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The personal information of almost half a million people is now in the hands of hackers after a security breach of a company used by some of the world’s best known hotel brands. Hotel management software provider Otelier boasts that more than 10,000 hotels – including brands like Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt – use its cloud-based solution to help them run their operations. Otelier has now disclosed that hackers allegedly breached its systems from July until October 2024, with hackers stealing w

Security experts discovered a new set of tunnel protocol vulnerabilities that could expose millions of devices to a broad range of cyberattacks. Tunneling packets used to hijack internet hosts According to the research, the issue revolves around internet hosts that fail to verify the sender’s identity when handling tunneling packets. This paves the way for host takeovers, which could allow attackers to breach vulnerable networks and weaponize the hosts for anonymized attacks. The study, by

A 15-year-old hacker gained access to a number of online portals in Italy, allowing him to alter the routes of oil tankers and other ships in the Mediterranean Sea. Most hackers today have financial goals as they try to compromise companies and other organizations, steal data, and lock out employees, in order to ask for ransom. But there was a time when hackers tried to break into secure locations just to see if they could.  As it turns out, the same goes for the young adolescent from Cesena,

Security experts have discovered a new spear-phishing campaign orchestrated by Russian state-backed threat actors against high-profile diplomats and Ukrainian aid organizations. Russian malicious campaign against Ukrainian targets Star Blizzard, a group of Russian state-sponsored hackers, has launched a ruthless spear-phishing campaign against various Ukraine-linked targets. Perpetrators sought targets in diplomacy, defense policy, government, international relations and aid organizations in

All businesses should operate under the assumption that a cybersecurity incident can occur at any moment. This stance also prepares them for the immediate aftermath; knowing what to do after a cyberattack is crucial when time is of the essence.  One of the biggest problems facing cybersecurity today is the belief on the part of the individual or company that it will not happen to them. The idea of getting lost in the crowd is very appealing – it’s a key reason people are caught completely by su