Smart homes represent a young, yet full-fledged category of electronic goods. Kettles with a web interface, irons that switch off remotely, smart lighting control systems — its all been invented to make our lives easier. But are these products safe? Besides convenience, internet of things (IoT) devices bring new show more ...
In this Expert Insight, Jeffrey Wheatman, the Cyber Risk Evangelist at Black Kite, says that CISOs need to shift their approach: becoming more proactive in working to preventing ransomware attacks. And he provides some steps CISOs can take to ensure their companies stay safe. The post What CISOs Can Do to Win the show more ...
Web application firewalls from AWS, Cloudflare, F5, Imperva, and Palo Alto Networks are vulnerable to a database attack using the popular JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
Pulse Connect VPN server software received several updates over the years, and thousands of hosts haven't patched.
More than 10 days after a ransomware attack, affected Rackspace customers are being told the incident had a "limited impact," and have been invited to a webinar for additional details.
Ensuring stronger in-house defenses is integral to retaining customer loyalty.
Sophos research unveiled at Black Hat Europe details a thriving subeconomy of fraud on the cybercrime underground, aimed at Dark Web forum users.
Visibility into every environment, including cloud, enables businesses to mitigate operating risks.
The HHS released an alert for U.S. healthcare organizations regarding the newly spotted Royal ransomware group. Sources say the group has already claimed several healthcare victims in the Healthcare and Public Healthcare (HPH) sector in the country. As it appears, group members operate in private without affiliates and have experienced threat actors from other cybercrime groups.
A newly spotted web skimming campaign, active since at least 2021, has infected 40 e-commerce sites. The threat actor, Group X, leveraged a unique supply-chain technique. The attackers exploited a defunct third-party service called Cockpit to acquire a domain name and used it to serve a skimming script. Online retailers must have a proactive defense approach to protect their customer data.
When organizations are armed with intelligence that’s timely, relevant, and actionable, they can bolster their own cyber defense measures and even prevent a ransomware attack from occurring in the first place.
Scammers are using fake web pages to gather valuable personal data than can be used to break into a victim’s Amazon account – or to commit other crimes like identity theft.
Common misconfigurations in how DNS is implemented in an enterprise environment can put air-gapped networks and the high-value assets they are aimed at protecting at risk from external attackers, researchers have found.
Researchers laid bare Zombinder, a darknet market, that targets both Android and Windows users with different types of malware, all with a greater obfuscation. Windows malware such as Erbium stealer, Laplas clipper, and Aurora info-stealer are downloaded on infected systems. These apps can supposedly bypass Google Protect alerts or antivirus solutions running on the target devices.
Consumers in the U.K will be better protected from malicious apps which can steal data and money, thanks to new privacy and security rules for app store operators and developers.
Attackers are still actively exploiting Log4Shell everywhere they can, from criminal hackers looking for a way into targets' systems to Chinese and Iranian state-backed attackers deploying the exploit in their espionage campaigns.
"We're in the process of communicating to some unlisted customers whose details were incorrectly made available via Directory Assistance or the White Pages," Telstra said in a Friday statement.
Despite the significant economic headwinds startups currently face, company founders remain pointedly focused on advancing their cybersecurity protections now and moving forward, according to Embroker.
Travel agencies have emerged as the target of a hack-for-hire group dubbed Evilnum as part of a broader campaign aimed at legal and financial investment institutions in the Middle East and Europe.
Cybercriminal groups are abandoning rules that governed dark web marketplaces and using their malware to go after more sensitive computing systems connected to critical infrastructure and government services of the countries they deem enemies.
The Chaos RAT malware achieves its persistence by altering /etc/crontab file, a UNIX task scheduler that, in this case, downloads itself every 10 minutes from Pastebin. This is followed by downloading additional payloads.
Around 67% of respondents to a recent survey conducted by Dimensional Research for LogRhythm indicated their company had lost a business deal due to the customer’s lack of confidence in their security strategy.
Iranian state-sponsored MuddyWater APT group was found leveraging compromised corporate email accounts to deliver phishing emails to its targets, using the remote administration tool Syncro. Once Syncro is installed, it provides full control of the compromised system, which attackers can use to deploy backdoors to show more ...
The Hive ransomware group claimed to have encrypted “critical infrastructure and data,” compromised the college’s backup servers, and mined sensitive personal information like medical records and social security numbers.
Some 360,000 people will receive notices that their personal information was part of the November 2021 data breach of the COVAXX system, the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery said in a statement Friday.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested four suspected members of a financial investment scam syndicate estimated to have stolen $100 million from victims worldwide.
On Friday, Phylum security researchers warned that a threat actor was typosquatting popular PyPI packages to direct developers to malicious dependencies containing code to download payloads written in Golang (Go).
Pulse Secure appliances are known for being the target of choice for both cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat actors, and government agencies have issued multiple alerts to warn of the continuous exploitation of unpatched vulnerabilities.
A top Australian official vowed to transform the country into "the world’s most cyber-secure country by 2030" after a wave of data breaches revealed the personal data of millions of residents.
Targeting Windows computers, these are typical ransomware families that encrypt victim files and demand a ransom payment in exchange for a decryption key. These new ransomware have been used in an increasing number of attacks.
New Cortex Xpanse features give organizations visibility and control of their attack surfaces to discover, evaluate, and address cyber risks.
Funding and new leadership to drive innovation and growth in cloud-native application resiliency; round led by SKK Ventures with T-Mobile and Telefonica.
Shopify Plus stores can now easily implement passwordless login with Passkeys support to help reduce drop rate and increase conversion using the free OwnID plug-in.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cautioned of ongoing Royal ransomware attacks targeting healthcare entities in the country. "While most of the known ransomware operators have performed Ransomware-as-a-Service, Royal appears to be a private group without any affiliates while maintaining financial motivation as their goal," the agency's Health Sector Cybersecurity
Google has officially begun rolling out support for passkeys, the next-generation passwordless login standard, to its stable version of Chrome web browser. "Passkeys are a significantly safer replacement for passwords and other phishable authentication factors," the tech giant's Ali Sarraf said. show more ...
A cryptocurrency mining attack targeting the Linux operating system also involved the use of an open source remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed CHAOS. The threat, which was spotted by Trend Micro in November 2022, remains virtually unchanged in all other aspects, including when it comes to terminating competing malware, security software, and deploying the Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency miner. "The
As the holiday season approaches, online shopping and gift-giving are at the top of many people's to-do lists. But before you hit the "buy" button, it's important to remember that this time of year is also the peak season for cybercriminals. In fact, cybercriminals often ramp up their efforts during the holidays, taking advantage of the influx of online shoppers and the general hustle and bustle
High-severity security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in different endpoint detection and response (EDR) and antivirus (AV) products that could be exploited to turn them into data wipers. "This wiper runs with the permissions of an unprivileged user yet has the ability to wipe almost any file on a system, including system files, and make a computer completely unbootable," SafeBreach Labs
With 2022 coming to a close, there is no better time to buckle down and prepare to face the security challenges in the year to come. This past year has seen its fair share of breaches, attacks, and leaks, forcing organizations to scramble to protect their SaaS stacks. March alone saw three different breaches from Microsoft, Hubspot, and Okta. With SaaS sprawl ever growing and becoming more
Sports retail giant Intersport, which boasts some 6000 stores worldwide in 57 countries, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack which disabled checkouts in France during what should have been one of the busiest times of the year. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
