Nigerian Gets 10 Years For Laundering Scam Funds
A Nigerian national has been jailed for 10 years and one month and ordered to pay almost $1.5m in restitution...
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82% of Companies Struggle to Manage Security Exposure
A substantial 82% of companies have reported a widening gap between security exposures and their ability to manage them.The figure...
Cybersecurity Deals Boom as Investment Dips, Pinpoint Reports
The cybersecurity sector recorded 346 funding rounds and 91 mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions in 2023, according to cyber recruitment...
New Decryption Key Available for Babuk Tortilla Ransomware Victims
A new decryptor key has been created for victims of the Babuk Tortilla ransomware variant, Cisco Talos has confirmed.These keys...
Flaw in AI Plugin Exposes 50,000 WordPress Sites to Remote Attack
A critical vulnerability has been identified in the AI Engine plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting its free version with over...
Security Firm Certik’s Account Hijacked to Spread Crypto Drainer
A Web3 security vendor was tricked by a social media phishing attack which hijacked its account and enabled scammers to...
North Korean Hackers Stole $600m in Crypto in 2023
North Korean hackers stole at least $600m in cryptocurrency in 2023, around a third of the total value of such...
New Research: Tackling .NET Malware With Harmony Library
Security researchers have recently unveiled strategic insights into countering .NET malware through the innovative use of the Harmony library. The research,...
Merck Settles With Insurers Over $700m NotPetya Claim
Merck has finally reached a settlement with its insurers after they had refused to pay out following the NotPetya campaign...
Anti-Hezbollah Groups Hack Beirut Airport Screens
Beirut’s international airport faced a cyber-attack on Sunday, January 8, reportedly orchestrated by domestic anti-Hezbollah groups. The attack comes amid escalating...
Cyber Security Tip of the Week: Security Information and Event Management – A Defensive Approach
<h1>Cyber Security Tip of the Week: Security Information and Event Management – A Defensive Approach</h1> <p>In an online world wrought...
23andMe Blames User “Negligence” for Data Breach
DNA testing firm 23andMe has argued the victims are responsible for the breach of highly sensitive genomics data on its...
NIST Fortifies Chatbots and Self-Driving Cars Against Digital Threats
In a landmark move, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has taken a new step in developing...
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...
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...
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...
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...
