UK Bans Public Sector from Paying Ransomware Gangs
The UK government has announced a comprehensive ban preventing public sector organizations from paying ransom demands to cybercriminals, marking a significant escalation in the fight…
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint Flaws in Global Breaches
New information has emerged regarding ongoing cyberattacks against Microsoft’s on-premises SharePoint servers, revealing a wider impact than initially understood. Yesterday, Hackread.com reported on Microsoft’s urgent…
‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam
A woman in Florida was tricked into giving thousands of dollars to a scammer after her daughter’s voice was AI-cloned and used in a scam.…
Why Your Website Needs a “Discovered Content” Section
One of the advantages of social content sharing is that if I like what you write then there’s a good chance I’ll like what you…
UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs
The United Kingdom’s government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. The list of entities that…
Critical Sophos Firewall Vulnerabilities Enables pre-auth Remote Code Execution
Multiple security vulnerabilities affecting Sophos firewall products, with two enabling pre-authentication remote code execution that could allow attackers to compromise systems without valid credentials. The…
Hackers Selling macOS 0-Day LPE Exploit on Dark Forums
A threat actor claiming to possess a zero-day Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) exploit targeting Apple’s macOS operating system has emerged on underground cybercriminal forums, offering…
Cybercrime Doesn’t Pay For Hacker Promoting His ‘Cybersecurity’ Services
A Kansas City, Mo., man, Nicholas Michael Kloster, 32, has pleaded guilty for hacking into the computer system at an area nonprofit, according to the U.S. Department…
How to Advance from SOC Manager to CISO?
Making the move from managing a security operations center (SOC) to being a chief information security officer (CISO) is a significant career leap. Not only…
Interview: How OpenAI is making ChatGPT public and private sector-ready
OpenAI’s mission statement is focused on building artificial general intelligence (AGI) to benefit everyone. It has now signed a strategic partnership with the UK government,…
ExpressVPN Fixes Windows VPN Leak Affecting RDP Traffic
ExpressVPN has alerted users of a security issue in its Windows application that allowed certain Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) traffic to bypass the VPN tunnel,…
Cisco Warns of Identity Services Engine RCE Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Cisco Systems has issued a critical security advisory warning of multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) that are being actively…