Three arrested in Kosovo for operating Rydox cybercriminal marketplace
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it took down the popular cybercriminal marketplace Rydox and requested the extradition of two Kosovo nationals responsible for running it. ...
El Salvador’s cyber laws threaten media freedom and privacy, human rights experts warn
El Salvador’s new cybersecurity and data protection laws threaten media freedom and privacy rights, the U.S.-based nonprofit Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Thursday. The...
Trump FTC pick seen as mixed bag for data privacy enforcement
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to chair the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has attacked data brokers, lamented the end of privacy and lambasted Big Tech. But he has also...
Screen Actors Guild Health Plan sued after September data breach exposes healthcare info
A class action lawsuit has been filed against the health plan for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) over a data breach announced...
U.S. Charges Chinese Hacker for Exploiting Zero-Day in 81,000 Sophos Firewalls
Dec 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Breach
The U.S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020.
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Microsoft Fixes 72 Flaws, Including Patch for Actively Exploited CLFS Vulnerability
Microsoft closed out its Patch Tuesday updates for 2024 with fixes for a total of 72 security flaws spanning its software portfolio, including one that it said has been...
ZLoader Malware Returns With DNS Tunneling to Stealthily Mask C2 Comms
Dec 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the ZLoader malware that employs a Domain Name System (DNS) tunnel for command-and-control (C2) communications, indicating...
Online ordering at Krispy Kreme disrupted by cyberattack
A cyberattack that began two weeks ago is hampering online ordering from the doughnut chain Krispy Kreme, the company said on Wednesday. The company warned the Securities...
Russia claims to bust global scam network linked to Georgian ex-defense minister
Russia's security service said it had detained a dozen members of an international criminal group with links to a former Georgian defense minister. Known as Milton Group,...
Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation – Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged
Users of Cleo-managed file transfer software are being urged to ensure that their instances are not exposed to the internet following reports of mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting...
