IT Security Pro Jailed for Attempted Extortion
A former IT security analyst has been jailed for three years and seven months after attempting to extort his employer,...
Premium Members Content
WooCommerce Bug Exploited in Targeted WordPress Attacks
Security researchers have recorded over one million attempts to compromise a popular WordPress plugin over the past few days.Wordfence said...
Suspected Scareware Fraudster Arrested After Decade on the Run
A suspected scammer who used scareware to trick hundreds of thousands of global victims into handing over money has been...
New Vulnerabilities Found in Adobe ColdFusion
Security researchers from Rapid7 have found active exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion, a web development computing platform.On July...
JumpCloud Confirms Data Breach By Nation-State Actor
Identity and access management solutions provider JumpCloud has revealed on July 12, 2023, that it was the target of a security...
drIBAN Fraud Operations Target Corporate Banking Customers
Threat actors have extensively been using a sophisticated web-inject kit called drIBAN to orchestrate fraudulent attacks on corporate banking institutions...
CISA Unveils Guide to Aid Firms Transition to Cloud Security
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a comprehensive factsheet on July 17, 2023, to assist businesses...
BreachForums Admin Pleads Guilty to Hacking Charges
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, famously known as "Pompompurin," has entered a guilty plea for hacking charges in the United States District...
Ukraine’s CERT-UA Exposes Gamaredon’s Rapid Data Theft Methods
The Ukrainian government's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has recently unveiled the rapid data theft methods of the APT known...
Sorillus RAT and Phishing Attacks Exploit Google Firebase Hosting
Attackers have been observed using the notorious Sorillus remote access trojan (RAT) and phishing attacks to exploit Google Firebase Hosting infrastructure.The...
Russian Charged with Tech Smuggling and Money Laundering
A Russian security agent has been charged with smuggling ammunition and dual-use technology, including various electronics which helped the Kremlin...
EU Urged to Prepare for Quantum Cyber-Attacks
A new discussion paper has set out recommendations for the European Union (EU) on how to ensure member states are...
Acting White House Cyber Director Withdraws Nomination
The acting US national cyber director has reportedly withdrawn her name for consideration for the permanent role because she was...
Health Tech Vendor to Pay $31m After Kickback Allegations
A US provider of healthcare software has agreed to pay $31m to settle allegations it broke the False Claims Act...
Fewer Than 100 Scammers Responsible For Global Email Extortion
Global email-based extortion scams are the work of just a small group of fraudsters, new research from Barracuda Networks has...
Mandiant Unveils Russian GRU’s Cyber Playbook Against Ukraine
Drawing on its tracking of Russia-backed disruptive operations against Ukraine since the country’s invasion of its neighbor in February 2022,...
White House Publishes Plan to Implement US National Cybersecurity Strategy
The White House has published a plan for the implementation of the US National Cybersecurity Strategy, which was introduced in...
US on Track For Record Number of Data Breaches
This year could be another record breaker for data compromise following 951 publicly reported incidents in the second quarter, a...
NCSC Shares Alternatives to Using a SOC
A leading UK security agency has revealed several approaches that could reduce or eliminate the need for organizations to run...
UK Financial Regulator Urges Banks to Tackle AI-Based Fraud
The UK’s financial services regulator has warned banks that it will be watching closely what steps they put in place...
Ransomware Costs Financial Services $32bn in Five Years
Global financial services organizations have lost over $32bn in downtime since 2018 due to ransomware breaches, a new report has...
New CVSS Version Unveiled Amid Rising Cyber Threats
A new version of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS 4.0) has been unveiled publicly by the Forum of Incident...
LokiBot Malware Targets Windows Users in Office Document Attacks
Windows users have been targeted again by the sophisticated malware known as LokiBot, which is spreading through malicious Office documents. According...
AI Tool WormGPT Enables Convincing Fake Emails For BEC Attacks
A generative AI tool, WormGPT, has emerged as a powerful weapon in the hands of cyber-criminals, specifically for launching business...
