67,000 customer data leaked in cyberattack
DraftKings, a Boston-based sports betting contest provider, revealed last week that more than 67,000 customers’ personal information was compromised as a result of a credential attack in November.
Okta code stolen from GitHub: News report
Some source code of identity and access management provider Okta has reportedly been stolen from its private GitHub repositories, says the Bleeping Computer news service. The site said it has obtained a security incident notification Okta has been emailing its security contacts. The site also says it has confirmed that multiple sources, including IT administrators,
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children dealing with cybersecurity incident
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children is still dealing with a cybersecurity incident so serious it declared a ‘Code Grey’ — meaning an IT system failure. On Monday, the hospital said the incident appears to have only impacted a few internal clinical and corporate systems, as well as some hospital phone lines and webpages. “All patient
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 21, 2022 – Malware in the PyPI registry, GitHub expands security scanning and more
This episode reports on malware in the PyPI registry, Epic Games hit for US$520 over child privacy claim
Breakingviews predicts Microsoft acquisition of Netflix
Microsoft having confirmed a $2.5 billion acquisition of the company behind the hit game Minecraft, LinkedIn for $26 billion, Nuance for $20 billion, as well as a proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, is also eyeing Netflix according to certain reports. Microsoft and Netflix already have a close relationship. Microsoft was chosen as Netflix’s […]
Video gamers sue Microsoft over proposed Activision deal
A group of gamers challenged Microsoft’s planned $68.7 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard in court, stating that the merger will wrongfully stifle competition in the video game industry. The lawsuit filed in a US federal court says the $69bn deal by Microsoft will “create a monopoly in the video game industry”. […]
Hackers target Ukraine’s Delta Military Intelligence Program
The Ukrainian military has alerted the national cybersecurity response team to a phishing campaign whose operators plan to steal files and siphon internet browser data. According to CERT-UA (Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine), the attackers utilised hacked email accounts belonging to Ministry of Defense employees, as well as chat apps, to send out messages […]
TikTok’s new feature explain why “For You” page content is recommender
TikTok has unveiled a new feature that will allow users to see why a specific video was recommended to them in their For You feed. According to TikTok, the new feature is intended to provide more context to content recommended in For You feeds. The feature aimed to improve the clarity of its content recommendations. […]
Apple expands self-repair programme
The Apple Self Service Repair program, which allows customers to perform common repairs on their devices such as battery replacements, iPhone screen replacements, and more, has now been expanded to include the Mac Studio, M1 iMac, M1 Mac mini, and Studio Display. Users can browse the company’s website for a collection of repair manuals for […]
Comcast encourages internet users to be security savvy
Following recent cyberattacks around the world, the cyber-threat landscape appears to be growing faster than individuals’ ability to keep up. This makes it critical for internet users to be security savvy in order to navigate the Internet of things (IoT) threat landscape, according to Comcast in its 2022 Xfinity Cyber Health Report. Users’ general awareness […]
