Author: HackWatchit

GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that U.K. critical systems are facing growing risks due to a widening ‘digital divide’—the gap between organizations that can adapt to AI (artificial intelligence)-enabled threats and those that cannot. In a report released on the opening day of the CYBERUK conference, the NCSC warned that developments in AI are likely to accelerate the time between the discovery of software vulnerabilities and their exploitation by malicious actors, highlighting the growing cyber threat expected between now and 2027. The agency urges organizations to adopt its guidance on securely implementing AI tools while maintaining strong…

GlobalX Airlines, a charter airline being used by the US government for deportation flights, has been attacked by hacktivists who have made off with what they claim are detailed flight records and passenger manifests.The attackers, who claim to be operating under the umbrella of Anonymous, did not just quietly exfiltrate data from the airline assisting with the controversial deportations – they also defaced the company’s website and replaced it with a message:Alongside the virtually obligatory image of someone wearing a “V for Vendetta”-style Guy Fawkes mask, part of the defaced webpage read:”Anonymous has decided to enforce the Judge’s order since…

A flaw in Microsoft Entra ID’s legacy login allowed attackers to bypass MFA, targeting admin accounts across finance, healthcare, and tech sectors. Cybersecurity firm Guardz has discovered a targeted campaign exploiting a weakness in Microsoft Entra ID’s legacy authentication protocols, allowing attackers to bypass modern security measures like Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). The attacks, which occurred between March 18 and April 7, 2025, utilized Basic Authentication Version 2 – Resource Owner Password Credential (BAV2ROPC), a legacy login method, to gain unauthorized access, highlighting the dangers of outdated authentication in cloud environments. This campaign, according to Guardz’s report, shared with Hackread.com, targeted…

distributions are the most commonly used, a lot of real-world data unfortunately is not normal. When faced with extremely skewed data, it’s tempting for us to utilize log transformations to normalize the distribution and stabilize the variance. I recently worked on a project analyzing the energy consumption of training AI models, using data from Epoch AI [1]. There is no official data on energy usage of each model, so I calculated it by multiplying each model’s power draw with its training time. The new variable, Energy (in kWh), was highly right-skewed, along with some extreme and overdispersed outliers (Fig. 1).…

Chrome and Safari are the most popular browser apps, accounting for 90% of the mobile browsers market share, according to Surfshark. They also collect the most data. Chrome: the most data-hungry browser (Source: Surfshark) The most data-hungry browsers Chrome collects 20 different types of data, including contact information, financial details, location, browsing and search history, user content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, and more. It is also the only browser app that collects financial information, such as payment methods, card numbers, or bank account details, as well as the user’s contact list from their phone, address book, or social connections. Bing…

Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has revealed that the personal and healthcare information of over 430,000 patients was exposed in a data breach disclosed last month. As Ascension revealed in breach notification letters sent to affected individuals in April, their information was stolen in a data theft attack that impacted a former business partner in December. Depending on the impacted patient, the attackers could access personal health information related to inpatient visits, including the physician’s name, admission and discharge dates, diagnosis and billing codes, medical record number, and insurance company name. They could…

In recent days, relations between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have become increasingly tense following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched “Operation Sindoor” earlier this week in response to the attack, aimed at targeting over 70 terrorists believed to be sheltering in Pakistan.Amidst this rising tension, both physical and digital conflicts have intensified. Over the past two days, misinformation has spread across social media platforms, claiming that Pakistan’s cyber army is planning a ransomware attack to disrupt banking operations throughout the Indian subcontinent. These rumors suggested…

“What are your strengths?” is a question you’ll hear in every job interview. And even if it’s so common, many candidates still don’t know how to answer it well. Most articles on strengths give you the same vague advice — “Pick something you’re good at and sound confident.” That’s not enough. To stand out, your answer needs to be tailored to the job, tactful, and backed by real strategy. This guide, crafted with the help of our Chief Career Coach, Pamela Skillings, who has helped thousands of candidates ace their interviews, will show you: How to identify your job-related strengths…

Staff// If you missed part one, you can get caught up here: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/a-career-in-information-security-faq-part-1/ Let’s jump straight back in to the Q & A! 4)What are some of the college courses that you took that had a lasting impact on your career? Courses in Human Capital Management had the most lasting impacting on my career. But, I might be the minority on that. Human Capital Management is about human knowledge, human resources, and matching a pay service to a human capable of doing the work. Being a Security analysts with that background helps you find vulnerabilities as a result of a knowledge/skill…