Security
Wave of ransomware on the cheap: junk guns still okay for small targets
Researchers observe a flood of crude and amateurish ransomware. But it’s cheap, difficult to trace, and comes in many flavors. This spells trouble for small business owners and other individuals.
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Suspicious domains targeting Trump and Biden on the rise – interview
At least 11,974 suspicious domains targeting former President Donald Trump or President Joe Biden have been created since the beginning of last year, followed by hundreds of imposters on social media, cybersecurity firm BrandShield shared with Cybernews.
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Akira Ransomware rampage: $42 million looted from 250+ organizations
In less than a year of operations, the Akira Ransomware gang, known for multi-extortion tactics, has claimed approximately $42 million in ransomware proceeds from more than 250 affected organizations, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other authorities.
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United Nations Development Programme hit by cyberattack
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN’s lead agency on international development, announced that it’s investigating a “cybersecurity incident” in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hackers managed to steal human resources and procurement information.
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FBI says Chinese hackers preparing to attack US infrastructure
Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting "for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow," FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday.
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Chinese manufacturer exposes data from surveillance devices
Raysharp, a Chinese manufacturer of video cameras, recorders, and other surveillance products, has suffered a data leak that exposed its devices. Cybernews researchers have discovered three billion records in a leaking database from the company’s analytics platform.
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Over 17 billion personal accounts leaked worldwide since 2004
Data breaches increased five times globally in the first quarter of 2024, bringing the number of personal accounts exposed over the past two decades to over 17 billion, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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Millions of Magic Rampage players at risk
Asantee Games, a game development company, has exposed data from more than 14 million players due to its failure to set up a password.
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Brute force attacks targeting VPNs on the rise, intel warning
A new threat advisory released Tuesday by Cisco Talos warns of an uptick in brute force attacks targeting VPNs, SSH services, and web application authentication interfaces.
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Russian-state hackers escalate Microsoft email breach, CISA warns
On Thursday, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) publicly expanded an emergency mitigation directive, first issued for US government agencies, after the Russian-backed hacker group Midnight Blizzard was found escalating its previous Microsoft email hack.
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Number of cyberattacks jumps to new record
The first quarter of 2024 marked a significant increase in cyberattacks, and the most heavily targeted industries were research, government, military, and healthcare, according to Check Point report.
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Macrosoft exposes private data of license buyers
Cybersecurity neglect has resulted in a massive data leak affecting nearly 100,000 users in Italy who purchased software licenses.
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Paris 2024 partners lax about email fraud – experts
Two-thirds of the official Paris Olympic Games partners do not have sufficient measures in place to protect the public from email fraud, cybersecurity experts have warned.
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Cybergang attack Germany using AI-generated code
Cybercriminals impersonating legitimate German companies are attacking organizations in the country. This time, they’re incorporating an AI-generated dropper to work with other malware, the cybersecurity company Proofpoint has found.
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Underground online casino exposes 850K users
Fixbet, an underground online casino that’s largely aimed at the Turkish market, has exposed hundreds of thousands of its users, potentially endangering them as gambling is mostly prohibited in Turkey.
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IntelBroker strikes again: Accor database leaked, exposing 642K individuals
Hackers have shared a database exposing 642,000 individuals’ personal information, including full names, email addresses, job titles, and the company they work for. The data allegedly comes from one of the world’s largest hospitality providers, Accor.
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Critical LG TV bug allows complete device takeover
LG WebOS, the operating system running LG TVs, has been found to harbor several flaws, some of which allow attackers to take over the device, severely impacting user security.
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Google Cloud gets GenAI creating cybersecurity powerhouse
Google has announced that it's integrating generative AI into the Google Cloud to assist users across its various products and platforms – including its new Gemini-driven security platform.
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The $100 cybersecurity budget – how cyber pros would spend it
We’ve all heard that for maximum cybersecurity, we need them all: firewalls, VPNs, antiviruses, multiple encrypted backups with retina scanners, guard dogs, and electric fences. But what if you only had a measly $100 budget for cybersecurity? Here’s what the cyber pros would do with it.
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Hugging Face partners with Wiz on AI security
Cybersecurity firm Wiz partners with Hugging Face to patch up vulnerabilities in the AI cloud provider’s architecture that could have put its customer data at risk.
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