Rapidly Information Technology News
Google has accused an Indian engineer of disclosing trade secrets related to the design of Google Pixel chips. The company alleges that former employee Harshit Roy engaged in the unauthorized use of confidential information....
The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, suspended the operations of all governmental institutions on the morning of November 27 following a ransomware attack that caused substantial disruptions. Reports detailing the aftermath of the attack...
The service Zello has urged its users to change their account passwords due to a potential security threat. Zello, which boasts a user base of 140 million, is a mobile application offering push-to-talk communication....
Researchers at ESET have uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Mozilla products, which has been exploited in real-world attacks. This marks the second such incident in recent months; earlier, the CVE-2023-36884 vulnerability in Microsoft...
An Ontario court has dismissed the final appeal by Canadian medical company LifeLabs Inc., bringing an end to its four-year effort to suppress a report on the 2019 data breach that compromised the personal...
Australia has enacted its first standalone Cybersecurity Act, expanding government powers, mandating reporting of ransom payments, and strengthening regulations for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This legislation, part of the Cybersecurity Strategy 2023–2030, has...
AmberWolf researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in the VPN clients SonicWall NetExtender and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect, collectively named NachoVPN. These flaws enable attackers to deploy malicious updates when clients connect to rogue VPN servers,...
Cybersecurity researchers have announced the creation of the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty, this tool is regarded as a proof-of-concept (PoC) and, according to experts, has not yet been observed...
On November 19, FS-ISAC unveiled the Phishing Prevention Framework, a comprehensive document offering guidelines to combat phishing attacks and fraud. This approach aims to reduce incidents by enhancing complaint-handling systems, data collection processes, and...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a study revealing that nearly 89% of smart device manufacturers fail to disclose information about software update timelines on their websites. These updates are crucial for safeguarding...
The developers of the Banshee Stealer malware have ceased operations following the leak of its source code online. Banshee Stealer, which emerged in August 2024, distinguished itself as one of the few infostealers specifically...
The German company Vossko has fallen victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack. Hackers encrypted the internal systems and databases, temporarily halting production processes. However, the company has since successfully restored all critical operations and...