Cyber-Attacks Drain $1.84bn from Web3 in 2023
Cyber-attacks targeting Web3 cost organizations $1.84bn in 2023 across 751 incidents, according to Certik’s Hack3d: The Web3 Security Report 2023.The...
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19 xDedic Cybercrime Market Users and Admins Face Prison
The US Justice Department (DoJ) announced that 19 individuals involved in managing and using the late xDedic cybercrime marketplace have...
Experts Clash Over Ransomware Payment Ban
Security experts have begun the year in combative mood after a leading security vendor called on the US government to...
Nigerian Faces $7.5m BEC Charges After Charities Are Swindled
A Nigerian national is facing an eight-count indictment related to business email compromise (BEC) charges involving two US charities, after...
Using Stronger Passwords Among Top 2024 Digital Resolutions
Almost a quarter of people mentioned cybersecurity among their New Year’s digital resolutions for 2024, according to Kaspersky.In the latest...
LastPass Enforces 12-Character Master Passwords
Two years after suffering a series of major beaches, LastPass has started implementing stricter password measures for its customers.These include...
Ukraine Blames Russian Sandworm Hackers for Kyivstar Attack
Ukraine’s security service has attributed the cyber-attack on mobile operator Kyivstar to Russian hacking group Sandworm.Kyivstar is Ukraine’s largest mobile...
HealthEC Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million Patients
A data breach at HealthEC LLC has impacted nearly 4.5 million people, with highly sensitive medical information accessed by cyber...
VoIP Firm XCast Agrees to Settle $10m Illegal Robocall Case
A Californian VoIP provider has agreed to settle FTC charges that it facilitated hundreds of millions of illegal robocalls made...
Over 100 European Banks Face Cyber Resilience Test
Over 100 European banks will be tested on their cyber-attack response and recovery capabilities this year, the European Central Bank...
Russia Spies on Kyiv Defenses via Hacked Cameras Before Missile Strikes
Russian intelligence hacked online surveillance cameras to spy on air defense activities and critical infrastructure in Kyiv ahead of recent...
Xerox Business Solutions Reveals Security Breach
A subsidiary of imaging giant Xerox has revealed it was struck by a “security incident” at the end of 2023,...
Fake and Stolen X Gold Accounts Flood Dark Web
A surge of fake or stolen X (Twitter) Gold accounts has been flooding marketplaces and forums both on the surface...
Australian Court Service Hacked, Hearing Recordings at Risk
Court cases and tribunals in Australia have been impacted by a cybersecurity incident, with attackers potentially accessing recordings of hearings,...
Teen Found Alive After “Cyber-Kidnapping” Incident
A Chinese foreign exchange student has been found alive and well by Utah police after being caught up in what...
Over $80m in Crypto Stolen in Cyber-Attack on Orbit Chain
Over $80m worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen following a cyber-attack on cross-chain bridge project Orbit Chain.The blockchain revealed the...
Black Basta Ransomware Decryptor Published
Security researchers have published a new suite of tools designed to help victims of the prolific Black Basta ransomware recover...
Weekly Cyber Security Tip: All about Web Application Security
Security has become one of the foremost concerns in the rapidly evolving world of technology and data. Today, we'll dive...
Second Half of 2023 Threat Landscape Dominated by AI and Android Spyware
The threat landscape has been bustling in the second half of 2023, according to cybersecurity provider ESET.In its Threat Report:...
Daily Malicious Files Soar 3% in 2023, Kaspersky Finds
Cybercriminals unleashed an average of 411,000 malicious files every day in 2023, representing a 3% increase from the previous year,...
Ransomware Leak Site Victims Reached Record-High in November
After a quieter month in October, ransomware groups seemed to return with a vengeance in November, with the highest number...
Weekly Cyber Security Tip: Thwarting Phishing Attacks
We all encounter numerous emails, messages, and notification requests in a day. But how many of us wonder about the...
SMS Scams Set to Peak on Saturday in UK
UK telco EE has warned customers they could be deluged with millions of scam SMS messages on December 23 as...
Justice Secretary in Deepfake General Election Warning
The UK’s secretary of state for justice has warned of a “clear and present danger” to British democracy from deepfakes...