U.S. Rule Targets Foreign Threats Exploiting Sensitive Data
Disinformation is fueled by sensitive data, and the United States has learned some hard lessons in the build-up to this year’s presidential elections, where its…
Month: October 2024
VicRoads names CTO after departure of CIO in April – Training & Development
VicRoads Registration and Licensing Services has made Crispin Blackall its permanent chief technology officer, after three months in an interim role. Blackall announced his appointment…
Bumblebee malware returns after recent law enforcement disruption
The Bumblebee malware loader has been spotted in new attacks recently, more than four months after Europol disrupted it during ‘Operation Endgame’ in May. Believed to…
Internet Archive (Archive.org) Hacked for Second Time in a Month
The Internet Archive (Archive.org) suffered a second security breach in October 2024, exposing support tickets through unrotated Zendesk API tokens. The organization faces reputational damage…
TOMRA Collection Australia re-platforms field services – Cloud – Software
TOMRA Collection Australia has moved its customer and field service onto a single platform to boost uptime of its fleet of automated collection points for…
Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment
Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment Pierluigi Paganini October 21, 2024 Cisco confirms that data published by…
Microsoft blocks Windows 11 24H2 on two ASUS models due to crashes
Microsoft is warning of Windows crashing with the blue screen of death on some ASUS laptop models when trying to upgrade to the latest version of the…
Over 10M+ Personal And Corporate Devices Infected By Information Stealers
Kaspersky has reported that nearly 10 million personal and corporate devices were compromised by data-stealing malware in 2023, marking a staggering 643% increase over the…
ICE’s $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review
A $2 million contract that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement signed with Israeli commercial spyware vendor Paragon Solutions has been paused and placed under…
Over 6,000 WordPress hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers
WordPress sites are being hacked to install malicious plugins that display fake software updates and errors to push information-stealing malware. Over the past couple of…
Sophos Acquires Secureworks in $859 Million Deal
In a significant move that is set to reshape the cybersecurity landscape, Sophos has announced its acquisition of SecureWorks for $859 million. The all-cash deal,…
Zero-Trust Endpoint Security – Cyber Defense Magazine
Zero-Trust Endpoint Security: How a Preventive Approach Can Limit Your Endpoint Attack Surface Endpoint security has become more critical than ever in today’s rapidly evolving…