Researchers claim the Volcano Demon ransomware group personally phone victims to pressure them into paying This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New Ransomware Group Phones Execs to Extort Payment
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UK’s NCA Leads Major Cobalt Strike Takedown
Global law enforcers have share intelligence leading to the takedown of hundreds of IP addresses hosting Cobalt Strike This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK’s NCA Leads Major Cobalt Strike Takedown
WordPress Plugins at Risk From Polyfill Library Compromise
The attack exploits the polyfill.io domain, which was recently acquired by Funnull, a China-based entity This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: WordPress Plugins at Risk From Polyfill Library Compromise
Microsoft Uncovers Major Flaws in Rockwell PanelView Plus
The vulnerabilities stem from manipulable custom classes in PanelView Plus This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Microsoft Uncovers Major Flaws in Rockwell PanelView Plus
Cyber Extortion Soars: SMBs Hit Four Times Harder
Orange Cyberdefense’s latest Cy-Xplorer report shows a 77% rise in cyber extortion, with SMBs impacted 4.2 times more often than large enterprises This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber Extortion Soars: SMBs Hit Four Times…
Half of Employees Fear Punishment for Reporting Security Mistakes
A ThinkCyber survey conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2024 found that half of employees are afraid of reporting security mistakes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Half of Employees Fear Punishment for Reporting Security Mistakes
APP Fraud Singled Out as Biggest Financial Crime Threat
Payments professionals have highlighted authorized push payment (APP) fraud as the top threat facing businesses and consumers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: APP Fraud Singled Out as Biggest Financial Crime Threat
New RUSI Report Exposes Psychological Toll of Ransomware, Urges Action
A new report reveals the hidden mental health toll of ransomware attacks on victims, urging a focus on well-being alongside data and system recovery This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New RUSI Report Exposes Psychological…
Dozens of Arrests Disrupt €2.5m Vishing Gang
Police have arrested 54 suspected members of a vishing group who stole the life savings of scores of victims This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Dozens of Arrests Disrupt €2.5m Vishing Gang
Mobile Political Spam Surges Threefold For 2024 Election
Proofpoint highlighted how smishing, impersonation and spam are eroding trust in mobile messaging This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Mobile Political Spam Surges Threefold For 2024 Election
Chrome Update Will Block Entrust Certificates by November 2024
The move follows a series of reported compliance failures and lack of progress in addressing publicly disclosed incidents This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Chrome Update Will Block Entrust Certificates by November 2024
Ransomware Attack Demands Reach a Staggering $5.2m in 2024
Comparitech calculated that the average ransom demand was over $5.2m in the first six months of 2024, with 421 confirmed incidents during this period This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Attack Demands Reach a…
Health Tech Execs Get Jail Time For $1bn Fraud Scheme
The former CEO and COO of a health startup will spend years in jail after conducting a large-scale fraud scheme This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Health Tech Execs Get Jail Time For $1bn Fraud…
Cisco Patches Zero-Day Bug Used by Chinese Velvet Ant Group
Cisco has patched a zero-day vulnerability exploited by a Chinese APT group to compromise Nexus switches This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cisco Patches Zero-Day Bug Used by Chinese Velvet Ant Group
Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Data Model Breaches EU Law
The EU Commission said Meta’s pay or consent model means users cannot freely consent to their personal data being collected for advertising purposes This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Data Model…
Critical OpenSSH Flaw Enables Full System Compromise
A newly discovered RCE vulnerability, which can lead to full system compromise, has put over 14 million OpenSSH server instances are potentially at risk, according to Qualys This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Critical OpenSSH…
Australian Police Arrest Suspect in Fake Wi-Fi Scam Targeting Airport Passengers
Evil twin Wi-Fi access points mimicked legitimate networks to capture personal data from unsuspecting victims who mistakenly connected to them This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Australian Police Arrest Suspect in Fake Wi-Fi Scam Targeting…
Cyber-Insurance Premiums Decline as Firms Build Resilience
Insurance broker Howden says premiums are falling as security best practice takes hold This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber-Insurance Premiums Decline as Firms Build Resilience
Over Six Million Hit by Ransomware Breach at Infosys McCamish Systems
Outsourcer Infosys McCamish Systems has revealed millions of victims were impacted by a ransomware attack last year This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Over Six Million Hit by Ransomware Breach at Infosys McCamish Systems
TeamViewer Cyber-Attack Attributed to Russian APT Midnight Blizzard
Remote software provider TeamViewer has revealed it has been hit by a cyber-attack that it attributes to Russian state actor Midnight Blizzard This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: TeamViewer Cyber-Attack Attributed to Russian APT Midnight…