Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler has uncovered a major data breach at ChoiceDNA, an Indiana-based firm offering DNA testing and facial recognition services involving biometric images and personal information. Fowler reported to Infosecbulletin that around 8,000 sensitive documents, including biometric images and metadata, were publicly accessible without password protection. The unsecured …

In 2023, over 6,500 ransomware attacks were reported, affecting a record 117 countries worldwide after a decline in 2022. Ransomware incidents rose 73% year-over-year to 6,670, with significant increases in June and July linked to a widely used file transfer tool. The Ransomware Task Force, established in 2021 by the …

A CTF contest is going to be organized at Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS). The registration process is automatically started for the contest. The contest will be on cryptography, reverse engineering, forensics, web, binary exploitation, PWN, OSINT, Networking and steganography. Contest module: • 24 hours training ( 3 days) • Every Saturday …