Cybersecurity

Bangladesh official alleges cyberattack ‘from Ukraine and Germany’ targeted election

An official at the Bangladesh Election Commission has claimed that a cyberattack “from Ukraine and Germany” caused an election information app to crash as voters went to the polls on Sunday. There has not been an allegation that the incident affected votes in the country, where incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured her fourth straight […]

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Cyberattack Hits Maldives Government: Websites Recover Amid Diplomatic Tensions

Over the weekend, the Maldives faced a cyberattack, resulting in the temporary unavailability of the official websites of the President’s office, Foreign Ministry, and Tourism Ministry. Users attempting to access these sites encountered disruptions for several hours on Saturday night. The cyberattack on Maldives government websites has been rumored to be related to a recent […]

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SEC Aims to Avoid Cyber Disclosure Rule ‘Compliance Burdens’

Standards, Regulations & Compliance Official Says Disclosure Rule Includes Exceptions, Extensions for Smaller Companies Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 16, 2023     The new U.S. SEC reporting rule for material cyber incidents goes into effect Dec. 18 for large public companies. (Image: Shutterstock) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is providing extra time for […]

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Python Package Index Faces Security Crisis With Validated Leaks

Security researchers have discovered a total of 3938 unique secrets on PyPI, the official third-party package management system for the Python community, across all projects, with 768 of them validated as authentic.  Notably, 2922 projects contained at least one unique secret. Among the leaked secrets were various credentials, including AWS Keys, Redis credentials, Google API […]

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LEGO Marketplace BrickLink Hacked? Website Down Amid Unusual Activity

Key Points The official website of BrickLink displays a message stating that it experienced unusual activity. Ransom messages were reportedly sent out to many BrickLink users’ accounts. Apparently, hackers are demanding payments in cryptocurrency in exchange for not deleting store inventories and other items. BrickLink is yet to release an official statement about the incident, […]