Majority of ransomware claims involved compromise of perimeter security devices
Dive Brief: About six of every 10 ransomware claims in 2024 involved the compromise of a perimeter security device such...
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Former NSA cyber director warns drastic job cuts threaten national security
A retired top cybersecurity official from the National Security Agency warned a key House panel that widespread cuts to federal...
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Critical PHP vulnerability under widespread cyberattack
Dive Brief: CVE-2024-4577, a critical argument-injection vulnerability that affects PHP installations in Windows systems, has come under widespread exploitation in...
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Eleven11bot estimates revised downward as researchers point to Mirai variant
Dive Brief: Security researchers have revised their estimates of the size of Eleven11bot, which has exploited IoT devices for DDoS...
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Cobalt Strike takedown effort cuts cracked versions by 80%
Dive Brief: Fortra’s Cobalt Strike has been a widely used weapon for a variety of cybercriminals and nation-state threat actors,...
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37K+ VMware ESXi instances vulnerable to critical zero-day
Dive Brief: Broadcom on Tuesday disclosed three zero-day vulnerabilities that affect multiple VMware products, including ESXi, Workstation and Fusion. The...
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Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses
Dive Brief: Cyberattacks targeting third-party vendors are causing more financial damage than ever before, cyber risk management firm Resilience said...
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CrowdStrike shares fall as company forecasts lower-than-expected results
Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings were down in morning trading after the cybersecurity vendor issued an earnings forecast that came in...
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Broadcom urges customers to patch 3 zero-day VMware flaws
Broadcom is giving its VMware customers some all-too-familiar advice once again: Install updates to patch vulnerabilities in VMware offerings, this time...
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More than 86K IoT devices compromised by fast-growing Eleven11 botnet
Security researchers warn that a malicious botnet exploiting internet of things devices for DDoS attacks is rapidly spreading since it...
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Rubrik discloses server breach, compromise of ‘access information’
Dive Brief: In a blog post on Feb. 22, Rubrik said its security team recently discovered “anomalous activity” on a...
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Lee Enterprises investigating ransomware claim, data leak threat
Lee Enterprises said it is investigating a claim from the Qilin ransomware group that it was behind a massive breach...
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