The Capita data breach has become one of the biggest cybersecurity failures in the UK in recent years. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined the outsourcing firm £14 million after hackers gained access to the personal information of around 6.6 million people. For many, this incident wasn’t just another headline it was a wake-up call about how even major corporations can fall victim to simple mistakes that snowball into massive privacy disasters. How the Breach Happened In March 2023, an ordinary workday at Capita took a sharp turn. An employee unknowingly downloaded a malicious file to their device. That small…
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If you use Visual Studio Code every day, this might make you pause for a moment. Recent research found that more than a hundred popular VS Code extensions accidentally leaked sensitive information — like access tokens — that could let hackers sneak in and spread malicious updates. This discovery highlights a growing issue with VS Code extension security risks and reminds developers just how fragile the software supply chain can be. Something as small as a forgotten key inside an extension could open the door for serious trouble. How the Discovery Happened The team at Wiz Security decided to take…
There’s a new cyber threat making the rounds on WhatsApp, and it’s nastier than usual. Security researchers have discovered a WhatsApp Worm Banking Malware that sneaks through chat messages, steals banking information, and even spreads to your friends automatically. It started in Brazil but is already being watched closely worldwide. The scary part? The attack looks completely normal until it’s too late. How the Infection Starts Everything begins with what looks like an innocent message on WhatsApp Web. You might get a note from someone you know, sharing a ZIP file and saying it must be opened on a computer.…
The Cybersecurity Newsletter Weekly brings you the most important digital threats, breaches, and security updates shaping the online world. This week, the spotlight is on the Discord data exposure, the Red Hat breach, and several critical vulnerabilities affecting top platforms like 7-Zip, Oracle, and Cisco. With cyberattacks rising, staying informed is your first defense. The purpose of this Cybersecurity Newsletter Weekly is simple — to help security professionals, businesses, and users understand the latest malware campaigns, zero-day vulnerabilities, and data breaches before they strike home. Major Threats Highlighted in the Cybersecurity Newsletter Weekly 1. WARMCOOKIE Backdoor Upgraded with Stealth Capabilities…
When millions of people log in to Discord each day to chat, share, or play games, they expect their data to stay private. That trust took a big hit recently after news broke of a Discord data breach involving a third-party vendor. Hackers claim to have stolen a shocking 1.5 terabytes of sensitive information, including millions of government ID photos. Discord, however, says the actual damage is smaller — but the incident has still raised serious concerns about data security. Let’s unpack what really happened, who’s behind it, and what you can do to stay safe. The Discord Data Breach…
The way software security is evolving right now feels a bit like trying to repair a car while it’s speeding down the highway. New bugs appear daily, cyberattacks grow more complex, and security researchers race to patch flaws before someone exploits them. In the middle of all this, Google has quietly dropped something that might change how we handle vulnerable code altogether — CodeMender, an artificial intelligence agent that doesn’t just spot vulnerabilities, it rewrites the code to fix them. It’s not flashy, and it’s not being hyped as the next ChatGPT moment. But if it works the way Google…