Ransomware gangs are adopting “more brutal” tactics amidst crackdowns
Researchers fear real-world violence as law enforcement plays Whac-A-Mole with gangs. Enlarge (credit: Just_Super via Getty) Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, on.....»»
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Russia is losing 1,000 soldiers a day in its relentless "meat grinder" tactics against Ukraine: report
Russia is losing 1,000 soldiers a day in its relentless "meat grinder" tactics against Ukraine: report.....»»
New ransomware, infostealers pose growing risk in 2024
BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks (37,000 per day) in the first quarter of 2024. Between January and March 2024, BlackBerry detected 630,000 malicious hashes, representing a 40% increase from its previous reporting period. 60%.....»»
Tornadoes Have Been Unusually Common This Year. Here’s Why
Wind shear and atmospheric instability have combined to create a brutal tornado season this year.....»»
Supreme Court Nukes Hunter Biden Laptop Conspiracy in Brutal Ruling
Supreme Court Nukes Hunter Biden Laptop Conspiracy in Brutal Ruling.....»»
Bats use four key tactics for accurate target tracking
The ability of "target tracking," i.e., keeping a target object in sight, is essential for various activities and has improved in animals and machines through the evolution of life and technology, respectively. Because most sensing systems are inevit.....»»
British conversation is changing: Why people speak more alike today
People from the corporate world and higher education sectors are increasingly adopting each other's speech patterns to be more socially inclusive, according to new research published today by Lancaster University......»»
Ransomware disrupts Indonesia’s national data centre, LockBit gang claims US Federal Reserve breach
Ransomware attackers wielding a LockBit variant dubbed Brain Cipher have disrupted a temporary national data center facility which supports the operations of 200+ Indonesian government agencies and public services. The attackers are asking for a $8 m.....»»
Largest public dealer groups grapple with CDK ransomware attack as outage lingers
Asbury, Lithia, AutoNation and Group 1 said they are facing disruptions but took immediate steps to minimize the impact once they were notified. Asbury said its operations have been affected by the cyber incident and will continue to be until it is r.....»»
Ransomware event forces CDK, many others to make tough choices
Victims of ransomware attacks deal with complex circumstances when considering whether to pay criminals the money they seek......»»
BlackSuit cybercrime gang blamed in CDK Global hack causing dealers" DMS outage
BlackSuit appears to be a group of Russian and Eastern European hackers with a history of working with a group known as Royal Ransomware......»»
Apple may be in talks with Meta to add another generative AI provider to iOS 18
Add another name to the list — Apple has reportedly spoken to Meta about integrating the social media giant's generative artificial intelligence tech.Adopting Meta may have implications for Apple AI privacyFor the last six months, there's been deba.....»»
Find out which cybersecurity threats organizations fear the most
This article compiles excerpts from various reports, presenting statistics and insights on cybersecurity threats faced by businesses and individuals alike. Cyber insurance isn’t the answer for ransom payments Veeam | 2024 Ransomware Trends Rep.....»»
Medibank breach: Security failures revealed (lack of MFA among them)
The 2022 Medibank data breach / extortion attack perpetrated by the REvil ransomware group started by the attackers leveraging login credentials stolen from a private computer of an employee of a Medibank’s IT contractor. According to a stateme.....»»
eBook: The Art & Science of Secure Software Development
Software security requires a creative and disciplined approach. It involves having the vision to develop secure strategy, tactics, and execution. Excelling in the discipline demands thinking through the entire software lifecycle and enforcing securit.....»»
Mass exploitation is the new primary attack vector for ransomware
The cyber threat landscape in 2023 and 2024 has been dominated by mass exploitation, according to WithSecure. Edge service KEV vulnerability trends 64% of all edge service and infrastructure Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) in the Known Ex.....»»
House of the Dragon season 2 review: an explosive, uneven follow-up
HBO's House of the Dragon returns this weekend with a season that is more violent, brutal, and frustrating than its first......»»
Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating
TellYouThePass group opportunistically infects servers that have yet to update. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Ransomware criminals have quickly weaponized an easy-to-exploit vulnerability in the PHP programming language.....»»
PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)
An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP (CVE-2024-4577) in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and.....»»
Microsoft launches cybersecurity program to tackle attacks, protect rural hospitals
Microsoft has unveiled a new cybersecurity program to support hospitals serving more than 60 million people living in rural America. In 2023, the healthcare sector reported more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector and att.....»»
Adopting GenAI starts with the right storage solution
Adopting GenAI starts with the right storage solution.....»»