No allies in the cyber world: how Chinese hackers collect intelligence on Russian government...
The China-based Bronze President hacking group has shifted its focus to Russia, likely gathering intelligence on Russian state officials and military personnel close to the city of Blagoveshchensk, Secureworks...
North Koreans hack their smartphones to evade state controls – report
While extremely limited, the culture of hacking has taken root in one of the most isolated places on the planet.
Despite North Korea’s draconian efforts to keep its population away...
Have insurers spurred the growth of ransomware attacks?
Throwing insurance money to cover ransom payments only seems to have worsened the situation. Knowing that victims would be able to draw upon their insurance policies, cybercriminals continue attacking...
Onyx ransomware destroys files, and also the criminal circle of trust
Onyx ransomware destroys files larger than 2MB leaving victims with tough questions about paying ransoms.
Some ransomware authors seem to be whittling down their tenuous “circle of trust” style...
FBI warns food and agriculture to brace for seasonal ransomware attacks
For the second time, the FBI has warned the food and agriculture sector about the risk of ransomware attacks.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released a Private...
Plan for $1M bug bounties and double the nodes in wake of $600M Ronin...
The Ronin Network and Sky Mavis have vowed to upgrade their smart contracts, offer lucrative bug bounties and ramp up security following the $600 million hack late last month....
Millions of Java Apps Remain Vulnerable to Log4Shell
Four months after the critical flaw was discovered, attackers have a massive attack surface from which they can exploit the flaw and take over systems, researchers found.
Four months after...
308,000 databases were exposed to the open web in 2021: report
The conversation surrounding the importance of data security doesn’t seem to be coming to naught in light of the new findings, which discovered 308,000 openly exposed databases in 2021...
