Manchester Police officers’ data exposed in ransomware attack
United Kingdom's Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said earlier today that some of its employees' personal information was impacted by a...
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Iranian hackers breach defense orgs in password spray attacks
Image: Midjourney Microsoft says an Iranian-backed threat group has targeted thousands of organizations in the U.S. and worldwide in password...
Windows 11 ‘ThemeBleed’ RCE bug gets proof-of-concept exploit
Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a Windows Themes vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38146 that allows remote attackers to execute code....
MGM casino’s ESXi servers allegedly encrypted in ransomware attack
An affiliate of the BlackCat ransomware group, also known as APLHV, is behind the attack that disrupted MGM Resorts’ operations, forcing...
Caesars Entertainment confirms ransom payment, customer data theft
Caesars Entertainment, self-described as the largest U.S. casino chain with the most extensive loyalty program in the industry, says it...
Auckland transport authority hit by suspected ransomware attack
The Auckland Transport (AT) transportation authority in New Zealand is dealing with a widespread outage caused by a cyber incident,...
Hackers use new 3AM ransomware to save failed LockBit attack
A new ransomware strain called 3AM has been uncovered after a threat actor used it in an attack that failed...
How end-user phishing training works (and why it doesn’t)
It always takes two for a phishing attack to work – an attacker to send the bait and an insider...
Rollbar discloses data breach after hackers stole access tokens
Software bug-tracking company Rollbar disclosed a data breach after unknown attackers hacked its systems in early August and gained access...
France demands Apple pull iPhone 12 due to high RF radiation levels
The Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) has asked Apple to withdraw iPhone 12 smartphones from the French market because the...
New Windows 11 feature blocks NTLM-based attacks over SMB
Microsoft added a new security feature to Windows 11 that lets admins block NTLM over SMB to prevent pass-the-hash, NTLM...
Hackers steal $53 million worth of cryptocurrency from CoinEx
Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEX announced that someone hacked its hot wallets and stole large amounts of digital assets that were used...
Apple backports BLASTPASS zero-day fix to older iPhones
Apple released security updates for older iPhones to fix a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-41064 that was actively exploited to...
Why Network Visibility Doesn’t Have to be so Complicated
Cybersecurity has become a core priority in the business world and, as Internet of Things (IoT) devices proliferate, home network...
Free Download Manager site redirected Linux users to malware for years
A reported Free Download Manager supply chain attack redirected Linux users to a malicious Debian package repository that installed information-stealing...
‘Redfly’ hackers infiltrated power supplier’s network for 6 months
An espionage threat group tracked as 'Redfly' hacked a national electricity grid organization in Asia and quietly maintained access to...
CISA offers free security scans for public water utilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced it is offering free security scans for critical infrastructure facilities,...
Ransomware access broker steals accounts via Microsoft Teams phishing
Image: Midjourney Microsoft says an initial access broker known for working with ransomware groups has recently switched to Microsoft Teams...
Mozilla patches Firefox, Thunderbird against zero-day exploited in attacks
Mozilla released emergency security updates today to fix a critical zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild, impacting its Firefox web...
New ‘MetaStealer’ malware targets Intel-based macOS systems
A new information stealer malware named 'MetaStealer' has appeared in the wild, stealing a wide variety of sensitive information from...
Adobe warns of critical Acrobat and Reader zero-day exploited in attacks
Adobe has released security updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability in Acrobat and Reader tagged as exploited in attacks. Even...
Windows Systems Targeted in Multi-Stage Malware Attack
A multi-stage malware attack has recently come to light, with Windows systems as its primary target, according to security researchers...
Cyber-criminals “Jailbreak” AI Chatbots For Malicious Ends
SlashNext, a cybersecurity company, has uncovered a concerning trend in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Referred to as...
‘Evil Telegram’ Android apps on Google Play infected 60K with spyware
Several malicious Telegram clones for Android on Google Play were installed over 60,000 times, infecting people with spyware that steals...
