In a significant evolution of their attack capabilities, the Agenda ransomware group has recently incorporated SmokeLoader malware and a new .NET-based loader dubbed NETXLOADER into their arsenal. This development, observed in campaigns initiated during November 2024, marks a substantial upgrade…
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Top Ransomware Actors Actively Attacking Financial Sector, 406 Incidents Publicly Disclosed
The financial sector has emerged as a prime target for sophisticated ransomware operations, with a staggering 406 publicly disclosed incidents recorded between April 2024 and April 2025. These attacks have demonstrated increasingly advanced technical capabilities and strategic targeting, causing significant…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-05-08 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 1:4 : PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Crooks may have lied 0:6 : After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan – jobs cuts, leaning on AI
PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Crooks may have lied
Now individual school districts extorted by fiends An education tech provider that paid a ransom to prevent the leak of stolen student and teacher data is now watching its school district customers get individually extorted by either the same ransomware…
After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan – jobs cuts, leaning on AI
CEO: Neural net tech ‘flattens our hiring curve, helps us innovate’ CrowdStrike – the Texas antivirus slinger famous for crashing millions of Windows machines last year – plans to cut five percent of its staff, or about 500 workers, in…
Darum wird Netflix auf deinem Fernseher bald anders aussehen
Einfacher, cleaner und intuitiver soll es werden. Nach Jahren modelt Netflix die Nutzeroberfläche auf deinem Fernseher um. Außerdem sollen Empfehlungen künftig in Echtzeit angepasst werden. Und die Mobile-App bekommt Reels und KI-Unterstützung. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von t3n.de – Software…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-05-08 00h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-05-07 21:32 : Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage 21:32 : Healthcare Sector Emerges as a Prime Target for…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2025-05-07
210 posts were published in the last hour 21:32 : Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage 21:32 : Healthcare Sector Emerges as a Prime Target for Cyber Attacks in 2025 21:4 : What is…
Building Enterprise-Ready Landing Zones: Beyond the Initial Setup
Introduction Cloud providers offer baseline landing zone frameworks, but successful implementation requires strategic customization tailored to an organization’s specific security, compliance, operations, and cost-management needs. Treating a landing zone as a turnkey solution can lead to security gaps and operational…
Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US
A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam…
Anthropic launches Claude web search API, betting on the future of post-Google information access
Anthropic launches web search API for Claude as Apple considers AI search alternatives to Google, signaling a major shift in how users discover information online. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Anthropic…
Customs and Border Protection Confirms Its Use of Hacked Signal Clone TeleMessage
CBP says it has “disabled” its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US government’s risk assessment program, was hacked. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Customs and…
Healthcare Sector Emerges as a Prime Target for Cyber Attacks in 2025
The healthcare industry has become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber threats in 2025, with malicious actors specifically targeting medical institutions’ growing cloud infrastructure and digital workflows. According to recent findings, threat actors have shifted their tactics to leverage trusted cloud…
What is a registration authority (RA)?
A registration authority (RA) is an entity that is authorized to verify user requests for a digital certificate and also to tell a certificate authority (CA) to issue that certificate to the user. This article has been indexed from Search…
5 Chromecast features you’re not using enough on your TV (including a smart home hack)
Google’s popular casting device has been around for some time, but it still does more than just stream your favorite shows. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read the original article: 5 Chromecast features…
AI-enabled phishing attacks on consumers: How to detect and protect
Phishing attacks are a significant threat to consumers, with cybercriminals constantly evolving their tactics to deceive unsuspecting individuals. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into phishing schemes has made these attacks even more sophisticated and challenging to detect. AI-enabled phishing…
Breaking the Password Barrier: FIDO’s Path to Seamless Security
As the digital world rapidly expands, the need for secure, seamless authentication becomes more urgent. At the forefront of this evolution is FIDO (Fast Identity Online), promoting password-less authentication that combines convenience with strong security. But FIDO’s long-term success depends…
Play ransomware affiliate leveraged zero-day to deploy malware
The Play ransomware gang exploited a high-severity Windows Common Log File System flaw in zero-day attacks to deploy malware. The Play ransomware gang has exploited a Windows Common Log File System flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-29824, in zero-day attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges and…
Early 2025 DDoS Attacks Signal a Dangerous Trend in Cybersecurity
As we enter 2025, the threat landscape continues to evolve, with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks growing in both scale and sophistication. So far this year, we’ve already seen several major DDoS attacks over 5 million Requests Per Second…
Appeals Court Sidesteps The Big Questions on Geofence Warrants
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Another federal appeals court has ruled on controversial geofence warrants—sort of. Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sitting en banc issued a single sentence opinion affirming…