Browsing the "security" Tag

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Security

When IT doesn’t get it

Security is most reliant on users, not systems to work, says Billy MacInnes

20 May

Pro

Ransomware Hacker

Ransomware group Conti threatens to overthrow Costa Rican government

It has urged citizens to go out onto the streets to demand their government pays the ransomware demand

18 May

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Laptop Hack

IT admin deletes company’s databases and is jailed for seven years

Forensic experts correlated Wi-Fi connectivity logs and timestamps with internal CCTV footage to confirm their suspicions

17 May

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Botnet

Microsoft warns of new botnet variant targeting Windows and Linux systems

The Sysrv botnet is back and equipped with more exploits though the primary goal of installing cryptominers remains the same

16 May

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Russia cyber attack

Russian hackers declare war on 10 countries after failed Eurovision DDoS attack

Italian police thwart cyber attacks on Eurovision's voting systems from the Russian-linked hacker group Killnet after the same group targeted public...

16 May

Pro

Russian Hacker

Five Eyes and US governments finally confirm Russia was behind Ukrainian government, Viasat cyber attacks

NCSC detailed the government-level attribution process at CYBERUK 2022 and why it took so much longer to assign blame compared to the private sector

11 May

Pro

Fingerprint

Apple, Google, Microsoft expand their support for password-less sign-ins

New approach promises to offer “simpler, stronger authentication” across leading platforms to help protect users from malicious activity

6 May

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GitHub sign

GitHub to introduce two-factor authentication by 2023

GitHub.com will require 2FA by the end of 2023, as the company works to secure the software ecosystem through improved account security

5 May

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ransomware

Researcher discovers simple tweak that neutralises Conti, REvil, WannaCry attacks

This one trick can stop ransomware executing file encryption

4 May

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hacker

Phishing scam convinces US government to pay $23.5m to cyber criminals

The historic case has finally reached an end with the criminals facing huge fines and jail terms

3 May

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Russia Ukraine Conflict

DDoS attacks surge to record numbers in 2022 as a result of Russia-Ukraine war

Cases this year saw some of the longest-lasting DDoS attacks ever seen

26 Apr

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Vestas

Russian-affiliates believed to be behind cyber attacks on wind turbines firms

Three German-based renewable energy companies attacked as country attempts to wean itself off Russian oil

26 Apr

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T-Mobile

Lapsus$ breached T-Mobile systems, stole source code

T-Mobile has denied that the hackers obtained customer or government information

25 Apr

Pro

Ransomware

FBI warns Rust-based ransomware has breached over 60 organisations

Agency issues alert warning that the new ransomware has impacted at least 60 global organisations since last November

25 Apr

Life

CPU

Qualcomm and Mediatek flaws left millions of Android users at risk

An open source audio codec used by chipset firms is believed to have put two-thirds of Android users' private calls and files at risk

22 Apr

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Okta

Okta concludes investigation into alleged Lapsus$ security breach

After security alarm bells rang following an undisclosed months-old breach, Okta's investigation concluded that the impact was less severe than first...

21 Apr

Pro

Russia Hack

Five Eyes nations warn against impending Russian cyber attacks

Eight hacking groups have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Russian government, according to international cyber authorities

21 Apr

Life

PC Motherboard

Millions of Lenovo laptops thought to be vulnerable to newly discovered UEFI malware attacks

Eset researchers said the core vulnerabilities were 'easy' to spot due to "unfortunate" driver names

20 Apr

Pro

NFT

Critical security flaw discovered in NFT marketplace Rarible

If exploited, the vulnerability could have led to the theft of NFTs and crypto tokens in a single transaction

19 Apr

Pro

Ransomware

Ransomware activity falls 25% in Q1 2022

The drop in ransomware has been attributed to larger ransomware gangs being less active compared to the end of 2021

14 Apr