Russian disinformation efforts around US elections ‘kicked into gear over the last 45 days’:...
Editor's note: Story updated 2:00 p.m. EST with details of guidance issued by U.S. government agencies. Russia’s disinformation operations around the U.S. elections have ramped up over...
Sandworm hackers play ‘central role’ in Russia’s cyberwar with Ukraine
Kremlin-controlled Sandworm hackers remain the most substantial threat to Ukrainian cyberspace while also eyeing targets abroad, according to new research. "To date, no other Russian government-backed cyber...
Over 500 people targeted by Pegasus spyware in Poland, officials say
Poland’s national prosecutor said that nearly 578 citizens were targeted with powerful commercial spyware called Pegasus between 2017 and 2022. Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar said on Tuesday...
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...
