Signal is in the news and for the wrong reasons, yet again
“The human is the weakest link in the security chain.” Recent events in Washington have demonstrated this cliche…
Incidents
25 posts
Meta’s Role in Romania’s 2024 Election: A Critical Analysis of Platform Oversight
A thorough investigation published on December 9, 2024, by Check First in collaboration with Reset Tech and EU…
Romania’s Electrica Group Responds to Cybersecurity Incident
Romania’s largest electricity provider Electrica Group is currently responding to a cybersecurity incident, according to a company statement…
European Commission Orders TikTok to Preserve Data on Romanian Election Under Digital Services Act
The European Commission issued a retention order to TikTok on December 6, 2024, mandating the need to keep…
Critical Authentication Bypass Found in Really Simple Security: 4M WordPress Sites at Risk
Wordfence’s Threat Intelligence team has identified a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting over 4 million WordPress sites that…
PostgreSQL PL/Perl Vulnerability: ENV Variable Exploit & Dev Notes
Researchers have discovered a high-severity vulnerability in PostgreSQL’s PL/Perl trusted language extension that could allow attackers to execute…
Preying on Misconfiguration: EMERALDWHALE Operation Steals 15K Cloud Credentials
A less sophisticated but nevertheless effective attack vector We are becoming accustomed to attackers gaining the upper hand…
Basic Security Oversights: How a Public API Token Led to Internet Archive’s 7TB Data Breach
The Internet Archive, a non-profit organization, has been experiencing a series of cyberattacks throughout October 2024. In cybersecurity…
The Myth of Dark Web Anonymity & Invincibility: How Law Enforcement is Catching Up to Cybercriminals
Dark web markets such as Silk Road and Sipulitie have relied on Tor’s anonymity features for years. Despite…
Recurring Risks: Analyzing Fidelity Investments’ Latest Data Breach and Its Implications
In a recent notification from the Maine Attorney General, Fidelity Investments disclosed another data breach affecting over 77,000…