CISOMAG
Digital Point’s Unsecured Database Exposed Records of Over 800,000 Users
An unprotected database belonging to a webmaster forum, Digital Point, exposed more than 800,000 users’ records. Security firm WebsitePlanet and security researcher Jeremiah Fowler...
Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Hit by a Cyberattack
Israel’s semiconductor and chip manufacturer, Tower Semiconductor, announced of a cyberattack that forced its certain operations to a complete halt. The company authorities said...
Whistle-Blower Reports to ICO Increase by 34% in the Last Year
Ever since the GDPR was introduced, disclosure of security incidents via whistle-blower reports has increased significantly. According to a report from RPC, a legal...
WhatsApp Discloses Six Bugs in its First Security Advisory
Facebook-owned messaging service provider WhatsApp, in the past week, started a Security Advisories page. On this page, WhatsApp is disclosing all the bugs and...
CISO: The Technical Unicorn
A lone sentry stands guard on the eastern end of a towering granite stone wall with sweeping views of the approaching terrain. Bravely, he...
700,000 WordPress Users are at Risk Due to a Plugin Flaw
Millions of WordPress sites are at cyber risk after researchers discovered a zero-day vulnerability in WordPress’s File Manager plugin. The threat intelligence team from...
Warner Music Group Suffered Skimming Attack for Three Months
Popular music recording firm Warner Music Group disclosed a security incident in which unknown threat actors compromised a number of its U.S.-based e-commerce websites...
ACSC’s First Annual Cyber Threat Report Records 59,806 Cybercrimes in One...
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) recorded 59,806 cybercriminal complaints in the past 12 months (From July 2019 to June 2020) and responded to...
Online Education at Risk! DDoS Attacks on E-Learning Platforms Increase by...
With organizations across the world continuing their operations remotely, opportunistic cybercriminals are taking advantage of this situation by targeting online e-learning platforms. Hackers have...
Vaccine Released Against Phishing, Vishing, Smishing, and Identity Compromises
Have you ever responded to an unsolicited email from a barrister located in Western Africa who, out of the blue, contacted you? For some...
