City Of Sheboygan Hit By Ransomware Attack
The City of Sheboygan is responding to a serious cyberattack involving unauthorized access to its network and a ransom demand. On November 7, the city…
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Rise Of Cyberattack On Credit Card Systems And Gas Stations
Israel has faced a series of cyberattacks targeting its critical infrastructure, including gas stations and credit card systems. The latest cyberattack occurred on Sunday when…
SEO Poisoning Threat Hits Australia—Don’t Google This!
Hackers are increasingly using a new tactic to target unsuspecting internet users who search for seemingly harmless information online. In an urgent warning, cybersecurity firm…
CISA Kicks Off CISR Month For Infrastructure Resilience
This November, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) kicks off Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR) Month, emphasizing the need for a resilient approach…
Canada Shuts Down TikTok Canada Over Security Fears
The Canadian government has ordered TikTok Technology Canada, Inc., the Canadian arm of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance Ltd., to wind up operations in Canada. This…
Newpark Resources Contends With Ransomware
Newpark Resources, a key supplier to the oilfield industry has disclosed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack that disrupted access to critical systems…
CISA Says Palo Alto’s CVE-2024-5910 Under Active Exploit
A missing authentication flaw in Palo Alto Networks’ Expedition tool now jeopardizes firewall configurations across sectors, with attackers actively exploiting this vulnerability in the wild.…
Critical Command Injection Bug Hits Cisco’s URWB Devices
Cisco’s Unified Industrial Wireless Software for Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points contain a severe vulnerability that potentially allows attackers to execute commands with root…
Germany Moves To Protect Security Researchers
The Federal Ministry of Justice in Germany has released a draft law aimed at providing legal protection for security researchers who identify and responsibly report…
Microlise Data Breach Hits UK Prisoner Transport
A recent cyberattack on the UK-based telematics provider, Microlise, has left British prison vans temporarily without essential tracking systems and panic alarms. While this disruption…
Indian Online Stock Trading Scam Cost Two Victims US$31,000
Deepfakes are on the minds of many in India this week after a pair of Bengaluru residents lost 26 lakh Rupees (about US$31,000) in an…
Did Russian Influence Change The U.S. Election Outcome?
Russian efforts to influence the U.S. presidential election accelerated in the final days of the campaign, culminating in bomb threats in Democratic-leaning areas of key…