Swiss authorities discovered 65,000 leaked government documents containing classified information and sensitive personal data. The leak occurred after a ransomware attack on an IT vendor last year. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland recently released a report analyzing the data stolen during a cyber attack in May. The …

Apple released security updates to fix vulnerabilities in Safari, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A cyber threat actor could use some of these vulnerabilities to take control of a system that is affected. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates: Safari 17.4  …

The NSA and CISA have released five bulletins on securing a cloud environment. Cloud services are very popular for businesses because they offer managed servers, storage, and applications without the need to manage their own infrastructure. Many enterprise application developers now offer both on-premise and cloud-hosted versions of their services. …

A federal grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, charging him with four counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The announcement was made by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland …

Due to a technical glitch, users worldwide had problems using Facebook and Instagram yesterday. Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the issue was caused by an unspecified “technical issue” which was quickly resolved. The social media has apologized to users for the inconvenience. According to the Daily Mail report, Zuckerberg’s meta …

Submarine cable damage in the Red Sea is causing problems for telecommunications networks. Providers need to reroute a significant amount of traffic between Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, which includes internet traffic. Cables belonging to four major telecoms networks have been “cut” causing “significant” disruption to communications networks in …

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunayed Ahmed Palak give importance on domestic cyber security startups to reduce dependencies on foreign company . He said this at the Bangladesh Cyber Security Summit organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum. Palak said that country’s cyber security cannot be guaranteed from foreign …

The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that police must have a warrant before asking for the internet protocol address of Canadians. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Canadians have privacy rights protected by the Charter when police ask for information about their online activities. “Personal privacy is vital to individual dignity, …

Microsoft updated a security flaw in its AppLocker software, but the North Korean Lazarus Group was able to use it for a cyberattack before the update. Avast researchers found the flaw in Microsoft software under the CVE-2024-21338. This flaw allowed Lazarus to use an updated version of its own malware …