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Background check, drug testing provider DISA suffers data breach
2025-02-25 17:53

DISA Global Solutions, a Texas-based company that provides employment screening services (including drug and alcohol testing and background checks) for over 55,000 organizations, has suffered a...

New Auto-Color Linux backdoor targets North American govts, universities
2025-02-25 17:51

A previously undocumented Linux backdoor dubbed 'Auto-Color' was observed in attacks between November and December 2024, targeting universities and government organizations in North America and Asia. [...]

North Korean Hackers Steal $1.5B in Cryptocurrency
2025-02-25 17:04

It looks like a very sophisticated attack against the Dubai-based exchange Bybit: Bybit officials disclosed the theft of more than 400,000 ethereum and staked ethereum coins just hours after it...

US drug testing firm DISA says data breach impacts 3.3 million people
2025-02-25 16:44

DISA Global Solutions, a leading US background screening and drug and alcohol testing firm, has suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million people. [...]

US drug testing firm says data breach impacted 3.3 million people
2025-02-25 16:44

DISA Global Solutions, a leading US background screening and drug and alcohol testing firm, has suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million people. [...]

China-based Silver Fox spoofs healthcare app to deliver malware
2025-02-25 16:17

Silver Fox, a China-based threat actor that may or may not be backed by the Chinese government, has been delivering the ValleyRAT backdoor to unsuspecting users by disguising the malware as...

LightSpy Expands to 100+ Commands, Increasing Control Over Windows, macOS, Linux, and Mobile
2025-02-25 16:07

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an updated version of the LightSpy implant that comes equipped with an expanded set of data collection features to extract information from social media...

Cybersecurity needs a leader, so let’s stop debating and start deciding
2025-02-25 16:00

Have you ever heard anyone earnestly ask in a business, “Who owns legal?” or “Who sets the financial strategy?” Probably not – it should be obvious, right? Yet, when it comes to cybersecurity, the...

Belarus-Linked Ghostwriter Uses Macropack-Obfuscated Excel Macros to Deploy Malware
2025-02-25 15:54

Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver...

Harassment allegations against DEF CON veteran detailed in court filing
2025-02-25 15:30

More than a dozen women came forward with accusations Details about the harassment allegations leveled at DEF CON veteran Christopher Hadnagy have now been revealed after a motion for summary...