Ignoring network automation is a ticking time bomb for security
IT professionals are frustrated due to the rise in network update velocity and tech stack sprawl, lack of support from leadership, and disagreements and concerns…
Month: March 2023
North Korean APT43 Group Uses Cybercrime to Fund Espionage Operations
Mar 29, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Espionage A new North Korean nation-state cyber operator has been attributed to a series of campaigns orchestrated to gather…
Snatch Ransomware Group Adds The City To Leak Site
The City of Modesto is allegedly the latest victim of the Snatch ransomware group. While there is currently no sample data available to confirm the authenticity…
Discovering the IP address of a WordPress site hidden behind Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a company that provides domain name (DNS) services, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection, and a content delivery network (CDN) to its customers.…
New macOS-Based Malware Steals Passwords
Uptycs threat research team recently discovered “MacStealer,” a new information-stealing malware designed to target Apple’s macOS operating system. It aims to steal various sensitive information,…
UK Police Setup Thousands of Fake DDoS-For-Hire Websites
The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom revealed that it had built several fake DDoS-for-hire service websites to track down cybercriminals who use these…
Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability makes lawyers pay $200k as a settlement
In 2021, the LockBit Ransomware group breached the servers of New York-based law firm HPMB and stole sensitive information from one of its healthcare-related clients.…
New York law firm gets fined $200k for failing to protect health data
A New York law firm has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties to the state because it failed to protect the private and electronic health…
NO. 375 | 6 Post-GPT Phases, Github’s Private Key, New Assistant Interfaces
Exploring the intersection of security, technology, and society—and what might be coming next… Standard Web Edition | Ep. 375 | March 27, 2023 Happy Monday!…
Member Feedback on (ISC)² 2023 Bylaws Requested by April 7
[ This article was originally published here ] Today, all members should’ve received an email with a link to a survey inviting feedback on the…
Visa fraud expert outlines the many faces of payment ecosystem fraud
In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Jabbara, the VP and Global Head of Fraud Services at Visa, delves into digital skimming attacks, highlighting their…
Ransomware attacks up 45% in February, LockBit responsible
After a month-on-month decline during the first few weeks of 2023, the number of ransomware attacks tracked in the wild soared by 45% in February,…