CyberNews

The Dark World of Adtech: New Service Sheds Light on Who’s Tracking You A new free service called DecryptAds has launched, making it easier for anyone to uncover who’s tracking them online. By scraping and correlating publicly available data from websites and apps, DecryptAds reveals the complex web of companies involved in adtech, including those … Read more

Government AI platform deal sparks outrage over prioritizing traditional consulting model The Defense Department’s recent award of an $821 million contract to Accenture Federal Services for its War Data Platform (WDP) has drawn criticism for allegedly undermining goals to rapidly adopt commercial AI. The WDP, a restructuring of the former Advana program, aims to provide … Read more

A former data analyst contractor for Brightly Software has been sentenced to two years in prison for orchestrating a $2.5 million extortion scheme targeting his employer. Cameron Curry, also known as “Loot,” was found guilty in March of stealing sensitive documents and using them to blackmail Brightly after learning that his six-month contract wouldn’t be … Read more

A massive data breach at cloud-based communication platform RingCentral has exposed sensitive information for over 1.6 million accounts, leaving business owners and employees scrambling to assess their security risks. The ShinyHunters extortion group is behind the breach, which was facilitated by a sophisticated social engineering campaign that exploited vulnerabilities in RingCentral’s systems. RingCentral, used by … Read more

Oil giant Shell has found itself at the center of a potential cybersecurity incident after a notorious ransomware gang claimed to have stolen 89GB of sensitive data. The Clop gang, known for its brazen data theft attacks, published a list on its dark web leak site that includes Shell as one of 43 new victims … Read more

The Dark World of Adtech: A New Service Sheds Light on Who’s Tracking You A new, free online service called DecryptAds is changing the game for individuals and organizations seeking to uncover who’s behind the ads they see on their favorite websites and mobile apps. This powerful tool scrapes and correlates publicly available data from … Read more

A Devastating DNS Amplification Attack Hits Global Networks, Causing Widespread Disruptions A massive DNS amplification attack has rocked global networks, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The assault, which began on Thursday evening, has already affected numerous organizations and individuals worldwide, causing widespread disruptions to online services. The attack, attributed to a sophisticated … Read more

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a sophisticated macOS malware that not only steals sensitive data but also takes control of the victim’s browser sessions. The malware, dubbed AmnesiaStealer, has been spreading through a series of complex attacks, leaving many users unaware of their compromised systems. AmnesiaStealer is a multi-stage Rust-based information stealer that has been distributed … Read more

Hackers Quickly Exploit Unpatched GeoServer Zero-Day Vulnerability, Exposing Organizations to Remote Code Execution Attacks A critical zero-day vulnerability in the popular open source platform for geospatial data processing and sharing, GeoServer, has been publicly disclosed by a security researcher just hours ago. Unfortunately, threat actors have already started exploiting this flaw, putting organizations that rely … Read more

A data breach at ShipMonk has compromised the personal information of nearly 14,000 customers who use hardware crypto wallets from Trezor. While Trezor’s own systems were not affected, hackers gained access to sensitive customer data through a vulnerability in ShipMonk’s Metabase tool. The incident is believed to have been carried out by the notorious extortion … Read more