Insurance company Allianz Life has confirmed that the personal information for the “majority” of its 1.4 million customers was exposed in a data breach that occurred earlier this month. […]
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Post SMTP plugin flaw exposes 200K WordPress sites to hijacking attacks
More than 200,000 WordPress websites are using a vulnerable version of the Post SMTP plugin that allows hackers to take control of the administrator account. […]
Amazon AI coding agent hacked to inject data wiping commands
A hacker planted data wiping code in a version of Amazon’s generative AI-powered assistant, the Q Developer Extension for Visual Studio Code. […]
Microsoft investigates outage affecting Microsoft 365 admin center
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking Microsoft 365 administrators with business or enterprise subscriptions from accessing the admin center. […]
The role of the cybersecurity PM in incident-driven development
From PowerShell abuse to USB data theft, modern threats hit fast—and hard.vSee how security-minded PMs are responding with real-time controls, smarter policies, and tools like ThreatLocker Patch Management. […]
US sanctions North Korean firm, nationals behind IT worker schemes
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three North Korean nationals and a company for supporting fraudulent IT worker schemes that generated illicit revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) government. […]
Woman gets 8 years for aiding North Koreans infiltrate 300 US firms
Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old woman from Arizona, was sentenced to 102 months in prison after pleading guilty to her involvement in a scheme that enabled North Korean IT workers to infiltrate 309 U.S. companies. […]
Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for Easy Anti-Cheat users
Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some Easy Anti-Cheat users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update because of a known issue that triggers restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors. […]
BlackSuit ransomware leak sites seized in Operation Checkmate
Law enforcement has seized the dark web leak sites of the BlackSuit ransomware operation, which has targeted and breached the networks of hundreds of organizations worldwide over the past several years. […]
OpenAI confirms ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out for $20 Plus users
ChatGPT Agent is now rolling out to users with $20 Plus subscription, but OpenAI warns that it will take a few days for the rollout to finish. […]