Hacker attacks and data theft. Is decentralisation the solution?
We live in a time when data has become a valuable resource that is incredibly vulnerable. Evidence of this is what happened in Italy recently, where even facilities that theoretically…
Hacker-powered security report: firms turn to human intelligence amid rising AI threats
HackerOne, the leader in human-powered security, today published its eighth-annual 2024 Hacker-Powered Security Report, which proves that in the last 12 months, the security researcher community has further matured its…
The hacker who faked his own death to avoid paying alimony to his wife
Jesse Kipf is no ordinary hacker because he faked his own death and hacked security systems. Kipf wanted to evade paying alimony to his ex-wife for a rather strange and…
Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
By Christopher Bing and Munsif Vengattil WASHINGTON/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Stolen customer data including medical reports from India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just…
Hackers hit Poland Euro 2024 match broadcast in second attack
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) – Hackers disrupted an online broadcast of Poland’s Euro 2024 match with Austria on Friday, the state broadcaster said, the second cyberattack targeting the Polish…
HackerOne launches partner program, announces partnership with APNT
HackerOne, the leader in human-powered security, announced the launch of its first partner program, PartnerOne. APNT also joined as a part of this new, growing partner network. HackerOne launched the program to meet a…
Spanish police investigate whether hackers stole millions of drivers’ data
By Emma Pinedo and David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police said on Friday there were investigating whether the private information of millions of vehicle drivers had been offered up…
UnitedHealth hackers took advantage of Citrix vulnerabilty to break in, CEO says
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hackers broke into UnitedHealth’s tech unit on Feb. 12 by exploiting a security vulnerability in software from private IT company Citrix that allows…
Enhancing IoT security: UK’s new regulations and HackerOne’s insights
The UK has implemented fresh security regulations for connected devices, courtesy of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act. This legislation lays down the foundation for security standards in IoT products,…
Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technology firm Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break in to government networks globally. In a…