Aflac said that it’s in the early stages of a review of the incident, and so far is unable to determine the total number of affected individuals. The post Aflac Finds Suspicious Activity on US Network That May Impact Social Security Numbers, Other Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Image: Drew Robb AI is breaking everything in IT. Once you add highly dense racks of GPUs, network bandwidth often becomes the choke point. Solve that, and further bottlenecks appear — data storage, lack of power to feed the data center, limited power distribution infrastructure within the data center, and inadequate cooling. At Pure Storage’s
Image: By Rawpixel/ Envato AI is generating 51% of all spam emails. This isn’t something to worry about — as long as AI-generated spam remains text-based, according to Columbia University associate professor Asaf Cidon. This finding is in a new Barracuda study, conducted with researchers from Columbia University and the University of Chicago. Attackers are
Image: WhataWin/Adobe Stock More than 16 billion leaked credentials have been identified by cyber researchers since the beginning of the year. While they assert the vast majority had previously gone unreported, critics argue there is insufficient evidence to suggest that the data is new. Researchers at Cybernews report that, of the 30 exposed datasets identified,
At this week’s re:Inforce 2025 conference, the cloud giant introduced new capabilities to several core security products to provide customers with better visibility and more context on potential threats.
Cloud and SOC Integration Traditional approaches to cloud security can’t keep up with real-time attacks. To protect against modern threats, organizations need a unified approach that combines best-in-class cloud detection and response (CDR) with industry-leading CNAPP. In today’s modern business landscape, cloud technology adoption has skyrocketed, driven largely by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
As package registries find better ways to combat cyberattacks, threat actors are finding other methods for spreading their malware to developers.
The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals. The new feature takes the form of a “Call Lawyer” feature on the
The communications company shared the discoveries of its investigation with government partners, but there is little information they can publicly disclose other than that there seems to be no impact to customers.
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: China’s Salt Typhoon targeted Viasat, Washington Post emails compromised in hack, Rowhammer attack named Crowhammer. The post In Other News: Viasat Hacked by China, Washington Post Cyberattack, Crowhammer appeared first on SecurityWeek.