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Gluwa is a fintech software company based in California, USA. It develops a decentralized platform to connect banks with emerging and underserved markets. But before we get into how Gluwa’s technology makes this possible, let’s get into the core problem. Which is – “why financial exclusion remains such an economic menace today”.Or better asked, “Why does that local trader on my street struggle to expand his business after so many years operating?”The backstory.Financial inclusion is a key driver in achieving about 43% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It supports economic growth and employment, empowers women, and helps tackle poverty.…
Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2025 Human resources firm Workday disclosed a data breach after attackers accessed a third-party CRM platform via social engineering. Workday is a cloud-based software company that specializes in enterprise applications for human capital management (HCM), financial management, and planning. The company provides services to over 11,000 organizations, including over 60% of Fortune 500 firms. The HR firm has disclosed a data breach after threat actors compromised a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) platform in a recent social engineering attack. Attackers pose as HR or IT via text or…
WarLock ransomware claims breach at Colt and Hitachi, with Colt investigating and working to restore systems while experts review the alleged data theft. When a new ransomware group shows up, many in the industry usually wait to see whether they can actually deliver on their threats. WarLock, which surfaced only two months ago, is trying to prove it can. This week, the group added Colt (colt.net) and Hitachi (hitachi.hta.com) to its victim list, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from both companies. Colt Data Being Sold for $200,000 On its dark web leak site, WarLock claimed it has over one…
Human resources giant Workday has disclosed a data breach after attackers gained access to a third-party customer relationship management (CRM) platform in a recent social engineering attack. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Workday has over 19,300 employees in offices across North America, EMEA, and APJ. Workday’s customer list comprises over 11,000 organizations across a diverse range of industries, including more than 60% of the Fortune 500 companies. As the company revealed in a Friday blog, the attackers gained access to some of the information stored on the compromised CRM systems, adding that no customer tenants were impacted. “We want to let you know…
Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos disclosed that ransomware activity stayed elevated in the second quarter of 2025, shaped by the emergence of new groups, rebranding of existing outfits, and the growing role of IABs (initial access brokers) and social engineering tactics. Geopolitical flashpoints added fuel, with the Israel-Iran conflict prompting hacktivist personas to use ransomware as a tool of disruption and Iranian-linked operators luring affiliates with higher payouts for strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets. Between April and June, Dragos tracked 657 ransomware incidents affecting industrial organizations worldwide, down slightly from 708 in the previous quarter. North America was the most…
Buttercup is a free, automated, AI-powered platform that finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open-source software. Developed by Trail of Bits, it recently earned second place in DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). Main components Buttercup is made up of four main components, each playing a different role in finding and fixing vulnerabilities. The orchestration/UI component keeps everything running smoothly, coordinating the actions of the other parts of the system and showing you the vulnerabilities it discovers and the patches it generates. Alongside the standard web interface, Buttercup also sends logs and system events to a SigNoz telemetry server so you can…
It’s all part of the ongoing tussle between the cheat developers and games companies, which spend money on developing anti-cheat software and trying to limit nefarious behavior in their games—sometimes including lawsuits around perceived copyright issues. “It’s a legal gray area. It’s not illegal to sell cheats” in most countries, Chothia says, noting that China and South Korea are among the few countries that have made it a crime to use cheat software.Andrew Hogan, a cofounder of games threat intelligence company Intorqa, which provides data to gaming companies about the cheat ecosystem, says developers are always evolving their cheats, becoming…
AI is moving from proof-of-concept into everyday security operations. In many SOCs, it is now used to cut down alert noise, guide analysts during investigations, and speed up incident response. What was once seen as experimental technology is starting to deliver results that CISOs can measure. Some of this has been in place for years. Machine learning already powers many threat detection engines and behavioral analytics tools. But the recent wave of GenAI has opened new doors. CISOs are now weighing where these tools can help, where they need guardrails, and what it means for their teams. Fewer alerts, faster…
Colt Technology faces multi-day outage after WarLock ransomware attack Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2025 WarLock ransomware hit Colt Telecom, causing outages in hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API since August 12. UK-based Colt Technology Services suffered a cyberattack, reportedly caused by WarLock ransomware, resulting in multi-day outages for hosting, porting, Colt Online, and Voice API services. Colt, officially known as Colt Technology Services Group Limited, is a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1992 as City Of London Telecommunications and initially focused on building a telecoms network in London. Over time, Colt expanded…