CyberNews California’s Delete Act, a pioneering data privacy law, is about to put companies on notice. Starting August 1st, hundreds of thousands of Californians who have registered for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) will be able to request the deletion of their personal information from over 600 data brokers with just one click. This … Read more
**Identity Verification Takes Center Stage in Amateur Sports** USA Fencing, the governing body behind Team USA’s Olympic/Paralympic fencing teams, has made a significant leap forward in identity verification, partnering with AI-powered technology vendor Jumio to automate age and nationality checks for its 50,000-strong membership base. The initiative is crucial not only for athlete safety but … Read more
California’s DROP Platform Launches, Bringing Data Deletion to Thousands of Residents A groundbreaking new platform is set to go live on August 1st in California, allowing residents to request the deletion of their personal data from over 600 registered data brokers with just a single click. The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), managed by … Read more
Global Coalition Haults $6.6 Million in Fraudulent Payments, Offers Glimmer of Hope for Victims In a significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime, law enforcement agencies and financial organizations have successfully halted over $6.6 million in fraudulent payments, part of a larger operation aimed at curbing business email compromise (BEC) scams. This achievement is all … Read more
The Morning After We Pull a Root of Trust, Nobody Owns It Imagine waking up one morning to find that your bank’s online services have been severely disrupted. The reason? A trusted certificate authority (CA) has been distrusted by major browsers, causing widespread chaos in the financial sector. This scenario may sound like science fiction, … Read more
A Sweeping Update to SBOM Guidance Falls Short of Real Risk Management Improvements The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive update to software bill of materials (SBOM) guidance, incorporating feedback from over 90 organizations, including tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services. The new framework introduces a dozen … Read more
Interpol’s Global Anti-Fraud Network Cracks Down on Scammers in Record-Breaking Operation In a major victory for global law enforcement, Interpol has revealed that its international network of agencies and financial institutions has successfully blocked over $6.6 million in fraudulent payments as part of a massive operation to combat business email compromise (BEC) scams. The breakthrough … Read more
A Long-Overdue Update: CISA Issues Fresh SBOM Guidance, But Will It Make a Difference? The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released new guidelines for the minimum elements that organizations should include in a software bill of materials (SBOM). This move comes after months of consultation with major players like Google, Microsoft, and … Read more
Online Ad Firm Adform’s Script Compromised to Steal Cryptocurrency, Thousands of Websites Affected In a disturbing discovery, online advertising firm Adform has suffered a supply-chain attack that delivered cryptocurrency-stealing scripts to thousands of websites using its ad platform. The malicious activity, which has been ongoing for the past week, allowed attackers to hijack clipboard content … Read more
Arch Linux has temporarily disabled its popular package repository, the Arch User Repository (AUR), due to a sudden surge in malicious takeovers of existing packages. This move is aimed at preventing further spread of malware and giving developers time to clean up the affected packages. The decision was announced on the distribution’s mailing list by … Read more