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Madness is infamously unpredictable, a perfect storm where favorites tumble and underdogs rise to do the impossible. Every March, 64 men’s and 64 women’s College Basketball teams battle for glory, while millions of fans, analysts, and betting markets scramble to predict the outcomes. But the odds of picking a perfect bracket? 1 in 9.2 quintillion (9 billion billions). Even if you are a basketball expert, your chances barely improve, maybe 1 in 120 billion. In the entire history of the tournament, no one has ever gotten it 100% right, the record is 49 games until the first mistake. When an…

In a new development in the investigation of a massive $243 million cryptocurrency heist, one of the key suspects, Veer Chetal, known online as “Wiz,” has been apprehended by U.S. Marshals. This news was delivered via a tweet from blockchain investigator ZachXBT. A Sophisticated Scam Unravels To recap, back in September 2024, Hackread.com published a report detailing how hackers had planned a phishing operation by impersonating Google and Gemini support. They managed to trick a victim in Washington, D.C., into resetting their two-factor authentication, granting them access to a treasure trove of cryptocurrency. The team of scammers, which included Chetal,…

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) identified in its 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. intelligence community that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, individually and collectively, are challenging U.S. interests in the world by attacking or threatening others in their regions, with asymmetric and conventional hard power tactics and promoting alternative systems to compete with the U.S., primarily in trade, finance, and security. The 2025 Threat Assessment report highlights that a wide range of foreign actors are targeting U.S. health and safety, critical infrastructure, industries, wealth, and government. It emphasizes that state adversaries and their…

Microsoft and Veeam are investigating a known issue that triggers connection errors on Windows 11 24H2 systems when restoring from Veeam Recovery Media. These recovery problems affect users trying to restore data from media created on devices running Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.3194) or higher. While the root cause behind the issue is unknown, Veeam says that the most likely cause is a change within the KB5051987 Windows 11 24H2 February update. On impacted systems, the Veeam Agent for Windows will display network connection failures when attempting to restore files from a Veeam Backup & Replication backup server or an SMB…

Jordan Drysdale // Azure has replaced AWS in my personal development pipeline. This may sound crazy but hear me out. Microsoft has solidified its offerings, done nothing but improve its security posture, and in my opinion, gone above and beyond to root out threats at its core. While AWS was the innovator and maintains that title in cloud space, they are experiencing what all early adopters go through in business. They are quickly learning that some of their offerings have legit competition on other platforms, both technically and financially. Azure’s integration with a dashboard, logs query tool, easy to deploy…

Google fixed the first actively exploited Chrome zero-day since the start of the year Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2025 Google fixed a flaw in the Chrome browser for Windows that was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia. Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2783, in Chrome browser for Windows. The flaw was actively exploited in attacks targeting organizations in Russia. The vulnerability is an incorrect handle provided in unspecified circumstances in Mojo on Windows. Kaspersky researchers Boris Larin (@oct0xor) and Igor Kuznetsov (@2igosha) reported the vulnerability on March 20, 2025. Mojo is…

Sumsub is launching its Reusable Digital Identity product suite. It will mitigate repetitive verification and redundant Know Your Customer (KYC) checks that negatively impact user experience and conversion rates for businesses. The new offerings are set to reduce applicant onboarding times by 50% and boost conversion rates by 30%, on average. KYC is essential for security, fraud prevention and compliance. However, when users need to verify their identity repeatedly across multiple services – especially when seeking critical access to financial or transportation apps – it creates friction and frustration. This repetitive process often leads to high drop-off rates and less user interest,…

ORIGINALLY AIRED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Articles discussed in this episode: 00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — I’m a Rocket Mail 01:21 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2022-02-07 02:18 – Story # 1: Be Careful When Sharing Data in Photos – https://twitter.com/amateuradam/status/1490394034900197388 03:44 – Story # 2: China-Linked Group Attacked Taiwanese Financial Firms for 18 Months – https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/china-linked-group-attacked-taiwanese-financial-firms-for-18-months 20:56 – Story # 3: Microsoft to block internet macros by default in five Office applications – https://therecord.media/microsoft-blocks-internet-macros-by-default-in-five-office-applications/ 28:11 – Story # 4: Apple’s Privacy Measures to Cost Facebook $10 Billion in 2022 – https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/03/facebook-10-billion-in-2022-apple-measures/ 47:27 – Noisy browser plugin – https://noiszy.com…

Ramat Gan, Israel, March 25th, 2025, CyberNewsWire CYREBRO, the AI-native Managed Detection and Response (MDR), today announced its recognition as a leading detection and response startup in the Gartner report, Emerging Tech: Techscape for Detection and Response Startups. This acknowledgment highlights CYREBRO’s innovative approach to cybersecurity, leveraging advanced technology and expert analysis to combat evolving cyber threats. Among the key findings in the report: Startups are experimenting with generative AI (GenAI) technologies. The use of AI agents/AI security operations center (SOC) analysts and GenAI remediation recommendations has become crucial for staying ahead of evolving threats. The preemptive cybersecurity approach to…