The FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Report reveals a skyrocketing increase in ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure, which includes sectors such as healthcare, communications, energy, and financial services. With phishing and social engineering tactics enabling many of these breaches, experts urge organizations to bolster their defenses to mitigate this increasing risk. The alarming surge in ransomware […]
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A 36-year-old Yemeni national, who is believed to be the developer and primary operator of ‘Black Kingdom’ ransomware, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. […] Go to Source Author: Bill Toulas
Gutting CISA won’t just lose us a partner. It will lose us momentum. And in this game, that’s when things break. Go to Source Author: Audian Paxson
The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre warned that ongoing cyberattacks impacting multiple UK retail chains should be taken as a “wake-up call.” […] Go to Source Author: Sergiu Gatlan
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Tuesday fined popular video-sharing platform TikTok €530 million ($601 million) for infringing data protection regulations in the region by transferring European users’ data to China. “TikTok infringed the GDPR regarding its transfers of EEA [European Economic Area] User Data to China and its transparency requirements,” the DPC said in […]
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union’s GDPR data protection regulations. […] Go to Source Author: Sergiu Gatlan
Run by the team at workflow orchestration and AI platform Tines, the Tines library features pre-built workflows shared by security practitioners from across the community – all free to import and deploy through the platform’s Community Edition. A recent standout is a workflow that automates monitoring for security advisories from CISA and other vendors, enriches […]
Microsoft has resolved an issue with a machine learning model that mistakenly flagged emails from Gmail accounts as spam in Exchange Online. […] Go to Source Author: Sergiu Gatlan
The malware loader known as MintsLoader has been used to deliver a PowerShell-based remote access trojan called GhostWeaver. “MintsLoader operates through a multi-stage infection chain involving obfuscated JavaScript and PowerShell scripts,” Recorded Future’s Insikt Group said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “The malware employs sandbox and virtual machine evasion techniques, a domain […]
Microsoft has announced that all new Microsoft accounts will be “passwordless by default” to secure them against password attacks such as phishing, brute force, and credential stuffing. […] Go to Source Author: Sergiu Gatlan