Acronyms aren’t unique to cybersecurity, but they’ve become a hallmark of how we communicate with each other. Do we really need to be adding this layer of complexity to an industry which is already complex? Or are they just making our devs more depressed? Let’s make security accessible and actionable. The cybersecurity industry is seeing record […]
Google’s managed defense team, working to empower the Google security operations community, has published a technical deep-dive into a confirmed malware threat that acts as a backdoor supporting commands involving supports commands keylogging, screen capture, audio capture, remote shell and file transfer as well as file execution. The malware, known as playfulghost, has been observed […]
Health care organizations may be required to bolster their cybersecurity to better prevent sensitive information from being leaked by cyberattacks like the ones that hit Ascension and UnitedHealth, a senior White House official said Friday. Anne Neuberger, the U.S. deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, told reporters that proposed requirements are necessary […]
Hackers leveraged Microsoft Teams to manipulate a victim into granting remote access to their system. The attack, analyzed by Trend Micro, highlights the growing sophistication of social engineering tactics used by cybercriminals. The attack began with a flood of phishing emails targeting the victim. Shortly after, the attacker initiated a Microsoft Teams call, posing as an employee […]
Although little is known, in truth, about a cybercriminal actor employing what has become known as the Cloak ransomware threat, the group has risen rapidly to gain status as a significant player in the ransomware landscape since first emerging in 2022. Threat researchers at Halcyon have now analyzed the Cloak ransomware threat and uncovered a new […]
Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme says it has been hit by a cyberattack which has disrupted its online systems. Some customers in the US have been unable to make online orders as a result of the hack, which occurred in late November but has only just been disclosed. Krispy Kreme revealed the attack in a regulatory […]
The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. “Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is often achieved by signing up the user’s email to numerous mailing lists […]
Artivion, a medical device company that manufactures implantable tissues for cardiac and vascular transplant applications, says its services have been “disrupted” due to a cybersecurity incident. In an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “acquisition and encryption” of data on November […]
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A large number of Americans’ metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed “Salt Typhoon,” a senior U.S. official told journalists on Wednesday. The official declined to provide specific figures but noted that China’s access to America’s telecommunications infrastructure was broad […]
The UK is underestimating the severity of the online threat it faces from hostile states and criminal gangs, the country’s cybersecurity chief will warn. Richard Horne, the head of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, will cite a trebling of “severe” incidents amid Russian “aggression and recklessness” and China’s “highly sophisticated” digital operations. In his first […]