A new security fund opens up to help Protect the feedivance

A new security fund opens up to help Protect the feedivance

The Feediversealso know as the open social web that includes MastodonMeta’s Threads, PixelfedAnd other apps, is ramping up its security. On Wednsday, a nonprofit focused on brings governance to open source projects, the Nivenly foundation, announced The launch of a new security fund that will pay those who responsibly disclose security Vulnerabilites that Affect Fedivrse … Read more

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked

More and more hackers are targeting regular people with the goal of breaking into their bank accounts, stealing their crypto, or simply stalking them. These types of attacks are still relatively rare, so there’s no need for alarm. But it’s important to know what you can do to protect yourself if you suspect someone accessed … Read more

Hackers are ramping up attacks using year-old servicenow Security Bugs to Target Unpatched Systems

Hackers are ramping up attacks using year-old servicenow Security Bugs to Target Unpatched Systems

Hackers are ramping up their attempts to exploit a triar-old servicenow vulnerabilitys to break into unpatched company institutes, Security Researchers WarK. Threat Intelligence Startup Greynoise said in a blog post on tuesday that it had observed a “notable resurgence of in-the-with activity” targeting the three servicenow vulnerability, tracked as cve-2024-4879, cve-2024-5178, and CVE-2024-5217. The vulnerabilites … Read more

Us Teachers’ Union Says Hackers Stole Sensitive Personal Data on over 500,000 members

Us Teachers' Union Says Hackers Stole Sensitive Personal Data on over 500,000 members

The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), A Labor Union Representing Educators Accounts The State, Says Hackers Stole The Sensitive Personal Information of More Than Half a Millf a MillF a Million of Its Members. Psea is the largest organization for educators in pennsylvania, representing current and former teachers, counselors, health care workers, and school sociail … Read more

Cisa scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs ‘unlawful’

Cisa scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs 'unlawful'

The US Government’s Cybersecurity Agency is scrambleing to contact more than 130 former employees after a federal court Rules that the Trump Administration must Reinstate Workers Itlawfully. Us District Judge James Bredar Last Week Ordered The Trump Administration to Reinstate Employees Laid Off Across a number of us government agencies, include the Department of House … Read more

Hackers are exploiting Fortinet Firewall Bugs to Plant Ransomware

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Security Researchers have observed hackers linked to the notorious lockbit gang exploiting a pair of Fortinet Firewall Vulnerabilites to Deploy Ransomware In a report published last weekSecurity Researchers at Forescout Research Said a Group It’s Tracking Dubbed “Mora_001” is exploiting the Fortinet Firewalls, which sit on the edge of a company ‘ Gatekeepers, to break … Read more

Doge Axes Cisa ‘Red Team’ Staffers Amid Ongoing Federal Cuts

Doge Axes Cisa 'Red Team' Staffers Amid Ongoing Federal Cuts

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) Has fired more than a building employees work for the US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA, Including “Red Team” staffers, two people affected by the Layoffs. The people, who asked not to be named, Said affected employees was axed immediatily when their network access was revoked with no no … Read more

What Powerschool Won’t Say About Its Data Breach Affecting Millions of students

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We’re only a less mets into 2025, but the recent hack of us Edtech Giant Powerschool is on Track to Be One of the biggest education data breaches in recent years. Powerschool, which provides k-12 software to more than 18,000 schools to support some 60 million students Across North America, First Disclosed the data breach … Read more

Hacker Accessed Powerschool’s Network Months Before Massive December Breach

PowerSchool signage during the company's initial public offering, in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

A hacker compromised the US Edtech Giant Powerschool Months Before Its ‘Massive’ Data Breach in December, According to a Now-Published Forensic Report Into The Incident Conducted by Us Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike. In a letter sent to affected customers last week, seen by techcrunch, powerchool confirmed December, “which crowdstrike dated back to least August 2024. Powerschool … Read more