New ‘Sandman’ APT Group Hitting Telcos With Rare LuaJIT Malware
A new and mysterious APT group has been spotted targeting telco service providers in Europe and Asia as part of what appears to be a…
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Car Cybersecurity Study Shows Drop in Critical Vulnerabilities Over Past Decade
Research-focused security services provider IOActive has conducted an analysis of car vulnerability trends over the past decade and determined that the automotive industry has been…
Navigating the Digital Frontier in Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023
This October will mark the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a pivotal initiative launched under the guidance of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…
Every Network Is Now an OT Network. Can Your Security Keep Up?
Every network today is now an OT network. Or it will be soon. Of course, part of this transformation is due to the ongoing convergence…
Atlassian Security Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Atlassian this week announced patches for four high-severity vulnerabilities impacting its Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo products. Tracked as CVE-2023-22513 (CVSS score of 8.5), the…
TransUnion Denies Breach After Hacker Publishes Allegedly Stolen Data
Credit reporting firm TransUnion this week denied being breached, after a hacker published online 3Gb of information allegedly stolen from the company’s systems. TransUnion’s announcement…
Legit Security Raises $40 Million in Series B Financing
Application security posture management firm Legit Security on Wednesday announced that it has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round that brings the…
Cisco Boosting Cybersecurity Capabilities With $28 Billion Splunk Acquisition
Cisco on Thursday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire data analysis, security and observability solutions provider Splunk in a deal…
UK’s New Online Safety Law Adds to Crackdown on Big Tech Companies
British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like…
Critical Infrastructure Organizations Warned of Snatch Ransomware Attacks
The FBI and the cybersecurity agency CISA on Wednesday published an advisory warning critical infrastructure organizations of ongoing Snatch ransomware attacks. Active since 2018, Snatch…
Omron Patches PLC, Engineering Software Flaws Discovered During ICS Malware Analysis
Japanese electronics giant Omron recently patched programmable logic controller (PLC) and engineering software vulnerabilities that were discovered by industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos during the analysis…
MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks
MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from a cyberattack data including hotel reservations and credit card…