What Really Motivated the Breaches of Twitch and Epik?
The Washington Post explores recent breaches at Twitch and Epik — and asks whether they really signal an upsurge in "hacktivism": The perpetrators of these hacks are distancing themselves from financially driven cybercriminals and ransomware g.....»»
New infosec products of the week: February 9, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cisco, Metomic, OPSWAT, Qualys, and Varonis. Varonis MDDR helps organizations prevent data breaches Varonis introduced Varonis Managed Data Detection and Res.....»»
Scientists investigate a better way of releasing hydrogen stored in hydrogen boride sheets
The looming threat of climate change has motivated scientists worldwide to look for cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, and many believe hydrogen is our best bet. As an environmentally friendly energy resource, hydrogen (H2) can be used in vehicles.....»»
Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS)
Threat actors aren’t looking for companies of specific sizes or industries, they are looking for opportunities. Given that many companies operate in the dark and overlook breaches until ransomware attacks occur, this makes the threat actors’ job.....»»
Researchers: Black travelers want authentic engagement, not check boxes
After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, when travel brands—including Delta Air Lines, Hilton and Enterprise—pronounced their support for diversity and the Black Lives Matter movement, our research group was motivated to conduct a study that col.....»»
The 5 best 1Password alternatives in 2024
These are the best 1Password alternatives for password managers in 2024, to safely protect your accounts from breaches......»»
Varonis MDDR helps organizations prevent data breaches
Varonis introduced Varonis Managed Data Detection and Response (MDDR), a managed service dedicated to stopping threats at the data level. Unlike traditional MDR services that are endpoint- and network-centric, MDDR focuses on threats to data. The off.....»»
Test shows Rivian R1T breaches guardrail as heavy EVs challenge safety infrastructure
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted a crash test of a Rivian R1T, which broke through a guardrail at 60 mph ‘with little reduction in speed.' The study says road barriers need to adapt to a heavier vehicle fleet......»»
Tales of Kenzera: Zau finds deeper meaning in the Metroidvania formula
We went hands on with Tales of Kenzera: Zau and discovered a detailed Metroidvania where every design decision is thematically motivated......»»
Threat actor used Vimeo, Ars Technica to serve second-stage malware
A financially motivated threat actor tracked as UNC4990 is using booby-trapped USB storage devices and malicious payloads hosted on popular websites such as Ars Technica, Vimeo, GitHub and GitLab to surreptitiously deliver malware. Another interestin.....»»
AI will increase the number and impact of cyberattacks, intel officers say
Ransomware is likely to be the biggest beneficiary in the next 2 years, UK's GCHQ says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Threats from malicious cyberactivity are likely to increase as nation-states, financially motivated c.....»»
26 billion records have been leaked in "Mother of all Breaches," but don"t freak out
A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered. The "Mother of all Breaches" is a compilation of previous leaks. A database of 26 billion leaked records has been discovered, in what has been called the "Mother of all Breaches." For.....»»
‘Palworld’ by the numbers — and they"re big numbers
Developed by Pocketpair, the survival game dropped on Steam, Xbox, and Windows PC and has sold 5 million copies in a few days. Palworld has seemingly come out of nowhere, cannonballing into Twitch feeds and Steam charts despite its extreme simi.....»»
2024 brings new risks, with cyber incidents in the spotlight
Cyber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry for companies globally in 2024, according to Allianz. The closely interlinked peril of business interruption ranks second. Natural catastrophes (up fr.....»»
Attribute-based encryption could spell the end of data compromise
The future of data privacy is the end of compromise. With the world producing data at astounding rates, we need ways to put data to the best use while protecting against breaches and ensuring privacy, data protection and access control. These princip.....»»
Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password breaches in recent history
Roughly 25 million of the passwords have never been seen before by widely used service. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Nearly 71 million unique credentials stolen for logging into websites such as Facebook, Roblox, eBay,.....»»
Twitch layoffs staff as platform is officially not profitable
Twitch layoffs occur as CEO Dan Clancy reveals in a candid interview that Twitch is not profitable as it is right now. The post Twitch layoffs staff as platform is officially not profitable appeared first on Phandroid. We always knew that.....»»
Researchers find a red knot"s character is formed in first year of life
In any group of red knots, respective individuals exhibit a remarkable array of distinct character types. Birds with an exploratory character are motivated to investigate their environment and readily explore unfamiliar areas. Meanwhile, birds with i.....»»
Amazon lays off 500 Twitch employees, hundreds more at MGM and Prime Video
Twitch reportedly still unprofitable, paid over $1 billion to streamers in 2023. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Amazon today is laying off 500 employees at Twitch and several hundred more at its MGM and Prime.....»»
Twitch to reportedly lay off 35% of its workforce
Popular streaming service Twitch is reportedly about to lay off 500 workers following an earlier round of job cuts at the Amazon-owned company last year......»»
US antitrust case against Apple’s App Store exclusivity is ‘firing on all cylinders’
The US antitrust case against Apple’s App Store exclusivity is “firing on all cylinders” according to the head of the Department of Justice unit responsible for policing breaches of competition law. The implication is that Apple may soon be.....»»