Ransomware payment rate drops to record low as attacks surge
The number of ransomware victims paying threat actors has dropped to 28% last year, an all-time low, despite a significant increase in the number of claimed attacks.…
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Microsoft expands Windows restore to more enterprise devices
Microsoft now allows more enterprise users to restore their personal settings and Microsoft Store apps from a previous Windows 11 device. The feature, known as…
New York sues Valve for promoting illegal gambling via game loot boxes
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued video game developer and publisher Valve Corporation for using game loot boxes to facilitate illegal gambling activities among…
Medical device maker UFP Technologies warns of data stolen in cyberattack
American manufacturer of medical devices, UFP Technologies, has disclosed that a cybersecurity incident has compromised its IT systems and data. UFP Technologies is a publicly traded…
Fake Next.js job interview tests backdoor developer’s devices
A coordinated campaign targeting software developers with job-themed lures is using malicious repositories posing as legitimate Next.js projects and technical assessment materials, including recruiting coding tests.…
Chinese cyberspies breached dozens of telecom firms, govt agencies
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and partners disrupted a global espionage campaign attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor that used SaaS API calls to…
Marquis sues SonicWall over backup breach that led to ransomware attack
Marquis Software Solutions has filed a lawsuit against SonicWall, accusing the cybersecurity company of gross negligence and misrepresentation that allegedly led to a ransomware attack…
Analysis of Chatter from Open-Source Deep and Dark Web
OpenClaw started as a side project of a developer who wanted to make his (and others) life easier with AI assistance. Clean mailbox, control schedule,…
Zyxel warns of critical RCE flaw affecting over a dozen routers
Taiwan networking provider Zyxel has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability affecting over a dozen router models that can allow unauthenticated attackers to…
US sanctions Russian broker for buying stolen zero-day exploits
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit broker who bought stolen hacking tools from a former executive of a U.S. defense contractor. The…
Ex-L3Harris exec jailed for selling zero-days to Russian exploit broker
The former head of Trenchant, a specialized U.S. defense contractor unit, was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing and…
Windows 11 KB5077241 update improves BitLocker, adds Sysmon tool
Microsoft has released the KB5077241 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, which comes with 29 changes, including improvements to BitLocker, a new network speed test…