The massive data breach that affected Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, has significant implications for the healthcare industry and the individuals whose personal information was compromised. This breach, one of the largest recorded, compromised the personal information of approximately 190 million individuals, more than half the U.S. population. The incident raises urgent questions about the healthcare sector’s vulnerability to cyberattacks
A new wave of mobile phishing attacks has emerged, exploiting users’ trust in PDF files and masquerading as communications from the US Postal Service (USPS). Cybercriminals have ingeniously tailored this campaign, using SMS phishing messages to alert recipients to undelivered packages due to alleged address issues. These messages prompt users to click on a PDF link, ostensibly to correct the
Artificial intelligence, once considered solely an innovation tool, has now become a dual-edged sword in the cybersecurity landscape. Financial organizations in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region are grappling with the rising threat of AI-driven cyberattacks, necessitating an aggressive overhaul of their security measures. The urgency of the situation was revealed in a recent study conducted by Kaspersky,
In a bold and strategic move seen in the cryptocurrency market, a prominent Shiba Inu (SHIB) whale recently made a significant purchase of 257.5 billion SHIB tokens. This transaction took place amid a pronounced market dip, resulting in the whale spending a staggering $4.6 million to amass the tokens. With this addition, the whale’s total holdings now stand at 477.5
In today’s competitive e-commerce landscape, providing a variety of payment options is crucial for enhancing customer satisfaction, reducing cart abandonment, and increasing overall sales. Consumers now engage in online shopping using a multitude of payment methods, and businesses must adapt to these preferences to stay competitive and meet their customers’ expectations. The sheer diversity of customers’ financial preferences means that
Elon Musk is spearheading the introduction of blockchain technology into U.S. government operations through the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E), established by an executive order from former President Donald Trump on January 20. The primary goals of this initiative are to enhance transparency, secure sensitive data, track federal expenditures, process transactions, and manage government facilities via decentralized ledger systems. The
As we approach 2025, the landscape of cloud security is becoming increasingly volatile, with threat actors refining their methods of data exfiltration and identity exploitation to evade detection and maximize their impact. The evolution of ransomware tactics indicates that cybercriminals are becoming more adept at obscuring their identities and complicating attribution processes, which increases the chances of organizations succumbing to
With 2024 marking an alarming increase in stolen credentials due to a barrage of malware attacks, cybersecurity experts are urging individuals and organizations to take stronger measures to protect their digital identities. The flood of compromised passwords has highlighted the serious vulnerabilities in existing password practices, making it evident that users are still failing to adopt basic security measures. This
Recent discoveries in the cybersecurity world have suggested a concerning trend – the emergence of ransomware gangs HellCat and Morpheus, which appear to be sharing code and infrastructure, thus pointing to a deeper level of coordination. Both groups surfaced around mid to late 2024, with researchers uncovering nearly identical ransomware payload structures, implying a shared resource or affiliation. Shared Code
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently added a five-year-old cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2020-11023, found in the widely-used jQuery JavaScript library, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Despite this medium-severity flaw being patched in April 2020 with the release of jQuery version 3.5.0, it continues to pose significant risks due to ongoing evidence of
Asus introduced the Q-Release Slim feature in August 2024 at Gamescom, aiming to simplify the removal of GPUs from 800-series AMD and Intel motherboards. Despite its original intent to enhance user convenience, this feature has led to concerns among users, particularly regarding potential damage to expensive graphics cards like the RTX 5090. This problem surfaces as a glaring issue, with
The recent decision by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to raise interest rates to 0.5%, marking the first hike in 17 years, has sent ripples through global financial markets, with unexpected effects on the cryptocurrency market. This 25-basis point increase aligns with market predictions and is primarily driven by a higher-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 3.6%, surpassing the forecast
