Amid the constant drumbeat of successful cyberattacks, some fake data breaches have also cropped up to make sensational headlines. Unfortunately, even fake data breaches can have real repercussions. Earlier this year, a hacker on a criminal forum claimed to have stolen data on some 50 million Europc…
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) will review data collection practices for the country’s 10 largest airlines in a bid to improve passenger privacy protections, Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday. The department said it will examine airline policies and training in handling passeng…
The South China Athletic Association (SCAA) was rocked by a cyberattack as unauthorized third parties breached the organization’s computer servers, sparking concerns over the security of member data. In response to the SCAA cyberattack, the Association swiftly implemented measures to address the bre…
WebCopilot is an open-source automation tool that enumerates a target’s subdomains and discovers bugs using various free tools. It simplifies the application security workflow and reduces reliance on manual scripting. “I built this solution to streamline the application security process, specificall…
The Rhysida ransomware group claims it was responsible for the cyberattack at US luxury yacht dealer MarineMax earlier this month. MarineMax, which posted multibillion-dollar revenues last year, disclosed a cyberattack to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10, saying portions of i…
Federal authorities are warning healthcare sector entities about email bomb attacks, which can overwhelm inboxes and servers. (Image: Getty) Imagine a hospital’s email system suddenly filled with thousands of spam messages sent by bots. The unexpected traffic degrades network server performance, and…
An unpatchable vulnerability in Apple’s M-series chips has been reported. The Apple M-series chip vulnerability could potentially leak secret encryption keys. This flaw, embedded deep within the architecture of the chips, poses a challenge for the tech giant in terms of addressing security concerns…
93% of IT professionals believe security threats are increasing in volume or severity, a significant rise from 47% last year, according to Thales. The number of enterprises experiencing ransomware attacks surged by over 27% in the past year. Despite this escalating threat, less than half of organiza…
A hacker allegedly connected to the People’s Republic of China has been exploiting two popular vulnerabilities to attack U.S. defense contractors, U.K. government entities and institutions in Asia. A new report from Google-owned security firm Mandiant spotlighted the work of a threat actor the…
As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure is red teaming: the effort to expose weaknesses in…
A malware campaign offering malware-as-a-service (MaaS) is targeting Android users based in India.According to Broadcom, the campaign distributes malicious APK packages and seeks out banking information, SMS messages, and other sensitive information from a victim’s device. This campaign is acti…
An international freight technology company said it has cut off a portion of its business in Canada after a cyberattack. The company — Radiant Logistics — did not respond to requests for comment about whether it was dealing with a ransomware attack. In documents filed with U.S. regulators, the compa…
An Australian IT contractor has been sentenced to 30 months jail for ripping off the National Maritime Museum. The nonprofit museum celebrates Australia’s maritime heritage – a matter of some import for the island nation, which therefore attracts government funding. Among the museum’s exhibits is a…
Ivanti addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-41724 (CVSS score of 9.6), impacting Standalone Sentry solution. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of the appliance within th…
An analysis of 100,000+ Windows malware samples has revealed the most prevalent techniques used by malware developers to successfully evade defenses, escalate privileges, execute the malware, and assure its persistence. Malware tactics and techniques The analyzed malware samples were most often deli…