NCSC Launches Cyber Incident Exercise Scheme
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has ramped up efforts to encourage firms to run incident response exercises, with...
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Regulator Warns Breaches Can Cost Lives
The UK’s privacy regulator has warned organizations handling the personally identifiable information (PII) of domestic abuse victims that data breaches...
Cyber-Attacks on Ukraine Surge 123%, But Success Rates Plummet
Russian cyber-attacks against Ukraine skyrocketed in the first half of 2023, with 762 incidents observed by Ukraine’s State Service of...
Attacks on European Financial Services Double in a Year
Cyber-attacks on European financial services firms more than doubled between Q2 2022 and Q2 2023, surging 119% in the period,...
BEC Attacks Increase By 279% in Healthcare
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in the healthcare sector have seen a 279% increase this year, shows a new report published...
Simple Membership Plugin Flaws Expose WordPress Sites
Two new security flaws in the popular Simple Membership plugin for WordPress, affecting versions 4.3.4 and below, have been identified,...
Leading CISO Creates Model for Ransomware Payment Decisions
Organizations who pay a ransom to cyber-criminals following a cyber-attack are highly likely to suffer a subsequent attack. It is...
Ransomed.vc Group Hits NTT Docomo After Sony Breach Claims
In a recent development following the recent data leak from Sony, the notorious ransomware syndicate Ransomed.vc has targeted Japan’s largest...
Tech Giants Launch Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition
A new tech consortium launched today with a mission to drive adoption of post-quantum cryptography (PQC).The PQC Coalition features Microsoft,...
Pension Firms Report 4000% Surge in Breaches
Pension providers reported a staggering quadruple-digit percentage increase in data breaches to the UK regulator last year, according to new...
CISA Publishes Hardware Bill of Materials Framework
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published new guidance designed to improve the accuracy of risk assessments...
Half of Cyber-Attacks Go Unreported
Fear, ignorance and forgetfulness are some of the reasons for widespread shortcomings in reporting cyber-attacks and breaches, both internally and...
More than 30 US Banks Targeted in New Xenomorph Malware Campaign
Xenomorph malware has reemerged in a new distribution campaign, expanding its scope to target over 30 US banks along with...
ZenRAT Malware Uncovered in Bitwarden Impersonation
A new malware strain called ZenRAT has emerged, concealed within counterfeit Bitwarden installation packages.Discovered by Proofpoint, ZenRAT is a modular...
ShadowSyndicate Investigation Reveals RaaS Ties
A recent collaborative investigation by Group-IB Threat Intelligence, Bridewell and threat researcher Michael Koczwara has exposed the existence of a new...
BEC Scammer Pleads Guilty to Part in $6m Scheme
A Nigerian extradited to the US had pleaded guilty to his part in a multimillion-dollar business email compromise (BEC) conspiracy.Kosi...
Researchers Spot Novel “Deadglyph” Backdoor
Security researchers have revealed a sophisticated new modular backdoor which they believe is the work of the United Arab Emirates’...
Almost 900 US Schools Breached Via MOVEit
The MOVEit saga continues to claim more victims, after an education non-profit revealed that 890 US schools signed up with it...
Sophisticated APT Clusters Target Southeast Asia
Unit 42 researchers have unveiled a web of complex cyber-espionage attacks targeting a government in Southeast Asia. While initially thought...
Voting Equipment Giants Team Up For Security
In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 election, major US voting equipment manufacturers have announced an initiative to collaborate with cybersecurity...
China-Linked EvilBamboo Targets Mobiles
A prolonged and ongoing cyber-espionage campaign by the threat actor known as EvilBamboo (formerly Evil Eye) has been uncovered by...
Web3 Platform Mixin Network Hit by $200m Crypto Hack
Hong Kong-based decentralized finance (DeFi) project Mixin Network lost around $200m in cryptocurrency in what could already be one of...
Unveiling the Power and Beast Practices of Data Encryption – Your Weekly Cybersecurity Tip
Data is the lifeblood of operations in today's digital age. It helps improve operations and make informed decisions. However, with...
UK Security Agency Publishes New Crypto Designs
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) looked to burnish its tech credentials this week with the publication of new...
