Google is making it easier for users to remove personal contact information and personal, non-consensual explicit imagery from Google search results. “Of course, removing content from Google Search does not remove it from the web or other search engines, but…
Schools: Prime Targets for Hackers Amid Poor Cybersecurity and Ransom Payments
New data indicates that school districts have become highly susceptible to online exploitation, emerging as the primary target for hackers. According to a recent global survey conducted by the British cybersecurity company Sophos, a staggering 80% of schools experienced…
Ransomware attacks cost manufacturing sector $46 billion in downtime since 2018, report claims
Newly-released research reveals the eye-watering costs that the manufacturing sector has suffered in recent years at the hands of ransomware. The analysis, by Comparitech, looked at 478 confirmed ransomware attacks on manufacturing companies between 2018 and July 2023, in an…
Exploitation of Ivanti EPMM Flaw Picking Up as New Vulnerability Is Disclosed
Exploitation of the Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35078 is picking up as a new critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-35082 is disclosed. The post Exploitation of Ivanti EPMM Flaw Picking Up as New Vulnerability Is Disclosed appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…
Economic uncertainty leaves over 1 mil UK SMEs at brink of collapse
Over the past couple of years, the cost of living in the UK has increased significantly. The annual rate of inflation reached 11.1% in October 2022, which was the highest we’ve experienced for 41 years. Consequently, small to medium sized…
Microsoft Teams Users Targeted by Russian Threat Group
Microsoft believes that Microsoft Teams chats were used into coaxing users to share their credentials with threat actors. The available evidence leads to a Russian government-linked hacking group known as Midnight Blizzard being responsible, after taking aim at dozens of…
Patch Against Exploit Kits. Understanding How Threat Actors Target Your Defenses
Exploit kits (Eks) are collections of exploits – pieces of code or sequences of commands – created to leverage vulnerabilities in software and attack a system. Their goal is to deploy malware onto the victim`s system. These toolkits are usually…
Five Eyes Agencies Call Attention to Most Frequently Exploited Vulnerabilities
Five Eyes government agencies have published a list of the software vulnerabilities that were most frequently exploited in malicious attacks in 2022. The post Five Eyes Agencies Call Attention to Most Frequently Exploited Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article…
Credentials Account For Over Half of Cloud Compromises
Google Cloud figures also point to misconfiguration This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Credentials Account For Over Half of Cloud Compromises
Crowdsourced AI += NICS Lab
We are pleased to share that NICS Lab, a security research group from the Computer Science Department at the University of Malaga, is joining the Crowdsourced AI initiative at VirusTotal. By extending our capabilities using a different AI model for…
What is Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks? – Prevention Guide
BEC, an acronym for Business Email Compromise, is a sophisticated form of cybercrime. Cyber threats have become a pressing concern in a world where almost every aspect of our lives is digitized. One of these threats that have been growing…
Legacy Flaws Dominate Top 12 Vulnerabilities List
Security agencies urge timely patching This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Legacy Flaws Dominate Top 12 Vulnerabilities List