Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


Deutsche Bank Confirms Service Provider Breach Exposed Customer Data

12 July 2023
The number of impacted clients has not been determined, but Deutsche Bank said they have all been informed accordingly on the direct impact and what precautions they should take regarding their exposed data.

Hackers: Generative AI unlikely to replace human cybersecurity skills

12 July 2023
A new report finds that 72% of hackers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace the creativity of humans in security research and vulnerability management.

Radisson Hotels, Major Insurance Firms Become Latest MOVEit Transfer Victims to Disclose Breaches

12 July 2023
The number of organizations affected by a recently exploited vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool surpassed 250 as major corporations like Radisson Hotels and two major insurance companies confirmed that their data was accessed by hackers.

Mobile Anti-Detection Toolkits for Payment Fraud Gaining Traction

12 July 2023
Threat actors are increasingly using specialized mobile Android OS device spoofing techniques to get beyond anti-fraud measures by posing as compromised account holders. Cybersecurity firm Resecurity has identified a surge in the emergence of such types of tools on the dark web in Q1 2023. Payment firms, online retailers, and financial institutions are urged to stay updated on the latest fraud trends through shared threat intel solutions.

Cybersecurity funding drops sharply in Q2

12 July 2023
Cybersecurity funding fell by more than half to $1.9 billion during Q2 2023, as fears of a recession and uncertainty in the banking sector roiled investments across technology and information security, as per a report by Pinpoint Search Group.

Bay Area City Shuts Down Municipal Sites Following Cyberattack

12 July 2023
“The City has no evidence of a breach of personal information of any employee or member of the public and is continuing to investigate the matter with the assistance of cybersecurity professionals,” officials said.

RomCom Attackers Launch Phishing Attacks Against NATO Countries

12 July 2023
Blackberry's research team has reported a phishing campaign targeting the upcoming NATO Summit in Vilnius as well as an organization supporting Ukraine abroad. Security experts believe this could be a RomCom RAT’s rebranded operation. This execution chain also involves the abuse of the Follina bug, CVE-2022-30190. The summit is scheduled for July 11-12.

The Risks and Preventions of AI in Business: Safeguarding Against Potential Pitfalls

12 July 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for optimizing internal processes within businesses. However, it also comes with legitimate concerns regarding unauthorized use, including data loss risks and legal consequences. In this article, we will explore the risks associated with AI implementation and discuss measures to minimize damages. Additionally, we will examine regulatory

Adobe Patch Tuesday: Critical Flaws Haunt InDesign, ColdFusion

12 July 2023
The company’s scheduled July Patch Tuesday rollout includes fixes for a dozen documented vulnerabilities in Adobe InDesign, including a bug serious enough to lead to arbitrary code execution attacks.

Spanish Police Arrest Phishing Ring Targeting Bank Customers

12 July 2023
The group consisted of highly professional cybercriminals who posed as employees of legitimate Spanish banks to make fraudulent calls and SMS messages, Spanish authorities said.

Microsoft Thwarts Chinese Cyber Attack Targeting Western European Governments

12 July 2023
Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two dozen organizations, some of which include government agencies, in a cyber espionage campaign designed to acquire confidential data. The attacks, which commenced on May 15, 2023, entailed access to email accounts affecting approximately 25 entities and a small number of related

Chinese Hackers Deploy Microsoft-Signed Rootkit to Target Gaming Sector

12 July 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a novel rootkit signed by Microsoft that's engineered to communicate with an actor-controlled attack infrastructure. Trend Micro has attributed the activity cluster to the same actor that was previously identified as behind the FiveSys rootkit, which came to light in October 2021. "This malicious actor originates from China and their main victims are the

'RedDriver' Browser Hijacker Targets Chinese-Speaking Microsoft Users

12 July 2023
Cybercriminals have been observed targeting Chinese-speaking Microsoft users with a tool called RedDriver that allows them to intercept web browser traffic. The authors of RedDriver also exhibited familiarity or experience with software development lifecycles. A previous version of RedDriver was bundled with software intended for use in internet cafes.

Former Security Engineer Arrested for $9 Million Crypto Exchange Hack

12 July 2023
Shakeeb Ahmed, 34, of New York, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme involving flash loans and inflated fees that were not legitimately earned.

Lawsuits Filed Against Johns Hopkins in MOVEit Hack Mess

12 July 2023
Johns Hopkins University and its Johns Hopkins Health System are facing at least two proposed federal class action lawsuits filed in recent days following the institution's disclosure that it was among the victims of the MOVEit Transfer hacks.

ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider Electric Fix 50 Vulnerabilities

12 July 2023
Siemens has released five new advisories to inform customers about the availability of patches for more than 40 vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, Schneider Electric has released four new advisories covering six vulnerabilities in the company’s products.

Moroccan Charged With OpenSea NFT and Crypto Theft

12 July 2023
A Moroccan man has been charged with four counts relating to a scheme to steal nearly half-a-million dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFT) from a US victim.

New Mozilla Feature Blocks Risky Add-Ons on Specific Websites to Safeguard User Security

12 July 2023
"We have introduced a new back-end feature to only allow some extensions monitored by Mozilla to run on specific websites for various reasons, including security concerns," the company said in its Release Notes for Firefox 115.0 shipped last week.

Microsoft Releases Patches for 132 Vulnerabilities, Including 6 Under Active Attack

12 July 2023
Of the 130 vulnerabilities, nine are rated Critical and 121 are rated Important in severity. This is in addition to eight flaws the tech giant patched in its Chromium-based Edge browser towards the end of last month.

Two more lawsuits filed against Scranton cardiology group over data breach

12 July 2023
Cybercriminals attempted to access accounts of a Scranton couple who are among clients whose personal information was exposed in a data breach at a Commonwealth Health cardiology group's practice, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit.