Researchers have disclosed details of two critical security vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel that could be abused as part of an exploit chain to achieve pre-authenticated remote code execution on affected servers. Tracked as CVE-2021-45467, the issue concerns a case of a file inclusion vulnerability, which occurs when a web application is tricked into exposing or running arbitrary files on

A previously undocumented firmware implant deployed to maintain stealthy persistence as part of a targeted espionage campaign has been linked to the Chinese-speaking Winnti advanced persistent threat group (APT41). Kaspersky, which codenamed the rootkit MoonBounce, characterized the malware as the "most advanced UEFI firmware implant discovered in the wild to date," adding "the purpose of the

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the US has slapped a $9 million fine on Credit Suisse Securities, a unit of a Swiss banking giant, for multiple violations of regulatory laws ...

Crypto.com has announced a new set of initiatives to combat possible hacks on its users in the future and also to protect them. (Read More)

By Judith Rinearson and Kai Zhang In May 2021, the UK‘s Financial conduct authority (FCA) published a consultation paper proposing there would be a “new consumer duty“.[1]  The central proposition is that a firm must deliver “good outcomes” for consumers which is then supplemented by additional requirements.  In particular, the FCA noted in its May consultation: […]

Among them: Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) will improve the ways humans and AI interact, plus expect a shift in how organizations fight ransomware.

A new wave of DeFi players are trying to entice traditional savers with juicy yields.

The Labuan-based digital exchange aims to kickstart tokenization by listing its own stock as tokens.

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The FDIC-insured banks want to “unlock the financial opportunities” of blockchain technology.

The chief investment officer for Bitwise Asset Management has laid out his argument for why a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will get the greenlight from regulators later this year.  Speaking in an interview with CNBC’s ETF Edge, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan claimed to be optimistic that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will approve […]

Companies look to multifactor authentication and identity and access management to block attacks, but hedge their bets with disaster recovery.

The Log4j vulnerability is only the latest security flaw to have global impact, prompting the Biden administration and software developers to pledge to produce more secure software.