San Francisco is currently battling a surge in cybercrime, which officials are calling a ‘tsunami.’ The recent attack on Oakland has been one of the biggest hits in the area, and authorities are working tirelessly to prevent similar incidents.…
US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware
The US government released a joint advisory that provides technical details about the operation of the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing &…
Report: Many Facebook Hacking Victims Are Having Their Accounts Permanently Deleted
The post Report: Many Facebook Hacking Victims Are Having Their Accounts Permanently Deleted appeared first on Facecrooks. When your Facebook account is hacked, it can be extremely difficult to regain control. However, the company can also decide to permanently delete…
ChipMixer: Cryptocurrency Mixer Taken Down After ‘Laundering $3bn in Cryptocurrency’
Darknet cryptocurrency mixer, ChipMixer has been shut down as a result of a sting conducted by Europol, the FBI, and German police, which investigated servers, and internet domains and seized $46 million worth of cryptocurrency. During the raid, it was…
You’ve been pwned, how much will each stolen customer SSN cost you? How about $7.5k?
At the very least, with other costs on top A Florida healthcare group has settled a class-action lawsuit after thieves stole more than 447,000 patients’ names, Social Security numbers, and sensitive medical information, from its servers.… This article has been…
Cybersecurity Experts are Scarce for Companies and SMBs
In 2023, more than half of small and midsized businesses (SMBs) intend to increase their expenditures on cybersecurity — which is a positive development since six out of ten firms (61%) do not have cybersecurity staff, about half (47%)…
How ChatGPT May Act as a Copilot for Security Experts
Security teams have been left to make assumptions about how generative AI will affect the threat landscape since ChatGPT-4 was released this week. Although it is now widely known that GPT-3 may be used to create malware and ransomware…
Boosting AI with Synthetic Data: Benefits & Challenges
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important across a wide range of industries. However, one of the biggest challenges facing AI is the need for large amounts of high-quality data to train algorithms effectively. This is where synthetic data…
Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
Plus: A SpaceX supplier ransom, critical vulnerabilities in dozens of Android phones, and more. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
What Is a Deepfake? Is It Legal? Everything You Need To Know
Computers are getting smarter by the day. From movie graphics to AI-powered tools, almost everything can be simulated. Deepfake technology has now been making the headlines. So, what is Deepfake and is […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Chinese Hackers Exploit Fortinet Zero-Day Flaw for Cyber Espionage Attack
The zero-day exploitation of a now-patched medium-security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system has been linked to a suspected Chinese hacking group. Threat intelligence firm Mandiant, which made the attribution, said the activity cluster is part of a broader campaign designed…
Feds arrested Pompompurin, the alleged owner of BreachForums
U.S. law enforcement arrested this week a US citizen suspected to be Pompompurin, the notorious owner of the BreachForums cybercrime forum. U.S. law enforcement arrested this week a US man that goes online with the moniker “Pompompurin,” the US citizen…
Getting a Private SSL Certificate Free of Cost
You work for any software deployment project, you deploy code in multiple environments and test it. You test the site with HTTP, not HTTPS. Why? you need an SSL certificate for it. Getting a certificate for a lower environment could…
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NordPass Password Manager adds passkeys support
Disclosure: Ghacks may receive a referral fee if you click or buy any of the products featured here. NordPass is an emerging password manager from Nord Security, the company behind the popular […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Pompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York
U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking forum under the online alias “Pompompurin.” The development, first reported by Bloomberg Law, comes after News 12 Westchester, earlier this week, said that…
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware: Inside the Cyberthreat That’s Costing Millions
U.S. government agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing the indicators of compromise (IoCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with the notorious LockBit 3.0 ransomware. “The LockBit 3.0 ransomware operations function as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model and is…
Beware of New Trigona Ransomware Attacking Finance and Marketing Industries
The relatively new Trigona ransomware strain, according to Unit 42 researchers, was particularly active in December 2022, targeting industries in the manufacturing, finance, construction, agriculture, marketing, and high technology industries. “Trigona’s threat operator engaging in behavior such as obtaining initial…
DataRobot releases AI Platform 9.0 to deliver value-driven AI
DataRobot has released DataRobot AI Platform 9.0, along with deeper partner integrations, AI Accelerators, and redesigned service offerings, all centered on helping organizations derive measurable value from their AI investments. “AI has the potential to enhance every aspect of business…
34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections
Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Network security is an umbrella term for all…
KELA partners with Snowflake to help joint customers remediate potential risks
KELA has partnered with Snowflake to launch its technical intelligence data on Snowflake Marketplace. KELA’s Technical Cybercrime Intelligence availability on Snowflake Marketplace will enable joint customers to get near-instant, seamless, and secure access to potentially compromised IPs and domains involved…
Owner of Breach Forums Pompompurin Arrested in New York
By Waqas Pompompurin’s arrest was confirmed by one of the Breach Forum’s administrators, Baphomet. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Owner of Breach Forums Pompompurin Arrested in New York This article has been indexed from HackRead…
How to use Tor browser (and why you should)
If you want the highest level of privacy and security with your web browser, you should be using Tor. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read the original article: How to use Tor browser…
LockBit ransomware attacks Essendant
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: lockbit Tags: ransomware Tags: essendant Tags: data Tags: encrypt Tags: ransom Tags: leak Tags: website Tags: outage Tags: network The LockBit ransomware group has attacked Essendant, a US-based distributor of office products, and is threatening…
Rubrik is latest victim of the Clop ransomware zero-day campaign
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Rubrik Tags: GoAnywhere MFT Tags: Fortra Tags: Clop ransomware Tags: Clop Tags: ransomware Tags: CVE-2023-0669 Tags: zero-day Rubrik, a cloud data management company, has revealed that Clop made use of an infamous GoAnywhere flaw. (Read…
Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin”
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums, a popular English-language cybercrime forum where some of the world biggest hacked databases routinely first show up for sale. The forum’s…
New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware
By Habiba Rashid The malware campaign was noted to target users in South Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Vishing Attack Spreading FakeCalls Android Malware This article has been indexed from HackRead | Latest…