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800K Users Impacted By Severe Pathward Data Breach
800K Users Impacted By Severe Pathward Data Breach
In the newest update on the massive MOVEit data breach from earlier this year, Pathward (formerly known as MetaBank), recently disclosed that over 800K users had their information exposed. Earlier this year, the Cl0p ransomware gr...
ITRC Report: Record Q3 Data Breaches This Year
ITRC Report: Record Q3 Data Breaches This Year
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) just released its Q3 data breach report, and the results are staggering. The previous record for total data breaches per year was smashed, with there already being 14% more data breaches d...
Chinese Programmer Has 3 Years Of Income Confiscated For Using VPN
Chinese Programmer Has 3 Years Of Income Confiscated For Using VPN
A Chinese programmer was recently fined over 1 million yuan over the use of a VPN. The programmer, whose surname is Ma, received a penalty notice on Aug. 18, claiming that he was using unauthorized channels to connect to internati...
Flagstar Bank Data Breach Affects Over 800,000 Customers Through Third-Party Vendor
Flagstar Bank Data Breach Affects Over 800,000 Customers Through Third-Party Vendor
Flagstar Bank, previously one of the largest banks in the US with assets over $31 billion, is once again under the cybersecurity spotlight. The Michigan-based financial institution, now under the ownership of New York Community Ba...
CEO Concerns Highlighted in New Cybersecurity Report from Accenture
CEO Concerns Highlighted in New Cybersecurity Report from Accenture
A new report from Accenture has unveiled a disconnect between CEO perceptions of cybersecurity and their organizations’ readiness against cyber threats. Despite 96% of CEOs affirming the critical nature of cybersecurity for organi...
Israeli Cyber Frontiers Face Off Against Hacktivist Onslaught Amid Conflict
Israeli Cyber Frontiers Face Off Against Hacktivist Onslaught Amid Conflict
Amidst the surging conflict with Hamas, Israel’s digital frontiers have come under a coordinated cyber onslaught. Hacktivist groups are targeting Israeli websites and applications, indicating the multifaceted nature of modern warf...
New WhatsApp Feature Adds VPN Protection For Calls
New WhatsApp Feature Adds VPN Protection For Calls
WhatsApp, a popular instant messaging tool, is getting built-in VPN protection during your calls. It works by rerouting your information through a separate server, working very similarly to a VPN. It works by wrapping your data th...
Experts: EU Cyber Resilience Act’s Vulnerability Disclosure Requirements Raise Red Flags
Experts: EU Cyber Resilience Act’s Vulnerability Disclosure Requirements Raise Red Flags
EU’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act’s (CRA) vulnerability disclosure laws have been sparking serious concerns from cybersecurity experts around the world. The law essentially outlines that companies will have 24 hours to disclose e...
IronNet Closes Down, Staff Laid Off
IronNet Closes Down, Staff Laid Off
IronNet, a cybersecurity company that went public only two years ago and started with an optimistic future, has shut down for good. Unfortunately, shutting down also forced them to lay off every one of their employees. The company...
Bitwarden Introduces WebAuthn 2FA In All Plans
Bitwarden Introduces WebAuthn 2FA In All Plans
Popular password manager company, Bitwarden, is introducing a new form of 2FA for each of its plans, advancing its adoption of passkeys. The company is adding FIDO2 WebAuthn two-factor authentication to its plans starting in late...