2023

Equifax scores £11.1M slap on wrist over 2017 mega breach 13/10/2023 at 16:02 By Connor Jones Not quite a pound for every one of the 13.8 million affected UK citizens, and it could have been more The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Equifax a smidge over £11 million ($13.6 million) for severe failings

California passes workplace violence prevention bill 13/10/2023 at 15:46 By SB 553 was passed by the California Legislature and signed by Governor Newsome, requiring the development of workplace violence prevention plans. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Report uncovers critical cyber threats facing financial industry 13/10/2023 at 15:31 By A new report sheds light on the distinctive cybersecurity risks facing financial services organizations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Researchers Unveil ToddyCat’s New Set of Tools for Data Exfiltration 13/10/2023 at 15:31 By The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as ToddyCat has been linked to a new set of malicious tools that are designed for data exfiltration, offering a deeper insight into the hacking crew’s tactics and capabilities. The findings come from Kaspersky, which first shed light on the

UK silicon startups to share £1.3M chump change as part of chip strategy 13/10/2023 at 15:17 By Dan Robinson Crumbs compared to the billions thrown about in US and Europe The UK government has announced the ChipStart program as part of its National Semiconductor Strategy, which will see a dozen silicon startups share £1.3 million

Ransomware attacks doubled year on year. Are organizations equipped to handle the evolution of Ransomware in 2023? 13/10/2023 at 14:47 By Ransomware attacks have only increased in sophistication and capabilities over the past year. From new evasion and anti-analysis techniques to stealthier variants coded in new languages, ransomware groups have adapted their tactics to bypass

CMA criticizes Microsoft as it clears $69B Activision Blizzard buy 13/10/2023 at 14:02 By Paul Kunert ‘Tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage’ with us, says UK regulator Britain’s competition regulator finally waved through Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of games developer Activision Blizzard today, ending a 15-month saga that turned more than a

DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files 13/10/2023 at 14:01 By A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype and Microsoft Teams. In these attacks, the messaging apps are used to deliver a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) loader script that masquerades as

FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure 13/10/2023 at 14:01 By The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as recently as May 2023. That’s according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory released by the U.S. Cybersecurity and