Cable Giant Volex Targeted in Cyberattack 10/10/2023 at 15:37 By Eduard Kovacs UK-based cable manufacturing giant Volex has been targeted in a cyberattack that involved unauthorized access to IT systems and data. The post Cable Giant Volex Targeted in Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original […]
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Cybercriminals can go from click to compromise in less than a day 10/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The median dwell time in ransomware engagements dropped to just under 24 hours from 4.5 days in the previous year and 5.5 days in the year before that, according to SecureWorks. In 10% of cases, ransomware
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$2.7 billion lost to social media scams since 2021 09/10/2023 at 13:47 By Help Net Security Scams originating on social media have accounted for $2.7 billion in reported losses since 2021, more than any other contact method, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Social media gives scammers an edge in several ways. They can easily
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Incentivizing secure online behavior across generations 09/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As the landscape of online security continues to evolve, there is a noticeable shift in people’s perceptions of cybersecurity, with an increasing awareness of its vital role in staying safe online, according to a survey conducted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA)
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Android Devices With Backdoored Firmware Found in US Schools 06/10/2023 at 18:03 By Ionut Arghire A global cybercriminal operation called BadBox has infected the firmware of more than 70,000 Android smartphones, CTV boxes, and tablets with the Triada malware. The post Android Devices With Backdoored Firmware Found in US Schools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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Microsoft Releases New Report on Cybercrime, State-Sponsored Cyber Operations 06/10/2023 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire US, Ukraine, and Israel remain the most heavily attacked by cyberespionage and cybercrime threat actors, Microsoft says. The post Microsoft Releases New Report on Cybercrime, State-Sponsored Cyber Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS
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WinRAR Vulnerability Puts Illicit Content Consumers at Risk of Apanyan Stealer, Murk-Stealer & AsyncRAT 06/10/2023 at 16:02 By cybleinc CRIL analyses a malware campaign that targets illicit Content Consumers , with the goal of delivering Apanyan Stealer, Murk-Stealer, and AsyncRAT by exploiting WinRAR vulnerability. The post WinRAR Vulnerability Puts Illicit Content Consumers at Risk of
LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime 05/10/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ evolving attack methodologies designed to breach traditional perimeter security, including secure email gateways, according to Egress. “Without a doubt chatbots or large language models (LLM) lower the barrier for entry to cybercrime, making it possible to create well-written
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Cybersecurity preparedness pays big dividends for businesses 04/10/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously by boosting resources and preparedness, according to GetApp. US businesses on the whole are gaining ground against cybercriminals after several years of increasingly severe threats, but the Las Vegas cyberattacks are a stark reminder of
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AI can be used in ‘every single process’ of JPMorgan’s operations, says CEO 03/10/2023 at 03:03 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon pointed to trading, hedging, research and error detection as just some of the processes that can be streamlined by AI. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original
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September becomes the biggest month for crypto exploits in 2023: CertiK 02/10/2023 at 10:07 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young The Mixin Network cross-chain protocol accounted for almost two-thirds of the crypto exploit losses in September. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source
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9 essential ransomware guides and checklists available for free 02/10/2023 at 08:03 By Help Net Security According to Fortinet, ransomware activity has intensified, registering an increase of 13 times compared to the beginning of 2023 in terms of all malware detections. The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service has primarily driven this surge in ransomware variations. According to
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Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin 02/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security FraudGPT is the evil counterpart to ChatGPT. Criminals use it to target businesses with phishing emails and scams with speed and accuracy like never before. The AI can be prompted to create the most realistic phishing emails, perfected down to a business’
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AWS Using MadPot Decoy System to Disrupt APTs, Botnets 29/09/2023 at 21:01 By Ryan Naraine AWS says an internal threat intel decoy system called MadPot has successfully trapped nation state-backed APTs like Volt Typhoon and Sandworm. The post AWS Using MadPot Decoy System to Disrupt APTs, Botnets appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an
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In Other News: RSA Encryption Attack, Meta AI Privacy, ShinyHunters Hacker Guilty Plea 29/09/2023 at 19:16 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: new RSA encryption attack, Meta’s AI privacy safeguards, and ShinyHunters hackers’ guilty plea. The post In Other News: RSA Encryption Attack, Meta AI Privacy, ShinyHunters Hacker Guilty
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Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion 29/09/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security The growing complexity of compliance regulations and ever-evolving criminal methodologies are a major difficulty for financial institutions, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Global financial crime compliance costs for financial institutions exceed $206 billion. This cost is comparable to more than 12%
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Why California’s Delete Act matters for the whole country 29/09/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security The California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 362, known as the Delete Act, to simplify the process for consumers to ask to remove their personal data gathered by data brokers. In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Chris Pierson,
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Progress Software Patches Critical Pre-Auth Flaws in WS_FTP Server Product 28/09/2023 at 22:48 By Ryan Naraine Progress Software ships patches for critical-severity flaws in its WS_FTP file transfer software and warns that a pre-authenticated attacker could wreak havoc on the underlying operating system. The post Progress Software Patches Critical Pre-Auth Flaws in WS_FTP Server Product
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Ransomware groups are shifting their focus away from larger targets 28/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security One in every six ransomware attacks targeting US government offices was traced back to the LockBit ransomware group, according to Trend Micro. Overall ransomware attack victim numbers increased by 47% from H2 2022. “We’ve observed a significant increase
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High number of security flaws found in EMEA-developed apps 27/09/2023 at 07:47 By Help Net Security Applications developed by organizations in Europe, Middle East and Africa tend to contain more security flaws than those created by their US counterparts, according to Veracode. Across all regions analysed, EMEA also has the highest percentage of ‘high severity’
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