MGM sues to block FTC investigation of its data security
MGM Resorts International has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to quash an investigation into its data-security practices, claiming the agency’s requests are unconstitutional and that...
Ransomware attack has cost UnitedHealth $872 million; total expected to surpass $1 billion
The ransomware attack on a company owned by healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has so far caused $872 million in losses, according to the corporation’s latest earnings report. ...
Muddled Libra Shifts Focus to SaaS and Cloud for Extortion and Data Theft Attacks
Apr 15, 2024NewsroomCloud Security /SaaS Security
The threat actor known as Muddled Libra has been observed actively targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and cloud service provider (CSP) environments in a bid...
Tanzania ‘extensively’ censors LGBTQ+ apps and websites, researchers find
Tanzania has ramped up its digital censorship of LGBTQ+ websites, media and dating apps in the past year, researchers have found. According to the report released by...
Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia hit by ransomware attack
Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor company headquartered in the Netherlands, has announced being hacked after a ransomware group uploaded what it claimed were stolen confidential documents to a darknet...
Palo Alto Networks releases fixes for zero-day as attackers swarm VPN vulnerability
Palo Alto Networks has released fixes for a zero-day vulnerability affecting its GlobalProtect VPN product that is being targeted following its disclosure last week. Hotfixes for the...
Sisense customers seek answers after breach announcement
Dozens of Sisense customers have flooded the data analytics company’s community troubleshooting message board with questions about a recently announced breach. Concerns about a security issue began...
FISA Section 702 reauthorization passes in House on second try this week
Editor’s Note: Story updated 1:30 p.m. with final passage and details about the bill. After multiple attempts, including one just two days ago, the House on Friday...
Human rights activists in Western Sahara are being targeted by mobile malware
New mobile malware masquerading as a news app has been spotted targeting human rights activists associated with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), a partially recognized state in...
CISA: Email from federal agencies possibly accessed in Russian breach of Microsoft
A Russian state-backed hacking group may have accessed emails from federal agencies as part of a larger breach of Microsoft corporate email accounts. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...
