Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data

Data from Japanese firms indicates that paying ransom is unlikely to enable full recovery of encrypted data. Japan Today reports: At least 222 Japanese companies have paid ransomware attackers in the past, yet about 60 percent of them still failed to r… Continue reading Over 200 Japanese firms have paid ransomware attackers; 60% fail to recover data

Cyberattack targeting Asian Football Confederation involves personal info of high-profile athletes like Ronaldo

Nogo Mania reports: The football world faces a serious security crisis. A large-scale cyberattack targeted the Asian Football Confederation, exposing sensitive data linked to more than 150,000 players and staff. The breach ranks among the most serious … Continue reading Cyberattack targeting Asian Football Confederation involves personal info of high-profile athletes like Ronaldo

AR: Pine Bluff School District loses $3.2 million in business email compromise attack

THV11 News reports: Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Barbaree broke her silence Monday evening after a cyberattack that cost the district millions. According to district officials, the incident happened on December 17. In a statem… Continue reading AR: Pine Bluff School District loses $3.2 million in business email compromise attack

GitHub: Zounds, a genuinely helpful AI-assisted bug report that isn’t total slop! Here, Wiz, take this wad of cash

Claude ploughs through months of work in rapid time, helps Wiz researchers nab lucrative award Wiz researchers are set for a tidy payday thanks to their discovery of a high-severity flaw in GitHub’s git infrastructure that handed remote attackers full … Continue reading GitHub: Zounds, a genuinely helpful AI-assisted bug report that isn’t total slop! Here, Wiz, take this wad of cash

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