A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation.
Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario resident, was originally arrested in November 2022 and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) with “conspiring with others to intentionally damage protected computers and…
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Overzealous policies and blanket bans on AI tools risk forcing users underground to use unknown tools with unknown consequences.
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The HHS is investigating whether protected health information was compromised in the Change Healthcare data breach.
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A possible ransomware attack has exposed government and personal data of Australians and New Zealanders, encompassing the carmaker’s customers, dealers, and employees….
One of the most common misconceptions in file upload cybersecurity is that certain tools are “enough” on their own—this is simply not the case. In our latest whitepaper OPSWAT CEO and Founder, Benny Czarny, takes a comprehensive look at what it takes to prevent malware threats in today’s ever-evolving file upload security landscape,…
A data breach impacting more than 15,000 consumers was revealed by streaming giant Roku. The attackers employed stolen login credentials to gain unauthorised access and make fraudulent purchases. Roku notified customers of the breach last Friday, stating that hackers used a technique known as “…
Healthcare has long been a primary target for ransomware attacks. This is not changing and is not likely to change.
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Aaron Bushnell, a hacking collective, has purportedly infiltrated NATO’s military infrastructure, citing solidarity with Palestinians. According to their claims, the group has exfiltrated a substantial cache of data, totaling over 5GB, which includes approximately 4000 sensitive documents. These doc…
Anonymous Sudan purportedly orchestrated a substantial cyber-assault targeting critical infrastructure within the State of Alabama, United States, impacting entities including the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the State of Alabama Office of Information Technology, and the Alabama Supercomputer Aut…
Stanford University is notifying 27,000 people of a data breach impacting their personal information.
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Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after employee data was leaked by a threat actor on a hacking forum. Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was compromised in an attack targeting a third-party service provider. Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, Acer is investigating the security…
Identities are the latest sweet spot for cybercriminals, now heavily targeting SaaS applications that are especially vulnerable in this attack vector.
The use of SaaS applications involves a wide range of identities, including human and non-human, such as service accounts, API keys, and OAuth authorizations. Consequently, any identity in a SaaS app…
CPU makers Intel, AMD, Arm and IBM, as well as software vendors, are impacted by a new speculative race condition (SRC) attack named GhostRace.
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Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The prestigious US university was the victim of a ransomware attack carried out by the Akira ransomware…
Microsoft on Tuesday released its monthly security update, addressing 61 different security flaws spanning its software, including two critical issues impacting Windows Hyper-V that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) and remote code execution.
Of the 61 vulnerabilities, two are rated Critical, 58 are rated Important, and one is rated Low in severity. None of…