US govt contractor ABB confirms ransomware attack, data theft
Swiss tech multinational and U.S. government contractor ABB has confirmed that some of its systems were impacted by a ransomware attack, previously described by the…
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Insider threat leads to Tesla data breach
A Tesla employee has reportedly stole about 100GB of data related to the automaker and handed it over to a media company, which has now…
Key Findings From The Hacker-Powered Security Report: Security Responsiveness is Improving (2 of 6)
With hacker-powered security, it’s critical to open and maintain a line of communication with the hackers who are working to find your vulnerabilities. It’s why…
Mozilla stops Firefox fullscreen VPN ads after user outrage
Firefox users have been complaining about very intrusive full-screen advertisements promoting Mozilla VPN displayed in the web browser when navigating an unrelated page. The ads popping…
An Integrated Approach Is Essential for Combating Insider Threats — Here’s Why
Insider threats are a growing phenomenon, but many businesses aren’t yet doing enough to protect themselves effectively. In Europe and the Middle East, for example,…
Invicta Stealer Developers Use Facebook To Promote Malware
Researchers spotted a new infostealer, dubbed ‘Invicta Stealer’, being promoted by its developer on Facebook, leveraging the social media platform to connect to buyers and…
Emby shuts down user media servers hacked in recent attack
Image: Bing Image Creator Emby says it remotely shut down an undisclosed number of user-hosted media server instances that were recently hacked by exploiting a previously…
Birmingham council leader admits £100m budget hole in ERP upgrade
Birmingham City Council’s new council leader has informed local newspapers of spiralling costs in a major enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrade project. In an interview…
Webinar Recap: Attorneys Chime in on Hacker-Powered Security
To learn more about how legal teams and federal enforcers view hacker-powered security, we invited Megan Brown, partner, and Matthew Gardner, attorney, from the Privacy…
BlackByte ransomware claims City of Augusta cyberattack
The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., has confirmed that the most recent IT system outage was caused by unauthorized access to its network. The administration…
Researchers Uncover New Data Theft Capabilities
Security researchers have shared a deep dive into the commercial Android spyware called Predator, which is marketed by the Israeli company Intellexa (previously Cytrox). Predator…
Tor Project Launches Public Bug Bounty Program | Q&A with Tor Browser Team Lead, Georg Koppen
In January 2016, the Tor Project launched its first private bug bounty program on HackerOne. Today the Tor Project announced its public bug bounty program.…