How victims of PowerSchool’s data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack

School workers say they resorted to crowdsourcing help among each other following PowerSchool’s breach, fueled by solidarity and the slow response from PowerSchool.

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TikTok Says It Will ‘Go Dark’ Unless It Gets Clarity From Biden Following Supreme Court Ruling

TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless Biden assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown after the Supreme Court upheld the ban.

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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency.
“People’s Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, including the recent

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Bitcoin’s Prospects in 2025: Exploring Opportunities and Mitigate Risks

Explore Bitcoin’s 2025 prospects, market trends, mining, and secure methods like cloud platforms. Learn strategies to manage risks…

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Has the TikTok Ban Already Backfired on US Cybersecurity?

The Supreme Court has affirmed TikTok’s ban in the US, which has its users in revolt and is creating a whole new set of national cybersecurity concerns.

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US Sanctions Chinese Hacker & Firm for Treasury, Critical Infrastructure Breaches

The cyber actor played a role in the Treasury breach as well as attacks on critical infrastructure, linked to China-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group Salt Typhoon.

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Employees Enter Sensitive Data Into GenAI Prompts Far Too Often

The propensity for users to enter customer data, source code, employee benefits information, financial data, and more into ChatGPT, Copilot, and others is racking up real risk for enterprises.

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15K Fortinet Device Configs Leaked to the Dark Web

The stolen firewall data is thorough but more than 2 years old now, meaning that most organizations following even basic security practices face minimal risk, hopefully.

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Costa Rica refinery cyberattack was first deployment for new US response program, ambassador says

A recent ransomware attack on RECOPE, Costa Rica’s state-run energy company, was the first real-world test for FALCON, a new State Department program for foreign incident response, a top diplomat tells Recorded Future News.

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The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight

As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she does.

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