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Burger King hacked, systems described as 'solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain’ – hackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices,' also exploited other RBI brands like Tim Hortons and Popeyes
By Mark Tyson published
Ethical hackers have detailed how they uncovered 'catastrophic' vulnerabilities in various Burger King systems.

Romance scammer posing as a stranded astronaut swindled an 80-year-old woman out of thousands of dollars
By Mark Tyson published
The scammer's pleas that his spaceship was ‘under attack and in need of oxygen’ convinced an elderly woman to send him 1 million Yen (~$6,700).

Jaguar Land Rover shuts down production due to ransomware attack
By Nathaniel Mott published
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is claiming responsibility for a cyberattack that has completely disrupted Jaguar Land Rover's production.

AI-powered PromptLocker ransomware is just an NYU research project
By Nathaniel Mott published
ESET's discovery of the first AI-powered ransomware turned out to be an NYU research project.

US offers $10M reward for snitching on trio of Russians that hacked critical infrastructure
By Nathaniel Mott published
The U.S. Department of State offered a $10 million bounty via the Rewards for Justice program for information related to a trio of Russian hackers.

Report says North Korea is also posting fake jobs to steal crypto
By Nathaniel Mott published
North Korea is reportedly posting fake jobs in the cryptocurrency sector as part of a bid to steal applicants' crypto assets.

Cloudflare blocks record-setting 11.5Tbps DDoS attack two months after the previous record-setting DDoS attack
By Nathaniel Mott published
Cloudflare said it blocked a record-setting 11.5Tbps DDoS attack that appeared to originate from Google Cloud's infrastructure.

Google is getting ready to 'hack back' as US considers shifting from cyber defense to offense
By Nathaniel Mott published
Google is reportedly planning to form a "disruption unit" that will target foreign hackers.
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