Thought LeadershipPopular PDF tools expose user data
Many people use free online services to create PDFs quickly and easily.
A recent study by the Cybernews research team reveals that this convenience can come at a high price: the security of personal data.
Lars Becker
Ticketmaster Hacker Allegedly Has Data on Trump and Biden
The threat actor Sp1d3rHunters is already leaking more data, as shown by darknet analyses from Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence.
AMD acquires “largest European AI lab” Silo AI
US chip manufacturer AMD has announced the acquisition of Silo AI, which the company describes as "Europe's largest private AI lab." The purchase price for the Helsinki-based company is approximately 665 million US dollars.
NATO’s Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Snapshot
As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and partners gather for a historic summit, it is important to take stock of one of its most pressing challenges—the cyber threat.
Vulnerability in Leading Source Code Management Systems
Aqua Security, a provider in the field of Cloud Native Security, publishes a new study showing how secret data such as login credentials, API tokens, and passkeys from organizations can remain openly accessible for years in the Git-based infrastructure of most source code management systems (SCMs).
Shopify hacked? 180,000 data records in hacker forum
Almost 180,000 Shopify customer records appeared on a well-known hacker forum, but the e-commerce provider denies any responsibility for the security breach.
Record leak? 10 billion passwords published
Researchers from Cybernews discovered a file called "rockyou2024.txt", which contains almost 10 billion unique passwords in plain text. This huge database was put online on July 4 by a well-known user of a hacker forum under the pseudonym "ObamaCare".
Cloudflare Aims to Stop AI Data Collectors
A conflict is brewing in artificial intelligence (AI): website operators versus AI companies. At the center is the question of who controls online content. The network services provider Cloudflare is now intervening with a new anti-scraping feature.
How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?
Networks of devices infected with malware that can be used for cyberattacks - according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky experts, are available on the dark web starting from 99 US dollars.
Safeguarding Privacy with Synthetic Data
A major challenge in AI development is the effort required to obtain and label real-world data. A 2023 Gartner survey identified data availability as one of the top five barriers to implementing generative AI. Synthetic data can help address this issue.