Author: HackWatchit
As protests continue to swell across the United States in response to aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, civilians are turning to homebrew digital tools to track ICE arrests and raids in real time. But restricted government documents, obtained by the nonprofit watchdog Property of the People, show that US intelligence agencies are now eyeing the same tools as potential threats. A law enforcement investigation involving the maps is also apparently underway.Details about Saturday’s “No Kings” protest—specifically those in California—are also under watch by domestic intelligence centers, where analysts regularly distribute speculative threat assessments among federal, state, and local agencies,…
VirtualMacOSX has allegedly suffered a data breach in which the data of 10,000 customers was leaked on a clear web forum known for cybercrime and data breaches. This forum, known for its message boards dedicated to database downloads, leaks, and cracks, made the full dataset freely accessible to anyone with an account who replied to or liked the post. This is the same forum where a fake 1.2 billion record Facebook database was being sold, an old AT&T database containing a lot of new information was listed, and allegedly stolen Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) data was put up for sale.…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 528 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2025 A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. International Press – Newsletter Cybercrime 20,000 malicious IPs and domains taken down in INTERPOL infostealer crackdown Eggs in a Cloudy Basket: Skeleton Spider’s Trusted Cloud Malware Delivery Singapore leads multinational operation to shutter scam centers tied to $225 million in thefts Fog Ransomware: Unusual Toolset…
This is part three of a four part series. In part 1, we covered the basics of image formats and found a place to hide data in images. In part 2, we actually wrote code to steganographically encode data into an image and then extract it without making the image look different. Tired of this picture yet? We ran into a problem in part 2, though – compression. When images are compressed, our carefully hidden data can be damaged. We fixed that by repeating every bit in the message 9 times, but we can do better. This post will cover…
The theme of this year’s RSAC is “Many Voices. One Community.” While our field can rightly claim “many voices”, portraying it as a “community” is a bit of a stretch. By this, I mean countless cybersecurity vendors hawking proprietary solutions will be attending RSAC, but they are competitors, not players on a common team. Each vendor wants to capture as much of the cybersecurity market as they can and this economic reality hinders true community building. To be clear, there is no hard and fast definition of what constitutes a community. The Cambridge dictionary defines community as: the people living…
Welcome to our “Behind the Startup” series. Today we explore the intersection of AI and blockchain with Mariana Krym, Co-Founder and COO of Vyvo Smart Chain. With a background in advertising and platform strategy at companies like Spotify, Twitter, Snapchat, and Waze, Mariana brings a sharp understanding of how technology shapes behavior and how it can be reshaped to serve people more ethically. At Vyvo, she’s helping lead the development of VAI OS, a system that reimagines how AI interacts with data. Built on Vyvo Smart Chain, VAI OS is designed to adapt to individual needs, prioritize consent, and keep…
Since 2021, I’ve been building Jersey Cyber Security Centre (JCSC). As a cyber defence capability for an island state and leading International Finance Centre, we’re a small team with a big task. We’re also just one of hundreds around the world: teams in countries from all around the world, all united by a mission to defend people and the services we rely on from malicious cyber threats. That task has only become harder in recent years thanks to complex geopolitical challenges such as Russia’s war in Ukraine, the emergency of organised cyber crime as a global industry, and the additional…
ChatGPT’s Codex, which is an AI agent that lets you code and delegate programming tasks, is now testing a new feature that lets you choose the best solution. OpenAI launched Codex in April, and it’s a great tool, but it’s nowhere close to replacing entry-level engineers. OpenAI insists Codex could help developers achieve more by delegating their tasks to different agents, and a new update brings it closer to the expectations set by the company. As per the release notes, ChatGPT Codex can now generate multiple responses simultaneously for a single task. This means users can now explore multiple solutions, and pick…
Leiloni Stainsby, a seasoned leader in emergency management and homeland security, has stepped into her new role as Deputy Senior Director of Emergency Services at Endeavors. She announced the move on LinkedIn, following a long and distinguished federal service career that spanned leadership roles at FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security. Stainsby brings with her more than two decades of hands-on experience in strategic emergency response, policy development, and public safety coordination. Most recently, she served as Acting Deputy Associate Administrator in FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, overseeing national disaster operations and leading interagency coordination efforts during critical…