2024

Cyber Espionage Alert: LilacSquid Targets IT, Energy, and Pharma Sectors 2024-05-30 at 19:16 By A previously undocumented cyber espionage-focused threat actor named LilacSquid has been linked to targeted attacks spanning various sectors in the United States (U.S.), Europe, and Asia as part of a data theft campaign since at least 2021. “The campaign is geared […]

Salesforce expects lowest quarterly growth in two decades 2024-05-30 at 18:17 By Lindsay Clark Allure of AI fails to inspire customers to increase software spending with CRM giant Salesforce has disappointed investors by posting revenue below expectation and forecasting sales for the next quarter at the lowest level of growth for more than two decades.…

RedTail Crypto-Mining Malware Exploiting Palo Alto Networks Firewall Vulnerability 2024-05-30 at 18:01 By The threat actors behind the RedTail cryptocurrency mining malware have added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks firewalls to its exploit arsenal. The addition of the PAN-OS vulnerability to its toolkit has been complemented by updates to the malware,

Best Buy was the top most impersonated brand in 2023 2024-05-30 at 17:46 By The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released data on which brands were most often impersonated by scammers, and which scams were the most costly. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cybercriminals raid BBC pension database, steal records of over 25,000 people 2024-05-30 at 17:16 By Connor Jones This just in: We lost your personal info, but here’s 2 years’ worth of Experian The BBC has emailed more than 25,000 current and former employees on one of its pension schemes after an unauthorized party broke into

Researchers Uncover Active Exploitation of WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities 2024-05-30 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have warned that multiple high-severity security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins are being actively exploited by threat actors to create rogue administrator accounts for follow-on exploitation. “These vulnerabilities are found in various WordPress plugins and are prone to unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting

IT worker sued over ‘vengeful’ cyber harassment of policeman who issued a jaywalking ticket 2024-05-30 at 16:02 By Connor Jones His hospital employer is also being sued for not stepping in sooner In an ongoing civil lawsuit, an IT worker is accused of launching a “destructive cyber campaign of hate and revenge” against a police

How to Build Your Autonomous SOC Strategy 2024-05-30 at 15:32 By Security leaders are in a tricky position trying to discern how much new AI-driven cybersecurity tools could actually benefit a security operations center (SOC). The hype about generative AI is still everywhere, but security teams have to live in reality. They face constantly incoming

Promising results for osteoarthritis treatments tested in space 2024-05-30 at 15:16 By Richard Speed More work needed to translate ISS success into something that can be used on Earth Boffins have used conditions aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to try out treatments for posttraumatic osteoarthritis.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

3 ways to safeguard identity and insurance in the age of AI 2024-05-30 at 15:16 By Three key technologies and practices enable businesses to ensure the health of insurance in the age of generative AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Europol Shuts Down 100+ Servers Linked to IcedID, TrickBot, and Other Malware 2024-05-30 at 14:46 By Europol on Thursday said it shut down the infrastructure associated with several malware loader operations such as IcedID, SystemBC, PikaBot, SmokeLoader, Bumblebee, and TrickBot as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort codenamed Operation Endgame. “The actions focused on

IBM spin-off Kyndryl accused of discriminating on basis of age, race, disability 2024-05-30 at 14:31 By Thomas Claburn Five current and former employees file formal charges with US employment watchdog Exclusive  Kyndryl, the IT services firm spun out of IBM, has been accused by multiple employees within its CISO Defense security group of discrimination on