Marla Pairira

Marla Pairira

Compliance Advisor

Marla Pairira is a writer interested in hackers and threats. She writes from the perspective of ethical hackers, helping businesses uncover vulnerabilities and comply with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA. Marla also looks at the moral, ethical, and legal issues, advising organizations on responsible disclosure and sharing the guidelines for obtaining proper authorization.

Hackers & Threats Is a Chinese APT Threatening Critical Infrastructure?

A highly sophisticated state-sponsored threat actor, with suspected ties to China, has been systematically targeting critical infrastructure organizations across North America for at least the past year, leveraging a dangerous combination of previously unknown software vulnerabilities and readily

Is a Chinese APT Threatening Critical Infrastructure?
Hackers & Threats Can Hackers Be Hacked by Their Own Malware?

In an ironic twist that highlights the fragile operational security within the cybercriminal underworld, a prolific hacker specializing in data theft recently became a victim of the very same tactics they employed against countless others. Security researchers have successfully turned a popular

Can Hackers Be Hacked by Their Own Malware?
Hackers & Threats Is RondoDox Botnet Hijacking Your Smart Devices?

The smart camera monitoring your home or the small business website you manage could be an unwitting soldier in a cybercriminal's army, as a sophisticated threat group is actively hijacking thousands of internet-connected devices to build the powerful RondoDox botnet. This sprawling network of

Is RondoDox Botnet Hijacking Your Smart Devices?
Hackers & Threats Global Botnet Hides in Millions of TV Streaming Boxes

The unassuming television streaming box, a staple in countless living rooms for accessing entertainment, has become the centerpiece of a sophisticated global cybercrime operation, effectively turning household electronics into sleeper agents for a massive botnet. Security experts have uncovered a

Global Botnet Hides in Millions of TV Streaming Boxes
Hackers & Threats Can Indiana Lawmakers Outlaw AI Deepfakes?

A uniquely personal and bipartisan campaign has taken center stage in the Indiana Statehouse, as two lawmakers from opposing parties have united to confront the escalating crisis of AI-generated deepfake pornography. This legislative push is not merely a response to abstract technological threats

Can Indiana Lawmakers Outlaw AI Deepfakes?
Hackers & Threats Exploits, Espionage, and PhaaS Define Today's Threats

The digital landscape has evolved into a complex and treacherous battlefield where the lines between state-sponsored espionage, organized crime, and opportunistic exploitation have become dangerously blurred. A new paradigm of threat has emerged, one not defined by isolated hackers but by an

Exploits, Espionage, and PhaaS Define Today's Threats
Hackers & Threats New Malware Steals Card Data Through NFC Taps

The simple, convenient act of tapping a payment card to a smartphone has been ingeniously weaponized by a sophisticated cyber campaign, transforming a feature designed for ease of use into a silent tool for financial theft. A new and highly evasive form of Android malware, dubbed "Ghost

New Malware Steals Card Data Through NFC Taps
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