Operation PowerOFF Takes Down DDoS Boosters
Operation PowerOFF has dismantled a network of 27 DDoS platforms, leading to the arrests of three administrators and the identification of over 300 users
Day: December 11, 2024
US Sanctions Chinese Firm at Center of Global Firewall Hack
The US government has sanctioned Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for the mass compromise of firewalls which led to the deployment of malware and ransomware
Daughter of Iranian Activist Jamshid Sharmahd: “It Is a Terrorist Regime, Not a State”
The German-Iranian regime critic Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped in Dubai and sentenced to death in Tehran. He died in late October. In an interview, his daughter Gazelle, 41, expresses sharp criticism of the support he received from Germany and the U.S.
Microsoft Fixes 71 CVEs Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day
Microsoft has patched dozens of vulnerabilities in December, including one zero-day being exploited in the wild
Zero Day in Cleo File Transfer Software Exploited En Masse
A zero-day vulnerability in Cleo file transfer software is being exploited in data theft attacks
How a GDPR Gap Analysis Helps Secure Support From Senior Management
GDPR gap analysis data shows compliance in the UK is “quite low” When implementing a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance programme, a key challenge is securing the required resources and support – particularly from top management. Yet GDPR compliance brings business benefits beyond mitigating the risk of data breaches and fines: The value of a gap analysis But how can you get management to understand these benefits, and more to the point, understand how far away the organisation is from compliance? GDPR gap analysis offers a useful tool here – particularly if conducted by an independent third party. A
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Snowflake Pledges to Make MFA Mandatory
The multi-cloud data warehousing platform said it will completely phase out single factor authentication with passwords by November 2025
The Stealthy Stalker: Remcos RAT
Authored By Sakshi Jaiswal, Anuradha M In Q3 2024, McAfee Labs identified a sharp rise in the Remcos RAT threat….
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Archipelago of Resistance: The Philippines Is Rising to Meet the China Threat, But It Has a Crucial Year Ahead
Of all the flashpoints facing the Trump administration on Jan. 20, 2025, China’s campaign of intimidation and maritime occupation in the South China Sea may prove the most concerning for U.S. interests and preventing war in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing ha…
Introducing the Wells Fargo Public Bug Bounty Program
Wells Fargo announces its public bug bounty program after several years of engaging the HackerOne community.