September was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023
Ransomware activity in September reached unprecedented levels following a relative lull in August that was still way above regular standards for summer months. According to…
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Cyberattack on health services provider impacts 5 Canadian hospitals
A cyberattack on shared service provider TransForm has impacted operations in five hospitals in Ontario, Canada, impacting patient care and causing appointments to be rescheduled.…
VMware warns admins of public exploit for vRealize RCE flaw
VMware warned customers on Monday that proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code is now available for an authentication bypass flaw in vRealize Log Insight (now known as…
Decentralized Matrix messaging network says it now has 115M users
The team behind the Matrix open standard and real-time communication protocol has announced the release of its second major version, bringing end-to-end encryption to group…
Hackers backdoor Russian state, industrial orgs for data theft
Several state and key industrial organizations in Russia were attacked with a custom Go-based backdoor that performs data theft, likely aiding espionage operations. Kaspersky first…
ASVEL basketball team confirms data breach after ransomware attack
French professional basketball team LDLC ASVEL (ASVEL) has confirmed that data was stolen after the NoEscape ransomware gang claimed to have attacked the club. ASVEL…
Hackers update Cisco IOS XE backdoor to hide infected devices
10/23/23 update added at the end explaining the cause of decreased detections. The number of Cisco IOS XE devices detected with a malicious backdoor implant…
1Password discloses security incident linked to Okta breach
1Password, a popular password management platform used by over 100,000 businesses, suffered a security breach after hackers gained access to its Okta ID management tenant.…
Palestine crypto donation scams emerge amid Israel-Hamas war
As thousands of civilians die amid the deadly Israel-Hamas war, scammers are capitalizing on the horrific events to collect donations by pretending to be legitimate…
Employee, student data stolen in cyberattack
The University of Michigan says in a statement today that hackers breaching its network in August accessed systems with information belonging to students, applicants, alumni,…
Citrix warns admins to patch NetScaler CVE-2023-4966 bug immediately
Citrix warned admins today to secure all NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances immediately against ongoing attacks exploiting the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability. The company patched this critical…
US energy firm shares how Akira ransomware hacked its systems
In a rare display of transparency, US energy services firm BHI Energy details how the Akira ransomware operation breached their networks and stole the data…