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…
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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…
Allianz Life discloses massive data breach linked to supply-chain attack
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America on Friday disclosed a massive data breach affecting most of the firm’s 1.4 million U.S. customers, professionals and…
Research shows LLMs can conduct sophisticated attacks without humans
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have demonstrated that large language models can autonomously plan and carry out sophisticated cyberattacks without human intervention. The research, conducted in…
Emerging cybersecurity needs: What the market is telling us
The landscape of cybersecurity has undergone a dramatic transformation, moving far beyond the days of nuisance malware like the “Love Bug” or “Blaster Virus.” Cybercrime…
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance discloses June data breach
Hackers breached the Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company in June and stole customer data, the company said in a filing with the California Attorney General’s office. …
Treasury sanctions North Koreans involved in IT-worker schemes
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on…