RansomHub gang allegedly behind attack on Mexican airport operator
A hacking group recently spotlighted by U.S. agencies said it is responsible for an attack targeting an operator of 13 airports across Mexico. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro...
Change Healthcare says 100 million people impacted by February ransomware attack
Change Healthcare updated filings with the federal government to warn that about 100 million people had information accessed by hackers during a ransomware attack in February. The...
Kremlin-linked hackers target Ukraine’s state, military agencies in new espionage campaign
A hacker group associated with a Russian intelligence agency has been targeting Ukrainian state and military services, as well as industrial enterprises, in a new espionage campaign, researchers...
Lazarus Group Exploits Google Chrome Vulnerability to Control Infected Devices
The North Korean threat actor known as Lazarus Group has been attributed to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome to seize control of infected...
Why Phishing-Resistant MFA Is No Longer Optional: The Hidden Risks of Legacy MFA
Sometimes, it turns out that the answers we struggled so hard to find were sitting right in front of us for so long that we somehow overlooked them.
When...
New Qilin.B Ransomware Variant Emerges with Improved Encryption and Evasion Tactics
Oct 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cybercrime
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an advanced version of the Qilin ransomware sporting increased sophistication and tactics to evade detection.
The new variant is being tracked...
White House unveils plan for US government to keep its edge on AI development
The Biden administration is releasing the first ever national security memorandum on artificial intelligence, hoping to push more federal agencies into adopting the technology in an effort to...
Georgian authorities raid homes of disinformation researchers ahead of elections
The homes of two prominent disinformation researchers were raided by Georgian authorities in Tbilisi on Thursday, ahead of the country’s parliamentary elections this weekend. Eto Buziashvili and...
LinkedIn hit with $335 million fine for using member data for ad targeting without...
Ireland’s top privacy regulator on Thursday fined social media platform LinkedIn €310 million ($335 million) for allegedly using its members' data for advertising purposes without obtaining their consent....
Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit’s Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks
Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3...
