A Cyberattack Was Part of the US Assault on Venezuela
We don’t have many details: President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that the U.S. used cyberattacks or other technical capabilities to…
Security
Mass Exploitation Campaign Targeting Adobe ColdFusion Servers Detected During Christmas Holiday
A coordinated exploitation campaign targeted Adobe ColdFusion servers across the globe during the Christmas 2025 holiday period, generating 5,940 malicious…
Telegram Hosting World’s Largest Darknet Market
Wired is reporting on Chinese darknet markets on Telegram. The ecosystem of marketplaces for Chinese-speaking crypto scammers hosted on the…
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Found in Light Fixture
Probably a college prank. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in…
Flock Exposes Its AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras
404 Media has the story: Unlike many of Flock’s cameras, which are designed to capture license plates as people drive…
7 Common SSL Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
SSL/TLS certificates are foundational to modern online security. It encrypts data in transit, builds user trust, and enables secure connections…
Mobile fraud on the rise in South Africa
As South Africans take advantage of the ease and convenience of the digital financial world, it has become increasingly more…
LinkedIn Job Scams
Interesting article on the variety of LinkedIn job scams around the world: In India, tech jobs are used as bait…
Using AI-Generated Images to Get Refunds
Scammers are generating images of broken merchandise in order to apply for refunds.
Are We Ready to Be Governed by Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) overlords are a common trope in science-fiction dystopias, but the reality looks much more prosaic. The technologies…