Truepill data breach exposed sensitive information belonging to 2,364,359 people and risks multiple lawsuits. The B2B-focused pharmacy platform discovered the incident on August 31, 2023. They promptly launched an investigation and took additional security measures to contain the incident. However,…
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Samsung UK Online Store Suffers Data Breach
Samsung Electronics has informed its customers about a data breach impacting those who shopped at the Samsung UK online store from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. This breach resulted in unauthorized access to personal information. Breach Traced to…
FBI and CISA Issue Advisory on Rhysida Ransomware
Today, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have jointly issued a warning about the Rhysida ransomware group. This gang has been attacking various organizations in different sectors since May 2023. A detailed Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) has…
35 Million LinkedIn Users’ Information Shared on Hacking Forum
A notorious hacker, previously involved in high-profile data breaches of InfraGard and Twitter, has now leaked a substantial LinkedIn database on a clear web hacking forum. The scraped LinkedIn database was leaked in two parts: one containing 5 million user…
The Most Common Healthcare Cyberattacks
In the wrong hands, medical data can be used for a variety of crimes, such as patient identity theft, clinician identity theft, extortion, tax fraud, insurance fraud, and more. Geopolitical agendas further complicate the threat landscape, as cyberattacks such as…
Daixin Threat Group Claims Ransomware Attack on 5 Hospitals in Ontario
Daixin Team claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack that impacted 5 hospitals in Ontario, Canada, on October 23rd. TransForm, the shared service provider of the five healthcare organizations, confirmed the ransomware attack. The stolen database contains information on 5.6 million…
Hackers Exploit Atlassian Vulnerabilities for Cerber Ransomware Attacks
Threat groups exploited two recent Atlassian Confluence vulnerabilities to deploy Cerber ransomware. On October 31st, Atlassian released security updates for both flaws and urged users to patch. Both flaws, CVE-2023-22518 and CVE-2023-22515, are ranked 10 which is the maximum risk…
New DDoS Attacks Waves. Cybersecurity Expert Robertino Matausch Explains HTTP/2 Rapid Reset
If you switched from using HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 you`re a possible target of massive DDoS attacks. Hackers started recently to exploit a key feature of the HTTP/2 protocol. The vulnerability was called CVE-2023-44487. The HTTP/2 Rapid Reset DDoS attacks that targeted…
New DDoS Attacks Waves. Cybersecurity Expert Robertino Matausch Explains HTTP/2 Rapid Reset
If you switched from using HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 you`re a possible target of massive DDoS attacks. Hackers started recently to exploit a key feature of the HTTP/2 protocol. The vulnerability was called CVE-2023-44487. The HTTP/2 Rapid Reset DDoS attacks that targeted…
The Threat Is Real. MacOS Patching Keeps Your Apple Safe
Any device that runs code is vulnerable to hacking and so are MacOS machines. They need patching just as any other endpoint. Most Apple users would swear that Macs are immune to viruses and other malware. The truth is they`re…
How To Break The Metrics Mirage in Vulnerability Management
Meet Jeff. He’s the CISO of a mid-sized financial services company – and it’s his job to keep the organization safe from security attacks. Every week, he checks the graphs and dashboards in his SIEM (security information and event management)…
Privilege Overreach, the Lurking PAM Security Threat
Managing privileged access to internal resources is a challenge for organizations worldwide. If left unaddressed, it could lead to data breaches, downtime, and financial loss. Statistics show that 80% of data breaches seem to be caused by misuse of privileged…
Silent Safeguards – The Essence of ISO 27001 Controls
ISO 27001, sometimes referred to as ISO/IEC 27001 is an international standard that addresses organizational information security. Issued in 2005 and with a second revision in 2013, the ISO 27001 standard describes the Information Security Management Systems requirements for global…
Non-Bank Financial Firms Are to Report Breaches in Less Than 30 Days
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires all non-banking financial institutions to report data breaches to FTC within 30 days. The amendment to the Safeguard Rule refers to security incidents that impact more than 500 people. Samuel Levine, Director of…
Lockbit Targeted Boeing with Ransomware. Data Breach Under Investigation
On October 27th, Lockbit claimed to have breached Boeing and threatened to leak a massive amount of sensitive data. Three days later, the threat group removed the aircraft company`s name from the victim list. At first, hackers posted a message…
Toronto Public Library Under Cyberattack
Canada’s largest public library system reported a cyberattack that took down its website, member services pages, and limited access to its digital collections. The Toronto Public Library provides more than 12 million items across 100 branches to more than 1.2…
Separation of Privilege (SoP) 101: Definition and Best Practices
Separation of privilege is splitting up tasks and assigning rights to different parts of a system. It means that user privileges are segmented between various users and accounts, but you can also apply it to applications, system sub-components, tasks, and processes.…
Heimdal® Announces New Partnership with ResenNet, displacing ResenNet’s long-standing RMM provider, N-able
[Copenhagen, Denmark – October 2023] – Heimdal, the pioneer and leading provider of unified cybersecurity solutions, is thrilled to announce its latest strategic partnership with renowned Danish managed service provider (MSP) ResenNet. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the…
European Governments Email Servers Targeted by Threat Actors
Since at least October 11, the Russian hacker organization Winter Vivern has been using a Roundcube Webmail zero-day vulnerability in attacks against think tanks and government agencies in Europe. According to security researchers, the cyberespionage group (also identified as TA473)…
12 Best Vulnerability Management Systems & Tools 2023
Industry reports highlight the urgency: malicious actors can exploit a vulnerability within just 15 days of its discovery (CISA). The longer you wait, the larger the target on your back grows. Without proper vulnerability management, your business not only risks…