Hacker NewsSecurity Operations Center (SOC) The role of the CISO keeps taking center stage as a business enabler: CISOs need to navigate the complex landscape of digital threats while fostering innovation and ensuring business continuity. Three CISOs; Troy Wilkinson, CISO at IPG; Rob Geurtsen, former Deputy CISO at Nike; and Tammy Moskites, […]