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Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m

Sophos found that the average ransom payment was $2m in 2023, with 63% of ransom demands $1m or more This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m

UK Enacts IoT Cybersecurity Law

The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act has come into effect, requiring manufacturers of consumer-grade IoT products sold in the UK to stop using guessable default passwords and have a vulnerability disclosure policy. This article has been indexed from…

WhatsApp in India

Meta has threatened to pull WhatsApp out of India if the courts try to force it to break its end-to-end encryption. This article has been indexed from Schneier on Security Read the original article: WhatsApp in India

Considerations for Operational Technology Cybersecurity

Operational Technology (OT) refers to the hardware and software used to change, monitor, or control the enterprise’s physical devices, processes, and events. Unlike traditional Information Technology (IT) systems, OT systems directly impact the physical world. This unique characteristic of OT brings…

LightSpy Malware Actively Targeting MacOS Devices

BlackBerry reported a new iOS LightSpy malware, but Huntress researchers found it to be a macOS variant targeting Intel or Apple Silicon with Rosetta 2-enabled devices.  This caused media confusion, as Apple’s recent spyware alert likely referred to Pegasus spyware,…

FCC Imposes $200 Million in Fines on Four US Carriers

The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon – a total of nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to their customers’ real-time location data without consent. This article has been indexed from…