In recent times, our attention has been drawn to ransomware attacks targeting both public and private entities. However, a new concern has emerged: ransomware testing. According to a report from cybersecurity firm ‘Performanta’, hackers are conducting ransomware tests in developing…
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Google yet again delays killing third-party cookies in Chrome. Here’s what you need to know
Google now hopes to start phasing out third-party cookies in early 2025, instead of late 2024 as previously planned. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read the original article: Google yet again delays killing…
GitHub vulnerability leaks sensitive security reports
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Iran Dupes US Military Contractors, Gov’t Agencies in Cyber Campaign
An Iranian state-sponsored hacking group successfully infiltrated hundreds of thousands of employee accounts at US companies and government agencies, including the US Treasury and State Department, as part of a five-year cyber espionage campaign. This article has been indexed from…
Australian PM Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Knife Attack Video
Censorship row brewing down under, after the Australian Prime Minister calls Elon Musk an ‘arrogant billionaire’ This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Australian PM Hits Out At Elon Musk Over Knife Attack Video
Celebrating a New Era in Partnering: NTT DATA and Cisco
This month the NTT Group combined the services of NTT Ltd. and NTT DATA to form NTT DATA, Inc., marking a significant milestone in the technology services industry and offering a deeper partnership between Cisco and NTT. This article has…
Expert Insight: ‘Minding the Gap’: How can we work to make cyber accessible for women?
According to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), only 17% of the UK cyber sector workforce is female, and this is down from 22% in 2022. To make matters worse, we’re fighting a losing battle against an ever-increasing…
North Korean Hackers Hijack Antivirus Updates for Malware Delivery
A North Korea-linked threat actor hijacked the update mechanism of eScan antivirus to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. The post North Korean Hackers Hijack Antivirus Updates for Malware Delivery appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
Navigating Vendor Speak: A Security Practitioner’s Guide to Seeing Through the Jargon
As a security industry, we need to focus our energies on those professionals among us who know how to walk the walk. The post Navigating Vendor Speak: A Security Practitioner’s Guide to Seeing Through the Jargon appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
Malware Author Lures Child Abusers Into Honeytrap to Extort Them
You rarely root for online criminals, but a new malware campaign targeting child exploiters does not make you feel awful about the victims. Since 2012, threat actors have developed a range of malware and ransomware that impersonate government agencies…
Stock Market Scam in Bengaluru: Businessman Loses Rs 5.2 Crore
In a recent cybercrime incident, a 52-year-old businessman from Bengaluru fell victim to a stock market scam, losing a staggering Rs 5.2 crore. The victim, referred to as Sharath for anonymity, reported the incident to the cybercrime police on April…
Dark Web Nightmare: Scots NHS Patient Data Breach Exposes Medical Files
Following a major data breach at NHS Dumfries and Galloway, patients can access their private medical records online with just a few clicks. It has been reported that an extremely large amount of data has been stolen from the…
Securing cloud perimeters
The global shift towards cloud computing is undeniable. According to Statista, the worldwide public cloud computing market continues to grow and is expected to reach an estimated 679 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. AWS, Azure and Google Cloud services dominate…
US SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion Fine From Terra’s Do Kwon
Financial regulator asks New York judge to impose $5.3 billion in fines against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon in civil fraud case This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: US SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion Fine…
Phishing Attacks Rise By 58% As The Attackers Leverage AI Tools
AI-powered generative tools have supercharged phishing threats, so even newbie attackers can effortlessly create refined, individualized campaigns. Protecting data and systems from this democratization of phishing abilities gives a new challenge for the defenders. Zscaler’s Phishing Report 2024 is based…
Management company settles for $18.4M after nuclear weapons plant staff fudged their timesheets
The firm ‘fessed up to staff misconduct and avoided criminal liability A company contracted to manage an Amarillo, Texas nuclear weapons facility has to pay US government $18.4 million in a settlement over allegations that its atomic boffins fudged their…
Traditional MFA isn’t enough, phishing-resistant MFA is key
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Google cools on cookie phase-out while regulators chew on plans
Privacy Sandbox slips into 2025 after challenges from UK authorities Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome is being postponed to 2025 amid wrangling with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).… This…
The Next Chapter of Behavioral Threat Assessment for Ontic and SIGMA
Our mission at Ontic is to keep people safe and make organizations stronger. We wake up every day thinking about new ways to help security teams be more efficient and effective in doing their important work. A little over two…
1Kosmos CSP enables government agencies to digitally verify resident identity
1Kosmos has expanded its offerings for the identity verification and passwordless market with the introduction of a new Credential Service Provider (CSP) managed service based on the privacy-by-design 1Kosmos platform. The 1Kosmos CSP offering enables government agencies to offer residents…