Clop ransomware now uses torrents to leak data and evade takedowns
The Clop ransomware gang has once again altered extortion tactics and is now using torrents to leak data stolen in...
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Colorado Department of Higher Education warns of massive data breach
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses a massive data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after suffering...
New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
A team of researchers from British universities has trained a deep learning model that can steal data from keyboard keystrokes...
Google Play apps with 2.5M installs load ads when screen’s off
The Google Play store was infiltrated by 43 Android applications with 2.5 million installs that secretly displayed advertisements while a...
North Korean hackers ‘ScarCruft’ breached Russian missile maker
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group ScarCruft has been linked to a cyberattack on the IT infrastructure and email server...
UK Electoral Commission data breach exposes 8 years of voter data
The UK Electoral Commission disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal information of anyone who registered to vote in...
Tesla infotainment jailbreak unlocks paid features, extracts secrets
Researchers from the Technical University of Berlin have developed a method to jailbreak the AMD-based infotainment systems used in all...
Hackers increasingly abuse Cloudflare Tunnels for stealthy connections
Hackers are increasingly abusing the legitimate Cloudflare Tunnels feature to create stealthy HTTPS connections from compromised devices, bypass firewalls, and...
Microsoft Office update breaks actively exploited RCE attack chain
Microsoft today released a defense-in-depth update for Microsoft Office that prevents exploitation of a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked...
New Inception attack leaks sensitive data from all AMD Zen CPUs
Researchers have discovered a new and powerful transient execution attack called 'Inception' that can leak privileged secrets and data using...
Microsoft Visual Studio Code flaw lets extensions steal passwords
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor and development environment contains a flaw that allows malicious extensions to retrieve...
Interpol takes down 16shop phishing-as-a-service platform
A joint operation between Interpol and cybersecurity firms has led to an arrest and shutdown of the notorious 16shop phishing-as-a-service...
New Downfall attacks on Intel CPUs steal encryption keys, data
A senior research scientist at Google has devised new CPU attacks to exploit a vulnerability dubbed Downfall that affects multiple...
Microsoft Monthly Security Update (August 2023)
Microsoft has released monthly security update for their products: Vulnerable ProductRisk LevelImpactsNotesBrowser Medium RiskSecurity Restriction Bypass Microsoft Office Extremely High RiskRemote Code...
Invisible Ad Fraud Targets Korean Android Users
Cybersecurity experts have discovered a new adware campaign specifically targeting Korean Android users. The discovery by McAfee’s Mobile Research Team shed...
Russian Hacktivists Overwhelm Spanish Sites With DDoS
A leading Spanish research institute has become the latest organization in the country to come under cyber-attack from Russia, after...
FBI Warns Against Criminals Posing as NFT Developers
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning concerning a growing wave of financial fraud within the...
US Primary Care Services Shuttered After Cyber-Attack
A widespread cyber-attack on hospital computer systems has caused significant disruptions across the United States, leading to the closure of...
Two-Thirds of UK Sites Vulnerable to Bad Bots
The majority (66%) of UK websites are unable to block simple bot attacks, exposing their businesses to fraud, account compromise...
Over 200 Million Brits Have Data Compromised in Four Years
UK organizations lost billions in data breaches between 2019 and 2022, with hundreds of millions of their customers suffering compromise...
#BHUSA: Identity Compromise the Cause of Most Breaches
Identity theft has established itself as the main initial access method for threat actors, according to CrowdStrike.In its 2023 Threat...
North Korean Hackers Compromise Russian Missile Maker
Security researchers have discovered a likely North Korean cyber-espionage campaign targeting the IT network of a Russian manufacturer of intercontinental...
Tampa General Hospital Sued Over Data Breach
Law firm Morgan & Morgan has lodged a class-action lawsuit against Tampa General Hospital on behalf of three victims affected...
UK Voters’ Data Exposed in Electoral Commission Cyber-Attack
The UK’s Electoral Commission has revealed it has been the victim of a “complex cyber-attack,” exposing the personal details of...
