According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), there are 5 billion internet users in the world. This amounts to 66% of the population on planet earth. Cisco reports that they are forecasting that by 2030, there will be 29 billion networked devices driven by IoT. With such a rapid increase in technology users and devices, …
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The Spoutible Data Breach: Analysis of API Security Vulnerabilities in Social Media
Introduction In January 2024, Spoutible, a social media platform launched as a direct rival to X (previously Twitter), suffered a major data breach that exposed the sensitive personal information of 207,000 users. The incident, discovered security researcher, was attributed to a flaw in the API configuration of Spoutible’s platform raising serious questions about the safety …
Alberta, and Western Canada Co-Operatives Cyber-Attack
In early July 2024, Albertans lined up at gas stations and grocery Co-Op stores. The impact was publicly realized after a formal announcement from by the Federated Co-Operatives Ltd (FCL) on the 27th of June 2024 confirming a security incident on western FLC stores. The cyber-attack widespread knocked out hundreds of Canada’s Co-Op western stores …
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