More organizations hit by ransomware gangs are starting to realize that it doesn’t pay to pay up: “In Q1 2024, the proportion of victims that chose to pay touched a new record low of 28%,” ransomware incident response firm Coveware…
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Alarming Decline in Cybersecurity Job Postings in the US
This drop represents a direct threat to US national cybersecurity infrastructure, said CyberSN representatives in their report This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Alarming Decline in Cybersecurity Job Postings in the US
Is the UK about to ban ransomware payments?
A British cybersecurity expert has called for a ban on ransomware payments to hackers. In an article for The Times, Ciaran Martin, former CEO of… The post Is the UK about to ban ransomware payments? appeared first on Panda Security…
Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack
Telecom giant Frontier shuts down systems to contain a cyberattack that led to personal information compromise. The post Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…
Akira Ransomware Made Over $42 Million in One Year: Agencies
Akira ransomware has hit over 250 organizations worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The post Akira Ransomware Made Over $42 Million in One Year: Agencies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS…
US Government Releases Guidance on Securing Election Infrastructure
New US guidance details foreign malign influence operations to help election infrastructure stakeholders increase resilience. The post US Government Releases Guidance on Securing Election Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…
Scaling Application Security With Application Security Posture Management (ASPM)
Did you know that the total number of data breaches more than tripled between 2013 and 2022? These breaches exposed 2.6 billion personal records in the past two years alone… The post Scaling Application Security With Application Security Posture Management…
What’s the deal with the massive backlog of vulnerabilities at the NVD?
Given the state of the NVD and vulnerability management, we felt it was worth looking at the current state of the NVD, how we got to this point, what it means for security teams, and where we go from here.…
Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals
It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong hands The World-Check database used by businesses to verify the trustworthiness of users has fallen into the hands of cybercriminals.… This article has been indexed from The Register…
Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers
Threat actors behind the Akira ransomware group have extorted approximately $42 million in illicit proceeds after breaching the networks of more than 250 victims as of January 1, 2024. “Since March 2023, Akira ransomware has impacted a wide range of…
How Attackers Can Own a Business Without Touching the Endpoint
Attackers are increasingly making use of “networkless” attack techniques targeting cloud apps and identities. Here’s how attackers can (and are) compromising organizations – without ever needing to touch the endpoint or conventional networked systems and services. Before getting into the details of the attack techniques being used, let’s…
Unlocking the Power of Portfolio Analysis – A Comprehensive Guide
By Owais Sultan In banking and business, you need to know how your investments are doing and what they are made… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Unlocking the Power of Portfolio Analysis – A Comprehensive…
Akira Ransomware Attacks Over 250 Organizations and Collects $42 Million
The Akira ransomware variant has severely impacted more than 250 organizations worldwide, amassing approximately USD 42 million in ransom payments. This information comes from a detailed joint Cybersecurity Advisory issued by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
UK’s Cydea introduces new way to quantify risk management
Cydea, the cyber risk management provider, has announced the Cydea Risk Platform, set to quantify threats in financial terms to businesses, allowing them to visualise the consequences of different business security-related scenarios. By giving a monetary value to risks and…
Google Ad Impersonates Whales Market to Push Wallet Drainer Malware
A legitimate-looking Google Search advertisement for the crypto trading platform ‘Whales Market’ redirects visitors to a wallet-draining phishing site that steals all of your assets. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest Cyber News Read the original…
Hacking the Floodgates: US Dams Face Growing Cyber Threats
Could a hacker seize control of America’s dams, unleashing floods and chaos across vulnerable communities? Cybersecurity analysts and leading lawmakers warn it’s possible. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest Cyber News Read the original article: Hacking…
Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 – Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and more
This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, April…
Ransomware Victims Who Pay a Ransom Drops to Record Low
That downward trend comes thanks to “enterprises large and small” being “increasingly able to withstand an encryption attack, and restore their operations without the need for a threat actor decryption key,” Coveware said. This article has been indexed from Cyware…
Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets
Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine’s war effort Bavarian state police have arrested two German-Russian citizens on suspicion of being Russian spies and planning to bomb industrial and military facilities that participate in efforts to assist Ukraine defend itself against…
Akira Ransomware Group Rakes in $42m, 250 Organizations Impacted
A joint advisory from Europol and US and Dutch government agencies estimated that Akira made around $42m in ransomware proceeds from March 2023 to January 2024 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Akira Ransomware Group…