Similar to a recently reported issue in GitHub, users can abuse the “comments” feature in GitLab to upload malware to any repository without the repository owner’s knowledge.
The first three months of 2024 saw 841 publicly reported “data compromises” – up 90% on the same period last year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit said that although the number of data breaches, exposures and leaks was up on Q1 2023, the total victim count decreased 72% annually to […]
Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained over 2.3 million documents belonging to Kids Empire, an US operator of recreational centers. The publicly exposed database contained 2,363,222 documents in.PDF and.PNG formats with a total size of 92.3 GB. These included reservations, injury waivers, and receipts with […]
Dive Brief: More than 2 in 5 ransomware attacks reported to the FBI in 2023 targeted organizations in a critical infrastructure sector, the agency said Thursday in its annual Internet Crime Report. Of the 2,825 ransomware attacks reported to the FBI last year, 1,193 hit critical infrastructure organizations. The proportion of ransomware attacks hitting critical […]
In January, my colleague reported about a new Balada Injector campaign found exploiting a recent vulnerability in the widely-used Popup Builder WordPress plugin which was initially disclosed back in November, 2023 by Marc Montpas. In the past three weeks, we’ve started seeing an uptick in attacks from a new malware campaign targeting this same Popup […]
The company reported annual recurring revenue (ARR) surpassing $100 million and secured investments from major players such as Delta-v Capital, Standard Investments, and Rockwell Automation.
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported a surge in online job scams targeting unsuspecting job seekers for their personal information. With 492 victims assisted in 2023, up from 226 in 2022, the alarming trend shows no signs of slowing down. Notably, January 2024 alone saw 95 reported victims of job scams, representing a staggering […]
Capita, the British outsourcing company hit by a ransomware attack last March, has reported losing more than £106.6 million ($135.5 million) over the last year — roughly a quarter of which was directly caused by the incident. The company had initially said it expected the incident to cost up to £20 million ($25.4 million) to […]
Nearly half of businesses reported a growth in synthetic identity fraud, while biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud attempts also increased, according to AuthenticID. Consumers and businesses alike are facing new challenges in today’s digital existence, from considering the ramifications of digital identity to grappling with the use and prevalence of new tools like generative […]