Collaborate Disseminate
KuCoin, a Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange, has disclosed a security incident that resulted in the unauthorized transfer of roughly $150 million in digital assets. In a notice published last week, KuCoin notified clients that it detected suspici… Continue reading Hackers Steal $150 Million from Asian Cryptocurrency Exchange
New phishing campaign uses the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance as a lure
Attackers are targeting businesses in several industries
Emails also target high-profile individuals (executives and upper managemen… Continue reading Phishers Target Businesses with Fake GDPR Compliance Requests
Europol this week has announced the arrest of 179 vendors of illicit goods on the dark web, in a coordinated operation known as DisrupTor. According to the press release, operation DisrupTor follows the takedown of Wall Street Market, the world’s then … Continue reading Europol: “The Hidden Internet Is No Longer Hidden, and Your Anonymous Activity is Not Anonymous”
According to reports, the network failure announced by Düsseldorf University Hospital (UKD) last week – which turned out to be a ransomware infection – has resulted in a patient dying. “In the morning hours of Thursday (September 10th), larger parts of… Continue reading Patient Dies After Ransomware Attack on Düsseldorf Hospital
Chief Information Security Officers are preparing for an average of 3.3 security compliance standard audits over the next six to 12 months
Of the CISOs working for software companies, 77% said they were preparing for SOC-2 audits
Security seni… Continue reading COVID-19 Amplifies CISOs’ Concerns about Doing More with Less
Simulated phishing campaign reveals recipients typically open the email 50% of the time, 32% click the malicious attachment or link, and 13% submit sensitive data
Employees in Quality Management & Health, Purchasing / Administrative Affairs… Continue reading Researchers Identify the Departments and Industries Most Susceptible to Email-Based Cyber-Attacks
Ransomware retakes the lead (from business email compromise) as the top cyber insurance claim the first half of the year
Analysts observed a 47% increase in the severity of ransomware attacks, on top of a 100% increase from 2019 to Q1 2020
Ran… Continue reading Ransomware Was the Top Cyber Insurance Claim in Q1 2020
Artech Information Systems, a minority- and women-owned diversity supplier and one of the largest IT staffing companies in the U.S., has disclosed a data breach exposing personal, financial, and health information of some of its clients. Notably, the a… Continue reading US Staffing Firm Artech Keeps Silent About Data Breach, Leaves Customers at Risk of Fraud for Eight Months
A group of hackers on Monday night compromised cryptocurrency exchange Eterbase and raided six hot wallets to steal $5.4 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Tezos, Algorand, and TRON. The criminals transferred the funds into their wallets which Eterbase… Continue reading Cryptocurrency Exchange Eterbase Loses $5.4 Million to Hackers Overnight
The infamous Netwalker hacking group this week breached the security layers of data center giant Equinix and encrypted the data of its clients. A source shared the Netwalker ransom note with BleepingComputer, revealing that the attack occurred over the… Continue reading Netwalker Ransomware Operators Want $4.5 Million from Data Center Giant Equinix