FBI arrest Alabama man suspected of hacking SEC’s X account
An Alabama man was arrested today by the FBI for his suspected role in hacking the SEC’s X account to make a fake announcement that…
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Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers
North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization’s network and asking for a ransom to not…
Top 5 Cloud Security Automations for SecOps Teams
Almost every week we add another workflow to our automation library. Our platform and copilot are helping people automate otherwise tedious tasks in security operations.…
BianLian ransomware claims attack on Boston Children’s Health Physicians
The BianLian ransomware group has claimed the cyberattack on Boston Children’s Health Physicians (BCHP) and threatens to leak stolen files unless a ransom is paid.…
Hackers blackmail Globe Life after stealing customer data
Insurance giant Globe Life says an unknown threat actor attempted to extort money in exchange for not publishing data stolen from the company’s systems earlier…
Iranian hackers act as brokers selling critical infrastructure access
Iranian hackers are breaching critical infrastructure organizations to collect credentials and network data that can be sold on cybercriminal forums to enable cyberattacks from other…
USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil’s Polícia Federal in “Operation Data Breach”.…
70% of exploited flaws disclosed in 2023 were zero-days
Mandiant security analysts warn of a worrying new trend of threat actors demonstrating a better capability to discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in software. Specifically,…
SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is now exploited in attacks
CISA has added three flaws to its ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities’ (KEV) catalog, among which is a critical hardcoded credentials flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk…
US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and…
Understand these seven password attacks and how to stop them
Hackers are always looking for new ways to crack passwords and gain access to your organization’s data and systems. So how can you ensure you’re…
Critical Kubernetes Image Builder flaw gives SSH root access to VMs
A critical vulnerability in Kubernetes could allow unauthorized SSH access to a virtual machine running an image created with the Kubernetes Image Builder project. Kubernetes…