Collaborate Disseminate
Credit bureau Experian has rolled out the 2020 edition of its annual Data Breach Industry Forecast. The report predicts hackers will increasingly target the political scene and activists using deepfake content and other infamous cyber weapons. A top pr… Continue reading Experian expects deepfake content to create geo-political confusion in 2020
A ransomware attack on East Greenwich has taught the town’s administrator that the costs of a serious breach far outweigh preventative investments. East Greenwich, an affluent town that serves as the seat of Kent County in the state of Rhode Isla… Continue reading Ransomware attack teaches value of prevention to East Greenwich town government
Organizations handling highly sensitive data belonging to U.S. residents are not doing enough to protect their customers’ personal information, as a recent discovery illustrates. A group of pen testers have found more than a quarter of a million … Continue reading Unsecured AWS bucket exposes personal data of 750,000 U.S. residents
Sodinokibi operators have hacked yet another IT vendor serving hundreds of dentistry practices, infecting clients’ computers by exploiting a vulnerable remote access tool. The gang wielding the infamous ransomware strain is not new to attacking a… Continue reading Sodinokibi ransomware gang infects yet another IT provider serving dentists; 100+ offices hit
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that the State Department, in partnership with the FBI, have set a reward of up to $5 million for information that can lead to the arrest and conviction of two Russian hackers. Maksim V. Yakubets, 32, and Ig… Continue reading FBI announces $5 million bounty for information on Russian hackers behind Dridex attacks
Choice Hotels has advised its customers to watch out for fraud after an extremely specific security lapse may have compromised their personal data. In a notice to customers, the hospitality franchise says the lapse requires numerous specific factors to… Continue reading Choice Hotels: If a + b + c = d, then oops, we might have leaked some Safari users’ personal info
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), a community-developed compilation of the most critical errors leading to vulnerabilities in software, has lowered SQL Injection from its #1 spot as the most dangerous attack technique. SQL Injection, one of the ol… Continue reading SQL Injection loses #1 spot as most dangerous attack technique
The increasing instances of data breaches and cyber-attacks on critical business infrastructure are driving European organizations to invest more in cybersecurity solutions and focus more on network security, according to a new report.
The post Ne… Continue reading Network Security Spending Rises as Business Environments Grow Too Complex for Traditional Endpoint Security
A college student from Palo Alto, California is suing video-sharing service TikTok for allegedly using surveillance software designed to harvest personally identifiable information, including biometric data, and send it to China for reasons other than … Continue reading Lawsuit alleges TikTok sends user videos to Chinese servers for surveillance
A confidential report from the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Center warns that ransomware operators are targeting at least 1,800 large organizations worldwide in industries such as construction, chemical, healthcare, food, en… Continue reading ‘Professional’ ransomware gang targets 1,800 large organizations worldwide, Dutch investigators find