Kurz: Über drei Millionen infizierte IT-Geräte wurden zuletzt für besonders mächtige DDoS-Attacken benutzt. Nun gab es angeblich eine Aktion gegen die Infrastruktur.
Auslegungssache 155: Der Spion auf der Nase (2026-03-20 05:10 UTC)
Kurz: Im c’t-Datenschutz-Podcast geht es diesmal um die Frage, wann aus einem praktischen Assistenten wie Metas Ray-Ban-Brille eine mobile Überwachungskamera wird.
Ex-data analyst stole company data in $2.5M extortion scheme (2026-03-20 06:57 UTC)
Kurz: A North Carolina man was found guilty of extorting a D.C.-based technology company while still being employed as a data analyst contractor. […]
Navia discloses data breach impacting 2.7 million people (2026-03-19 20:43 UTC)
Kurz: Navia Benefit Solutions, Inc. (Navia) is informing nearly 2.7 million individuals of a data breach that exposed their sensitive information to attackers. […]
New ‘PolyShell’ flaw allows unauthenticated RCE on Magento e-stores (2026-03-19 20:01 UTC)
Kurz: A newly disclosed vulnerability dubbed ‘PolyShell’ affects all Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce stable version 2 installations, allowing unauthenticated code execution and account takeover. […]
DoJ Disrupts 3 Million-Device IoT Botnets Behind Record 31.4 Tbps Global DDoS Attacks (2026-03-20 06:25 UTC)
Kurz: The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of command-and-control (C2) infrastructure used by several Internet of Things (IoT) botnets like AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad as part of a court-authorized l…
Apple Warns Older iPhones Vulnerable to Coruna, DarkSword Exploit Kit Attacks (2026-03-20 05:16 UTC)
Kurz: Apple is urging users who are still running an outdated version of iOS to update their iPhones to secure against web-based attacks carried out via powerful exploit kits like Coruna and DarkSword. These attacks employ malicious web content t…
Speagle Malware Hijacks Cobra DocGuard to Steal Data via Compromised Servers (2026-03-19 19:16 UTC)
Kurz: Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware dubbed Speagle that hijacks the functionality and infrastructure of a legitimate program called Cobra DocGuard. “Speagle is designed to surreptitiously harvest sensitive information from …