Western Digital Blocks Unpatched Devices From Cloud Services
Western Digital has blocked access to its cloud services for devices running firmware versions impacted by a known and critical security vulnerability. The move, which…
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Keep it, Tweak it, Trash it – What to do with Aging Tech in an Era of Consolidation
Consolidating security tools is a growing industry trend. In fact, a survey by Gartner found that 75% of organizations were pursuing security vendor consolidation in…
Ransomware Gang Takes Credit for February Reddit Hack
The Alphv/BlackCat ransomware gang has taken credit for the February 2023 cyberattack against social media site Reddit, claiming to have stolen 80 gigabytes of data.…
Watch on Demand: 2023 CISO Forum Sessions
Designed for senior level cybersecurity leaders to discuss, share and learn innovative information security and risk management strategies, SecurityWeek’s CISO Forum, took place as a…
A Russian Ransomware Gang Breaches the Energy Department and Other Federal Agencies
The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations…
MOVEit Customers Urged to Patch Third Critical Vulnerability
Progress Software is urging MOVEit customers to apply patches to a third critical vulnerability in the file transfer software in less than one month. Tracked…
Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform, Were Cyberattacks
In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud…
In Other News: Linux Kernel Exploits, Update on BEC Losses, Cybersecurity Awareness Act
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a…
Russian Hackers Using USB-Spreading Malware in Attacks on Ukrainian Government, Military
Russia-linked hacking group Gamaredon has been observed infecting USB drives for lateral movement within compromised Ukrainian networks, Symantec reports. Active since at least mid-2013 and…
Russian National Arrested, Charged in US Over Role in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
The US Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against a third Russian national allegedly involved in deploying the LockBit ransomware. The man, Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov,…
Ransomware Group Starts Naming Victims of MOVEit Zero-Day Attacks
The Cl0p ransomware group has made public the names of more than two dozen organizations that appear to have been targeted in a campaign leveraging…
CISA, NSA Share Guidance on Hardening Baseboard Management Controllers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have published new guidance to help organizations harden baseboard management controllers (BMCs).…