Ransomware payments on record-breaking trajectory for 2023
Image: Bing Create Data from the first half of the year indicates that ransomware activity is on track to break previous records, seeing a rise…
Month: July 2023
Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Again
Amid a concerted effort by global law enforcement to crack down on ransomware attacks, payments to hackers and even the volume of attacks fell in…
Microsoft Thwarts Chinese Cyber Attack Targeting Western European Governments
Jul 12, 2023THNThreat Intel / Cyber Espionage Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two…
Ofcom’s online safety preparedness efforts hobbled by government
Constant changes to the timetable and scope of the UK government’s Online Safety Bill (OSB) is hindering Ofcom’s ability to prepare for its new responsibilities…
Citrix Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Access Client for Ubuntu
Citrix on Tuesday announced the release of patches for a critical-severity vulnerability in the Secure Access client for Ubuntu that could be exploited to achieve…
less than half of SMBs use Privileged Access Management- IT Security Guru
Most successful breaches involve stolen or compromised credentials that are used to escalate privileges and move laterally across a network, something which privileged access management…
The Risks and Preventions of AI in Business: Safeguarding Against Potential Pitfalls
Jul 12, 2023The Hacker NewsDNS Filtering / Network Security Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for optimizing internal processes within businesses. However, it also comes…
NoName Hacker Group Alleges Cyber Attacks On Lithuania
In a series of cyber attacks on media, the NoName hacker collective has targeted the online portal Alfa, owned by the Lithuanian media and the…
Microsoft Revokes Many Signed Drivers Used by Chinese Cybercriminals
After being notified by several security firms, Microsoft has revoked many signed drivers that had been leveraged by threat actors, in many cases by Chinese…
Same code, different ransomware? Leaks kick-start myriad of new variants
Threat landscape trends demonstrate the impressive flexibility of cybercriminals as they continually seek out fresh methods of attack, including exploiting vulnerabilities, gaining unauthorized access, compromising…
Microsoft users on high alert over dangerous RCE zero-day
Microsoft has disclosed a potentially serious remote code execution (RCE) zero-day under active exploitation – by a group with alleged links to the Russian intelligence…
Fortinet Patches Critical FortiOS Vulnerability Leading to Remote Code Execution
Fortinet on Tuesday announced security updates that address a critical-severity vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that could be exploited for remote code execution (RCE). Tracked…