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San Francisco, California, March 3rd, 2025, CyberNewsWire With the growing importance of security compliance for startups, more companies are seeking to achieve and maintain compliance with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001 & GDPR. Bubba AI, Inc. is building a comprehensive solution for these organizations to easily integrate compliance workflows and build their own customized processes through an open-source alternative to existing GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) automation platforms. The company is positioning itself to address the compliance needs of organizations ranging from early-stage startups to established enterprises. Bubba AI’s flagship product, Comp AI, offers a built-in risk register, and…
Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Abhishek Karnik As the world gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics, excitement is building, and so is the potential for scams. From fake ticket sales to counterfeit merchandise, scammers are on the prowl, leveraging big events to trick unsuspecting fans. Recently, McAfee researchers uncovered a particularly malicious scam that not only aims to deceive but also to portray the International Olympics Committee (IOC) as corrupt. This scam involves sophisticated social engineering techniques, where the scammers aim to deceive. They’ve become more accessible than ever thanks to advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Tools like audio…
In my previous article, I highlighted the importance of effective project management in Python development. Now, let’s shift our focus to the code itself and explore how to write clean, maintainable code — an essential practice in professional and collaborative environments. Readability & Maintainability: Well-structured code is easier to read, understand, and modify. Other developers — or even your future self — can quickly grasp the logic without struggling to decipher messy code. Debugging & Troubleshooting: Organized code with clear variable names and structured functions makes it easier to identify and fix bugs efficiently. Scalability & Reusability: Modular, well-organized code can be reused across different projects,…
Business intelligence software company Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, signaled on Monday that it did not buy the latest dip in Bitcoin’s price.In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Strategy stated that its holdings of 499,096 Bitcoin, worth $44 billion, remained unchanged amid chaotic price action last week.Since the firm began buying Bitcoin under the leadership of co-founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, Strategy has amassed the world’s largest corporate stockpile of Bitcoin. This year, the firm has purchased around $5.3 billion worth of the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value..So far, Strategy has been able to buy more Bitcoin…
Rubrik disclosed last month that one of its servers hosting log files was breached, causing the company to rotate potentially leaked authentication keys. The company has confirmed to BleepingComputer that the breach was not a ransomware incident and that it did not receive any communication from the threat actor. Rubrik is a cybersecurity company that specializes in data protection, backup, and recovery and has over 3,000 employees in more than 22 global offices. The company has over 6,000 customers worldwide, including high-profile companies like AMD, Adobe, Pepsico, Home Depot, Allstate, Sephora, GSK, Honda, Harvard University, and TrelliX. In a security advisory…
San Francisco, California, March 3rd, 2025, CyberNewsWire With the growing importance of security compliance for startups, more companies are seeking to achieve and maintain compliance with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001 & GDPR. Bubba AI, Inc. is building a comprehensive solution for these organizations to easily integrate compliance workflows and build their own customized processes through an open-source alternative to existing GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) automation platforms. The company is positioning itself to address the compliance needs of organizations ranging from early-stage startups to established enterprises. Bubba AI’s flagship product, Comp AI, offers a built-in risk register, and…
U.S. Authorities recovered $31 Million Related to 2021 Uranium Finance cyber heist Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2025 U.S. authorities have recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen during the 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance. U.S. authorities recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency stolen in 2021 cyberattacks on Uranium Finance, which is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on Binance’s BNB Chain. The protocol operated as an automated market maker (AMM), similar to Uniswap, allowing users to swap tokens without intermediaries. In April 2021, Uranium Finance suffered two cyber attacks that exploited smart contract flaws. The first attack (April 6-8) resulted in the…
Cybersecurity researchers at Trend Micro are warning about a new scam where cybercriminals pose as tech support to gain access to victims’ computers. But this isn’t just another spam email scheme; attackers are flooding inboxes and even reaching out through Microsoft Teams to trick people into letting them in. Once inside, they deploy ransomware from groups like Black Basta and Cactus. Here’s how it works: Victims first get bombarded with a flood of emails. Shortly after, someone claiming to be from the IT department contacts them through Microsoft Teams or even a phone call. This “helper” then convinces the user…
This webcast originally aired February 20, 2025. Join us for this one-hour Black Hills Information Security webcast with Joseph – Security Analyst, as he shares with you what he’s discovered and learned about the Dark Web, so you never ever ever have to go there for yourself. But, if you are going to go there, he’ll show you how to navigate from place to place. It’s not safe to go alone, here… take this knowledge with you. Highlights Full Video Transcript Deb Wigley All right, Joseph, thank you so much for joining us and everyone else who is watching, thank…