Sep 13, 2023THNVulnerability / Data Security More details have emerged about a set of now-patched cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws in the Microsoft Azure HDInsight open-source analytics service that could be weaponized by a threat actor to carry out malicious activities. “The identified vulnerabilities consisted of six stored XSS and two reflected XSS vulnerabilities, each of […]
House hero Mr G and techno veteran Forbes collaborate again Mr G and Duncan Forbes have been speaking about their latest meeting of minds, a new four track EP that fuses their respective specialities in the worlds of house and techno. The ‘Time To Dip’ EP was inspired by what Mr G heard before his […]
Sep 12, 2023THNSoftware Security / Vulnerability A new vulnerability disclosed in GitHub could have exposed thousands of repositories at risk of repojacking attacks, new findings show. The flaw “could allow an attacker to exploit a race condition within GitHub’s repository creation and username renaming operations,” Checkmarx security researcher Elad Rapoport said in a technical report […]
Investigations have begun into a massive ransomware attack that has affected Sri Lanka’s government cloud system, Lanka Government Cloud (LGC). The investigation is being conducted by the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team and Coordination Center (CERT|CC). Sri Lanka’s Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) confirmed the attack to several local news outlets on September […]
British authorities have arrested a man who reportedly spied for China at the heart of the government in London, sparking fresh fears over how Beijing gathers intelligence. The incident follows allegations earlier this year that China flew a surveillance balloon over the United States, causing a diplomatic furore. Here are some of the ways China has worked to […]
Last updated 11 September, 2023 If you have all your music on Spotify and want to play a DJ set, either a one-off gig or often, this guide on DJing with Spotify is for you. In it we’ll look at four ways you can achieve this, from the very simple to the more complicated, and […]
Rhysida Ransomware gang claims to have hacked three more US hospitals Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2023 Rhysida Ransomware group added three more US hospitals to the list of victims on its Tor leak site after the PROSPECT MEDICAL attack. Recently the Rhysida ransomware group made the headlines because it announced the hack of Prospect Medical […]
The UK government appears to have pulled back on a controversial clause in its forthcoming Online Safety Bill that would have forced tech companies to snoop on users’ messages. Clause 110 of the mammoth piece of legislation enables regulator Ofcom to force messaging providers to use “accredited technology” to perform so-called “client-side scanning.” That is, […]
Check Point researchers have discovered hackers exploiting Google Looker Studio to create fraudulent cryptocurrency phishing websites. These phishing sites target digital asset holders, leading to compromised accounts and financial losses. Google Looker Studio (previously known as Data Studio, is an online tool for converting data from spreadsheets and various sources into customizable reports. Scam tactics […]