Microsoft revealed its AI-optimized Copilot+ PCs on Monday, including a new feature that has raised concern among some security experts. The Copilot+ PCs will ship with a preview version of a feature called “Recall,” which Microsoft said is designed to feel like having a “photographic memory” of everything you’ve viewed on your PC. Recall takes […]

Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the last year violated standards meant to […]

Security researchers have disclosed almost a dozen security flaws impacting the GE HealthCare Vivid Ultrasound product family that could be exploited by malicious actors to tamper with patient data and even install ransomware under certain circumstances. “The impacts enabled by these flaws are manifold: from the implant of ransomware on the ultrasound machine to the […]

The cyber espionage group known as Mustang Panda introduced malware over the past five months to gain remote access to “computer systems belonging to cargo shipping companies based in Norway, Greece, and the Netherlands, including some that appeared to be aboard the cargo ships themselves,” according to the Slovakia-based cyber security firm ESET. The report […]

In the fall of 2020, as crypto scammers and thieves began to realize the full potential of a financial privacy tool called Tornado Cash—a clever new system capable of shuffling users’ funds to cut the trail of crypto transactions recorded on the Ethereum blockchain—Alexey Pertsev, one of the creators of that service, sent a note […]

LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) – Britain, the U.S. and Australia have sanctioned and unmasked a senior Russian leader of the notorious cybercrime gang LockBit, the British government said on Tuesday. Dmitry Khoroshev will face asset freezes and travel bans after being identified as one of the leaders of LockBit, the ransomware group which has digitally […]

CISOs have a clear view of the skills shortage and its impact on their organizations. They need to educate executives, adjust their programs, and champion proactive change. Each year, Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) collaborate on a research project resulting in a report titled, The Life and Times of […]

In the most-damning set of accusations against a major technology company this analyst has seen in 40 years, a federal cybersecurity watchdog group has reported that Microsoft’s cloud cybersecurity has massive and wide-ranging shortcomings ranging from failed technology to a “security culture” that is “inadequate and requires an overhaul.” The report and the widespread publicity […]

March 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Bank NA and Oppenheimer & Co have agreed to pay fines to settle charges from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commision over use of unapproved communications channels, the regulator said on Tuesday. U.S. Bank will pay $6 million to settle the charges that it violated CFTC record keeping requirements for […]

A ransomware group is threatening to publish a huge cache of stolen data following a cyber attack on a Scottish health board. NHS Dumfries and Galloway warned earlier this month that hackers could have acquired “a significant quantity” of patient and staff information. A group calling itself INC Ransom has now said it will make […]