Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles
24 February 2023
The increased use of disk wipers in cyberattacks that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine early last year has continued unabated, and the malware has transformed into a potent threat for organizations in the region and elsewhere.
24 February 2023
The clinic said a hacker they labeled “an unauthorized actor” had the ability to acquire information that included names, contact information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and physician names.
24 February 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the vast cybercrime underground operating from the country, thanks to the mobilization of some threat actors and the emigration of others, according to Recorded Future.
24 February 2023
Are you prepared to tackle the top SaaS challenges of 2023? With high-profile data breaches affecting major companies like Nissan and Slack, it's clear that SaaS apps are a prime target for cyberattacks.
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24 February 2023
Canada's second-largest telecom is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. They subsequently posted screenshots that apparently show stolen source code and payroll records.
24 February 2023
The use of AI in cybersecurity is growing rapidly and is having a significant impact on threat detection, incident response, fraud detection, and vulnerability management. According to a report by Juniper Research, the use of AI for fraud detection and prevention is expected to save businesses $11 billion annually by 2023. But how to integrate AI into business cybersecurity infrastructure
24 February 2023
Just 10% of ransomware victims pay their extorters, but those who do are effectively funding 6-10 new attacks, Trend Micro has warned. Given the low numbers who do pay, they’re generally being forced to stump up more cash per compromise.
24 February 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organizations and individuals to increase their cyber vigilance, as Russia's military invasion of Ukraine officially enters one year.
"CISA assesses that the United States and European nations may experience disruptive and defacement attacks against websites in an attempt to sow chaos and societal discord on February 24,
24 February 2023
The number of people who have made the weaponized software available for sharing via torrent suggests that many unsuspecting victims may have downloaded the XMRig coin miner.
24 February 2023
The suspect, Dariy Pankov, aka dpxaker, was extradited from Georgia in October 2022 and he appeared before a US judge this week. Pankov has been charged with computer fraud, conspiracy, and access device fraud, and faces up to 47 years in prison.
24 February 2023
The infection vector used by Clasiopa is unknown, although there is some evidence to suggest that the attackers gain access through brute force attacks on public-facing servers.
24 February 2023
Palo Alto Networks warns attackers are building economies of scale by conducting more efficient operations and complementing their skills with commercially available tools.
24 February 2023
Hackers spammed the npm repository with more than 15,000 packages in the hope of distributing phishing links. Hackers created these packages using automated processes, through auto-generated names and project descriptions that closely resembled one another. The bogus modules had names like "free-tiktok-followers," "free-xbox-codes," and "instagram-followers-free."
24 February 2023
A mysterious and unidentified group of hackers has sought to paralyze the computer networks of almost 5,000 victims across the US and Europe, in one of the most widespread ransomware attacks on record.
24 February 2023
The Asia-Pacific region retained the top spot as the "most attacked" region in 2022 for the second consecutive year, accounting for 31 percent of all cybersecurity incidents remediated worldwide, a new report by IBM X-Force revealed on Wednesday.
24 February 2023
Multiple threat actors have been observed opportunistically weaponizing a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting several Zoho ManageEngine products since January 20, 2023.
24 February 2023
The European Union’s executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app.
24 February 2023
Google patched a critical remote code execution bug in its Chrome web browser Wednesday that allows an attacker to install malware on a victim’s system simply by tricking them to visit a malicious site.
24 February 2023
"Consumers reported losing more money to investment scams—more than $3.8 billion—than any other category in 2022. That amount more than doubles the amount reported lost in 2021," the FTC said.
24 February 2023
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) says Russian state hackers have breached multiple government websites this week using backdoors planted as far back as December 2021.