True Protection or False Promise? The Ultimate ITDR Shortlisting Guide
Jul 10, 2024The Hacker NewsEndpoint Security / Identity Security
It's the age of identity security. The explosion of driven ransomware attacks has made CISOs and security teams realize that identity...
New Ransomware Group Exploiting Veeam Backup Software Vulnerability
Jul 10, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Malware
A now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication software is being exploited by a nascent ransomware operation known as EstateRansomware.
Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered...
Bellingcat warns of ‘censorship’ on X after research on Russian attack is labeled spam
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, received criticism from researchers after it labeled a link by the investigative journalism group Bellingcat about Russia’s attack on...
Beijing accused of misusing Western research to claim Volt Typhoon is a ransomware group
China’s national cybersecurity agency was accused on Wednesday of misrepresenting research from Western cybersecurity companies in an ongoing attempt to deny allegations that a Being-backed hacking group is...
GOP platform says protecting critical infrastructure from hackers is a ‘national priority’
The Republican National Committee on Monday published a policy roadmap committing the GOP to “use all tools of National Power” to safeguard U.S. critical infrastructure and the country’s...
Spyware attributed to pro-Houthi hackers used against militaries across Middle East
Surveillance technology deployed by allies of a Yemeni Shia Islamist organization has been used to target militaries across the Middle East since 2019, new research shows. A...
Australia warns Chinese state security hackers are exploiting end-of-life home routers
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) published an advisory on Tuesday warning about a China state-sponsored hacking group exploiting small-office/home-office devices as launchpads for further cyberattacks. The advisory...
5 Key Questions CISOs Must Ask Themselves About Their Cybersecurity Strategy
Jul 08, 2024The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Enterprise Security
Events like the recent massive CDK ransomware attack – which shuttered car dealerships across the U.S. in late June 2024 –...
New Ransomware-as-a-Service ‘Eldorado’ Targets Windows and Linux Systems
Jul 08, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Encryption
An emerging ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called Eldorado comes with locker variants to encrypt files on Windows and Linux systems.
Eldorado first appeared on March 16, 2024,...
‘Serious hacker attack’ forces Frankfurt university to shut down IT systems
The Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences announced on Monday it was targeted by “a serious hacker attack” that has led to a total shutdown of its IT systems....
