Students, Educators Impacted by PowerSchool Data Breach
California-based education tech giant PowerSchool is notifying students and educators that their personal information was compromised in a December 2024 data breach. The incident, the company says, was identified on December 28 and only involved its Student Information System (SIS) environments, which were accessed through the PowerSource community-focused customer support portal. According to PowerSchool, the […]
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Washington Man Admits to Role in Multiple Cybercrime, Fraud Schemes
A Washington man has admitted in court to being involved in multiple fraud schemes that caused losses of more than $600,000. The man, Marco Raquan Honesty, 28, admitted that, throughout 2021 and into 2022, he engaged in COVID relief fraud, smishing scams, bank account takeover, forged money orders, and other fraud schemes. Honesty engaged in […]
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Social Media Security Firm Spikerz Raises $7 Million
Social media security startup Spikerz last week announced raising $7 million in a seed funding round. The investment was led by Disruptive AI, with participation from previous investor Horizon Capital, as well as Wix Ventures, Storytime Capital, and BDMI. Spikerz said the funding will enable it to accelerate the development of its platform, expand its […]
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Details Disclosed for Mercedes-Benz Infotainment Vulnerabilities
Kaspersky has disclosed the details of over a dozen vulnerabilities discovered in a Mercedes-Benz infotainment system, but the carmaker has assured customers that the security holes have been patched and they are not easy to exploit. Kaspersky’s research of the Mercedes-Benz head unit, called Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX), built on previous research conducted by a […]
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FCC Taking Action in Response to China’s Telecoms Hacking
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a declaratory ruling requiring telecommunications providers to secure their networks against cybersecurity threats. The ruling, for which the FCC currently seeks public comment, will also require wireless carriers to submit annual certification to the commission, proving that they have a cybersecurity risk management plan in place. “There is a […]
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CISA, FBI Update Software Security Recommendations
The US cybersecurity agency CISA and the FBI have updated their guidance on risky software security bad practices to include the feedback received during a public comment period. Called Product Security Bad Practices, the guidance provides an overview of the security practices considered exceptionally risky, provides recommendations on addressing them, and urges makers of software […]
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HPE Investigating Breach Claims After Hacker Offers to Sell Data
HPE has launched an investigation after a well-known hacker announced the sale of information allegedly stolen from the tech giant’s systems. The notorious hacker IntelBroker announced on January 16 on a cybercrime forum that he is selling files obtained from HPE systems. The compromised data allegedly includes source code for products such as Zerto and […]
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TikTok Restores Service for US Users Based on Trump’s Promised Executive Order
TikTok restored service to users in the United States on Sunday just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban, which President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on his first day in office. Trump said he planned to issue the order to give […]
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Treasury Levels Sanctions Tied to a Massive Hack of Telecom Companies and Breach of Its Own Network
The Treasury Department announced sanctions Friday in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network. The sanctions target a Chinese hacker who officials say is affiliated with Beijing’s Ministry of State Security and who was involved in a cyber-intrusion disclosed last month that gave hackers […]
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TikTok Says It Will ‘Go Dark’ Unless It Gets Clarity From Biden Following Supreme Court Ruling
TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company. The Supreme Court in its ruling […]
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