Gamer Narrowly Avoids Losing Thousands in Xbox Titles After Account Hack But Remains Critical of Microsoft’s Response | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

The digital age delivers unparalleled convenience and opportunity, but it also introduces significant vulnerabilities. Few risks are as glaring today as the potential loss of valuable purchases and irreplaceable personal data stored in intangible online accounts that can vanish overnight due to a single security lapse or malicious hack. One content creator learned this lesson […]

Over-the-air tech in vehicles poses cybersecurity risks | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2019. Mark Blinch | Reuters The automotive industry’s increasing use of over-the-air technology to update vehicle systems makes it more susceptible to cyberattacks, analysts say, urging more intervention in the […]

Newark Elementary School Safety Officer Charged with Luring Hudson County Teen | #schoolsaftey #kids #parents #children

Newark By: Richard L. Smith  An Essex County  man who told investigators he works as an elementary school security guard in Newark has been arrested following an investigation into the attempted luring of a person he believed to be a 13-year-old child for sexual activity, North Bergen Police Chief Robert J. Farley Jr. announced.  Officials […]

Exilio404: Inside Brazil’s Cybercrime Forum | #cybercrime | #infosec

Executive Summary  Exilio404 is a Portuguese-language dark web forum monitored by KELA that serves as a regional hub for Brazilian cybercriminal activity, fraud discussions, and offensive cybersecurity content. Operating on the Tor network and structured similarly to mainstream discussion platforms, the forum hosts approximately 5,000 posts, 15,200 replies, and 14,900 comments generated by more than […]

KY bill regulating kids’ social media had bipartisan support, AG backing. What killed it? | #childpredator | #kidsaftey | #childsaftey

Bella Cornett sees a direct line between a social media influencer who posted videos of tricks with vaping smoke and the bullying she endured in her Kentucky high school.  Cornett, 19, said her friend group at the time watched those social media videos as first year high school students and “thought that was so cool.”  Issabella Cornett […]

Trump accuses China of hacking U.S. election data in 2020 vote | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

Washington, July 17 (SANA) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused China of carrying out the “largest election data breach in history,” saying he plans to declassify documents that reveal major vulnerabilities in the U.S. electoral system. Trump said in a televised address that China accessed the data of about 20 million voters during the […]

TechTonic: The EV cybersecurity wake-up call | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Your electric vehicle has plenty of battery left, the dashboard looks perfectly normal, and yet the EV simply refuses to move. No flat tyre. No breakdown. No drained battery. Just an invisible digital switch that seems to have been flipped. It may sound unbelievable, but the recent controversy over e-rickshaws allegedly being stalled using battery-management […]

Coca-Cola (KO) Halts Fairlife Production After Ransomware Attack Hits U.S. Systems | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Coca-Cola temporarily halted U.S. Fairlife dairy production after a ransomware attack hit its production systems. The incident affects Fairlife operations and may disrupt product availability while systems are restored. The event raises new questions about […]

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