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Crypto platform Poly Network suspends service after hacker steals millions of dollars in digital assets
Source: TheRecord By: Jonathan Greig Millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency were stolen from the Poly Network platform this weekend in an attack that saw hackers take billions of largely worthless coins. The China-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform...
Free Akira ransomware decryptor helps recover your files
Source: Bleeping Computer By: Bill Toulas Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can help victims recover their data without paying the crooks any money. Akira first appeared in March 2023 and made a name for itself by...
Hackers Exploiting Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw to Create Secret Admin Accounts
As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin,...
NHS Patient Data, Student, Alumni Records Compromised at University of Manchester
The sensitive personal information of about 1.1 million National Health Service patients including trauma patients and victims of terrorism is reportedly among data compromised in a recent cyberattack at the University of Manchester. The hacking incident also affected...
Brave Browser boosts privacy with new local resources restrictions
The Brave team has announced that the privacy-centric browser will soon introduce new restriction controls allowing users to specify how long sites can access local network resources. Locally hosted resources can include images or files needed or used by web programs...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Falls Victim to JokerSpy macOS Backdoor Attack
An unknown cryptocurrency exchange located in Japan was the target of a new attack earlier this month to deploy an Apple macOS backdoor called JokerSpy. Elastic Security Labs, which is monitoring the intrusion set under the name REF9134, said the attack led to the...
Pilot data of American Airlines and Southwest stolen in data breach
A cybersecurity incident at a third-party vendor has impacted the personal information of pilots of at least two US airlines, including American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Personal information, including name and social security number, driver’s license number,...
Microsoft expects to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years
Microsoft last week announced its roadmap for building its own quantum supercomputer, using the topological qubits the company’s researchers have been working on for quite a few years now. There are still plenty of intermediary milestones to be reached, but Krysta...
Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.4.1 update with critical security fixes
Apple on Wednesday released macOS Ventura 13.4.1, an update that includes a couple of critical zero-day security patches. The release notes merely state that the update includes “important security fixes and is recommended for all users.” It’s unclear whether this...
Chrome and Its Vulnerabilities – Is the Web Browser Safe to Use?
Like all major applications, Google’s Chrome suffers from vulnerabilities. During 2022, SecurityWeek reported on 456 vulnerabilities (averaging 38 per month), including nine zero-days. The high number of flaws needing to be patched poses a simple question: is Chrome...