SolarWinds SUNBURST backdoor assessment

Executive Summary FireEye discovered a global supply chain attack trojanizing the SolarWinds Orion Platform with a backdoor that FireEye named SUNBURST. Affected versions: SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 (with no hotfix installed), 2020.2 HF 1...

How secure are smart contracts?

Smart contracts are related to cryptocurrencies and offer more efficiency than usual contracts in certain areas. Meanwhile, they are only as secure as the programmer's best knowledge. Due to bad programming practices, some contain exploitable flaws. So what kind of...

Twitter Fined €450,000 Under GDPR Over ‘Protected’ Settings Bug

A bug in Twitter for Android discovered in late 2018 has come back to bite the microblogging company in the form of a hefty fine from the Data Protection Commission (DPC), the authority upholding EU citizens’ data protection rights. A press release from the commission...

Sonoma Valley Hospital Informs 67,000 Patients of Data Breach

California-based Sonoma Valley Hospital (SVH) has sent out data breach notifications to about 67,000 patients whose personal health information may have been compromised during a ransomware attack on October 11. According to an update by the hospital, the cyber-attack...