The 2008 Russo-Georgian War marked a turning point: the first time cyberattacks were used alongside traditional warfare. But what happens when the attackers aren’t soldiers, but ordinary citizens? This episode delves into the ethical and legal implications of civilian participation in cyberwarfare, examining real-world examples from Ukraine and beyond….
Category: Cyber Security News
Hundreds of websites misconfigured Google Firebase, leaking more than 125 million user records, including plaintext passwords, security researchers warn. It all started with the hacking of Chattr, a US-based AI hiring system.
This investment round, led by Riverwood Capital with contributions from Silver Lake Waterman and Advent, bolsters BigID’s efforts in data hygiene and securing sensitive data access.
In filings with regulators in Maine and California, the company said it discovered a cybersecurity incident on December 30 that prompted an investigation. Law enforcement and other governmental agencies were notified of the cyberattack.
The signees agree to establish “robust guardrails and procedures” around spyware, prevent the export of technology that will be used for malicious cyber activity, share information on spyware proliferation and work to raise awareness globally.
In a blog post on Monday, Mintlify blamed its March 1 incident on a vulnerability in its own systems but said 91 of its customers had their GitHub tokens compromised as a result.
With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according to MITRE and The Harris Poll.
City spokesperson Jason Wheeler told Recorded Future News that officials are experiencing phone issues across city departments that are causing delays in receiving service through the 311 Citizen Support system.
Electronic Arts has postponed the North American (NA) finals of the ongoing Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) after hackers compromised players mid-match during the tournament.
In a brief update posted to social media on Thursday evening, the city said its offices “remain open and staff is committed to serving the public despite a network disruption first announced a week ago.”
The critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-25153 with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows remote attackers to upload files outside the intended directory and execute arbitrary code.
In an increasingly fragmented geopolitical landscape, influenced by the war in Ukraine and rising tensions in the Middle East, the aerospace sector’s designation as critical infrastructure has become a double-edged sword.
Wiper attacks have been a go-to for Russian attacks on Ukrainian government and private-sector targets in the past two years, and the latest version of the software used to target Viasat shows how Russian hacking groups are evolving their tools.
The wide geographic distribution of vulnerable SSL VPNs highlights the extensive attack surface for the critical vulnerability, with Asia having the highest number of exposed appliances.
Russian hackers launched an electronic warfare attack that disabled the GPS and communications systems of UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps’ RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet while flying near Kaliningrad.