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Discord Outage Caused by API & Database Issues
Discord Outage Caused by API & Database Issues
Popular instant messaging app Discord experienced what it classified as a “massive outage” that prevented users from logging into the service or using the app on Wednesday, according to an update on their status page. According to...
White House Wants the US Government to Use a Zero Trust Security Model
White House Wants the US Government to Use a Zero Trust Security Model
A federal strategy released on Wednesday wants the US government to adopt a “zero trust” security model within the next two years to defend against current threats and improve cybersecurity defenses across federal agencies. This s...
FBI Warns of Cybercriminals Tampering with QR Codes in Order to Steal Funds
FBI Warns of Cybercriminals Tampering with QR Codes in Order to Steal Funds
The FBI issued a warning last week that detailed how cybercriminals are tampering with QR codes in order to redirect victims to malicious sites that steal login and financial information. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, business...
Dark Souls PC Servers Shut Down due to Hacking Fears
Dark Souls PC Servers Shut Down due to Hacking Fears
The action role-playing game Dark Souls 3 has taken its player-v-player (PvP) servers offline following multiple reports of an exploit that could allow hackers to take control of your PC, according to a tweet on Monday from the of...
FBI Links Diavol Ransomware to Trickbot Banking Trojan
FBI Links Diavol Ransomware to Trickbot Banking Trojan
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a flash alert connecting Diavol ransomware to hackers who are behind the Trickbot banking Trojan, according to a notice late last week. The FBI’s cyber division said it fi...
CISA Warns of New Apache Log4j Vulnerability
CISA Warns of New Apache Log4j Vulnerability
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement regarding a new cyber vulnerability that could impact many sectors of the internet. “This vulnerability, which is being...
Cyberattack on Red Cross Exposes Data of More Than 500,000 People
Cyberattack on Red Cross Exposes Data of More Than 500,000 People
A cyberattack on a Swiss contractor of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) led to a data breach impacting more than 515,000 people, the organization said on Wednesday in a press release. The stolen data belongs to...
The FBI and Europol Take Down Computer Servers Used in 'Major International Cyberattacks'
The FBI and Europol Take Down Computer Servers Used in 'Major International Cyberattacks'
The FBI and law enforcement from multiple European countries and Canada have taken down 15 computer servers that were used in “major international cyberattacks,” the law enforcement agencies said this week. Europol, the European U...
Israeli Police Reportedly Used Pegasus Spyware to Hack Citizens
Israeli Police Reportedly Used Pegasus Spyware to Hack Citizens
Israel’s parliament is looking into the reported use of tech company NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus spyware against citizens by Israeli police, a legislator said on Tuesday. According to a report from Israeli newspaper Calcalis...
Italian Fashion Brand Moncler Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Attack
Italian Fashion Brand Moncler Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Attack
Italian fashion giant Moncler confirmed that it fell victim to a data breach after files were stolen by the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware operation in December. The files were published on Jan. 18 on the dark web. The attack occurred...