Europe launches ‘gait recognition’ pilot program to monitor border crossings
A European Commission-funded biometric “gait recognition” program to study how to more easily identify people crossing the European Union’s external borders by examining their unique walking styles kicked...
North Korean IT Workers in Western Firms Now Demanding Ransom for Stolen Data
Oct 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananInsider Threat / Cyber Espionage
North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but...
Hackers reportedly impersonate cyber firm ESET to target organizations in Israel
Unknown hackers have reportedly attempted to infect Israeli organizations with wiper malware delivered through phishing emails that impersonated the cybersecurity firm ESET. The malicious email, allegedly sent...
Crypto platform Radiant Capital says $50 million in digital coins stolen following account compromises
More than $50 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from decentralized finance platform Radiant Capital on Wednesday evening. In a post-mortem report published on Thursday, Radiant said...
CISA confirms Veeam vulnerability is being used in ransomware attacks
The nation’s top cybersecurity agency has confirmed that ransomware gangs are using a vulnerability found last month in products from software company Veeam. For weeks, experts have...
Researchers Uncover Cicada3301 Ransomware Operations and Its Affiliate Program
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Network Security
Cybersecurity researchers have gleaned additional insights into a nascent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) called Cicada3301 after successfully gaining access to the group's affiliate panel on...
Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware
The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and...
Japan’s ruling political party hit by cyberattack from alleged pro-Russian hackers
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reported that a cyberattack temporarily disrupted its website earlier this week, coinciding with the start of the country’s general election campaign. ...
Insurance giant Globe Life facing extortion attempts after data theft from subsidiary
Insurance firm Globe Life is being extorted by hackers after data on more than 5,000 people was stolen from a subsidiary. The company told regulators at the U.S....
More than 5,000 arrested, thousands of websites disrupted in crackdown on illegal gambling during...
A global police crackdown in June and July against illegal sports gambling led to thousands of arrests and website shutdowns while also disrupting scam centers and their related...
