Healthcare firm Ascension said that ransomware attackers gained access to its systems after an employee accidently downloaded a malicious file This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ascension Attack Caused by Employee Downloading Malicious File
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Arid Viper Hackers Spy in Egypt and Palestine Using Android Spyware
ESET detected five cyber espionage campaigns targeting Android users with trojanized apps deploying ‘AridSpy’ spyware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Arid Viper Hackers Spy in Egypt and Palestine Using Android Spyware
Kaspersky Finds 24 Flaws in Chinese Biometric Hardware Provider
A series of vulnerabilities could enable an attacker to bypass the Chinese manufacturer’s biometric access systems This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Kaspersky Finds 24 Flaws in Chinese Biometric Hardware Provider
Cyber Insurance Claims Hit Record High in North America
Insurance firm Marsh received over 1800 cyber claim reports from clients in the US and Canada in 2023, higher than any other year This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber Insurance Claims Hit Record High…
Ukrainian Cyber Police Identify Suspected LockBit and Conti Member
Ukrainian police appear to have arrested a cryptor specialist with links to major ransomware groups This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ukrainian Cyber Police Identify Suspected LockBit and Conti Member
CISA Warns Phone Scammers Are Impersonating its Staff
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has observed an uptick in vishing scams This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CISA Warns Phone Scammers Are Impersonating its Staff
WithSecure Reveals Mass Exploitation of Edge Software and Infrastructure Appliances
In a new report, WithSecure found that higher severity vulnerabilities in edge services and infrastructure devices are rising fast This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: WithSecure Reveals Mass Exploitation of Edge Software and Infrastructure Appliances
Scattered Spider Now Affiliated with RansomHub Following BlackCat Exit
GuidePoint has assessed with high confidence that the notorious Scattered Spider group has become an affiliate of RaaS operator RansomHub This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Scattered Spider Now Affiliated with RansomHub Following BlackCat Exit
70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends, 64% Looking for New Jobs
Bitdefender found that 70% of cybersecurity professionals often have to work weekends to address security concerns at their organization This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: 70% of Cybersecurity Pros Often Work Weekends, 64% Looking for…
Chinese Hackers Leveraging ‘Noodle RAT’ Backdoor
The ELF backdoor, initially thought to be a variant of existing malware, has a Windows and a Linux version This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chinese Hackers Leveraging ‘Noodle RAT’ Backdoor
Microsoft Patches One Critical and One Zero-Day Vulnerability
June Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft fix over 50 bugs, including one already publicly disclosed This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Patches One Critical and One Zero-Day Vulnerability
Chinese FortiGate Espionage Campaign Snares 20,000+ Victims
Dutch authorities reveal that a cyber-espionage campaign using novel “Coathanger” malware was much more extensive than first thought This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chinese FortiGate Espionage Campaign Snares 20,000+ Victims
Phishing Attacks Targeting US and European Organizations Double
Phishing campaigns targeting European organizations rose by a staggering 112% between 2023 and 2024 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Phishing Attacks Targeting US and European Organizations Double
Threat Actor Breaches Snowflake Customers, Victims Extorted
Mandiant warns that a financially-motivated threat actor stole a significant volume of customer data from Snowflake, and is extorting many of the victims This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Threat Actor Breaches Snowflake Customers, Victims…
UK Police Arrest Two People for Smishing via Fake Cell Tower
Two individuals are believed to have used a homemade mobile antenna to send thousands of SMS phishing messages This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK Police Arrest Two People for Smishing via Fake Cell Tower
NVIDIA and Arm Urge Customers to Patch Bugs
Chip giants NVIDIA and Arm have released details of new vulnerabilities including a zero-day bug This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NVIDIA and Arm Urge Customers to Patch Bugs
UK and Canadian Privacy Regulators Investigate 23andMe
The ICO and OPC have launched a joint investigation into an October 2023 breach at 23andMe This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK and Canadian Privacy Regulators Investigate 23andMe
IoT Vulnerabilities Skyrocket, Becoming Key Entry Point for Attackers
A new Forescout report found that IoT devices containing vulnerabilities surged 136% compared to a year ago, becoming a key focus for attackers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: IoT Vulnerabilities Skyrocket, Becoming Key Entry…
Threat Actor Claims to Leak 270GB of New York Times Data
An anonymous 4Chan user is claiming to have shared a trove of source code stolen from the New York Times This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Threat Actor Claims to Leak 270GB of New York…
NHS Appeals For Blood and Volunteers After Cyber-Attack
London hospitals continue to suffer the after-effects of a major ransomware attack last week This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: NHS Appeals For Blood and Volunteers After Cyber-Attack