How Geo-Blocking Detects VPNs and What You Can Do
How Geo-Blocking Detects VPNs and What You Can Do
Anyone who has tried to stream a show, check a price, or access a government service from abroad has probably run into a geo-block. A site or app quietly decides where you are, and if that location do...
40 Million Women's Data Leaked, Addresses Included
40 Million Women's Data Leaked, Addresses Included
A newly reported data leak allegedly affecting 40 million women has raised fresh concerns about how much personal information circulates online, and how easily it can be weaponized. According to the r...
Data Breaches
SFLC.in Slams Meta's Age Assurance Fix in Teen Safety Deal
SFLC.in Slams Meta's Age Assurance Fix in Teen Safety Deal
When Meta agreed to a teen safety settlement built around age assurance, digital rights group SFLC.in pushed back hard. In its response, the organization argued that age assurance treats the symptom w...
AI Threat Hunting Targets Polymorphic Ransomware Pre-Encryption
AI Threat Hunting Targets Polymorphic Ransomware Pre-Encryption
Ransomware defenders have long been stuck playing catch-up. By the time a security team notices something is wrong, files are often already encrypted and the attacker has moved on to the extortion pha...
Data Breaches
MetaEncryptor Ransomware Strikes ST Engineering Singapore
MetaEncryptor Ransomware Strikes ST Engineering Singapore
A ransomware group calling itself MetaEncryptor has claimed an attack on ST Engineering, a Singapore-based engineering and technology company with ties to the defense and aerospace sectors. According ...
Data Breaches
Crusado VPN Access Abroad: What Geo-Block Rules Mean
Crusado VPN Access Abroad: What Geo-Block Rules Mean
Online gaming and betting platforms like Crusado routinely restrict access based on a user's location, a practice known as geo-blocking. A recent piece on cclcricket.com walked through the rules aroun...
220M Traveler Records Exposed in Vietnam APIS Leak
220M Traveler Records Exposed in Vietnam APIS Leak
A security researcher has uncovered an unsecured Elasticsearch database containing 220 million traveler records tied to a Vietnam-linked Advance Passenger Information System (APIS). The exposed data r...
Data Breaches
The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Seizes Domain Admin Control
The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Seizes Domain Admin Control
A newly documented ransomware intrusion attributed to a group known as The Gentlemen offers a detailed look at how attackers turn a single compromised device into full control of an entire Windows net...
Data Breaches
Liquid Network Hack: Hackers Keep $47M of $320M Haul
Liquid Network Hack: Hackers Keep $47M of $320M Haul
A group of attackers pulled off one of the largest Bitcoin-related exploits in recent memory, draining roughly 4,000 BTC, worth about $320 million, from a wallet tied to Liquid Network, a Bitcoin side...
Cybersecurity