Senate confirms Trump’s national cyber director nominee
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Senate late Saturday confirmed Sean…
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Ransomware spike linked to potential zero-day flaw in SonicWall devices
A recent wave of ransomware attacks targeting SonicWall firewall devices may be related to a zero-day vulnerability in the products, according to researchers. Anomalous firewall…
DOJ reaches $9.8 million settlement with Illumina over cyber whistleblower claims
The Department of Justice on Thursday announced a $9.8 million settlement with Illumina over allegations that the company sold genomic-sequencing systems with software vulnerabilities to…
Palo Alto Networks investigating ransomware threat related to SharePoint exploitation
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks say they are investigating a ransomware attack related to the recently disclosed ToolShell vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint. The hackers left…
Industry groups urge vigilance as Scattered Spider evolves tactics
A coalition of information-sharing groups urged their members on Wednesday to take additional steps to mitigate potential attacks by the cybercrime gang Scattered Spider, which…
Ransomware gangs capitalize on law enforcement takedowns of competitors
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Several major ransomware-as-a-service groups have…
Palo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25 billion
Palo Alto Networks on Wednesday announced an agreement to buy CyberArk, a leader in identity security, in a deal valued at $25 billion. Under the…
What we know about the cybercrime group Scattered Spider
Scattered Spider, also known as Muddled Libra, Octo Tempest, Scatter Swine and UNC3944, is a group of cybercriminals who specialize in using social-engineering tactics to…
CISA’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative takes major personnel hit
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s marquee…
‘Shadow AI’ increases cost of data breaches, report finds
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Unmonitored artificial intelligence tools are…
FBI, CISA warn about Scattered Spider’s evolving tactics
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday released an updated advisory about the cybercrime collective Scattered Spider, warning that the group…
Ransomware attacks against oil and gas firms surge
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Manufacturing, information technology and healthcare…