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NFT Platform PREMINT Hacked, Lost $375,000 Worth of Assets
Threat actors have hacked the official website of popular non-fungible token (NFT) platform PREMINT and stole $375,000 worth of assets in one of the biggest NFT heists ever recorded.
The hackers injected malicious JavaScript co...
Dutch University Recovers Bitcoin Paid in 2019 Ransomware Attack
Dutch university Maastricht University (UM) announced earlier this month that it was able to recover the Bitcoin it paid to ransomware operators in 2019 after police successfully traced the cryptocurrency.
UM staff fell for a...
Hospital Websites Found Sending Health Data to Facebook
A significant number of hospitals were found using a tracking tool to collect and send private patient data to Facebook. According to an investigation last month by The Markup, 33 out of 100 hospitals used the Meta Pixel tracker t...
Private Internet Access Now Offers 50 Servers in 50 US States
Private Internet Access (PIA), which is one of the top VPNs on the market, has recently launched its 50 Servers in 50 States campaign in an effort "to provide increased convenience and online privacy to citizens" across the countr...
Interview With Moshe Zioni – Apiiro
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently interviewed Moshe Zioni, VP of security research of Apiiro. She asked him about how his company is leading the way in software development lifecycle security.
Safety Detective: Can you...
Interview With Max Azarov – Novakid
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives interviewed Max Azarov, co-founder and CEO of Novakid. She asked him how his company protects the safety of its primary users—children.
Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start your compan...
TikTok Pauses Privacy Policy Update in Europe After Facing Scrutiny from Regulators
Popular video-sharing platform TikTok agreed on Tuesday to postpone a controversial privacy policy update. This update would have allowed the platform to show targeted ads based on users’ activity on TikTok without their permissio...
Interview With Johannes Wiklund – Jotform
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently interviewed Johannes Wiklund, Head of Information Security at Jotform. She asked him about how his company handles security.
Safety Detectives: Can you tell me about your company’s serv...
Disneyland Social Media Accounts Hacked
A hacker posted a series of offensive messages on Disneyland’s Facebook and Instagram accounts last week.
The hacker identified himself as a "super hacker" called “David Do.” He used racist and other offensive language in a ser...
North Korean Government Hackers Hit US Health Services with Ransomware
The FBI and other US agencies warned that North Korean government-backed hackers targeted multiple health organizations with ransomware attacks in 2021. These attacks caused disruptions in health services for “prolonged periods,”...