The UK ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group £3 million ($3.8 million) over a 2022 data breach resulting from a ransomware attack.
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Russian authorities said they arrested three people and seized hardware in an operation against Mamont malware, which specializes in stealing money from Android device users.
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The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, communicated the plans for an attack on the Yemeni Houthis via a potentially unauthorized group chat on Signal. However, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added […]
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Before diving into the Windows 11 2024 update, know that you may encounter some problems. Here’s the bug report now.
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A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play.
The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as used by RansomHub actors in
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DDoS attacks don’t take much technical expertise to launch these days. Defending against them is more complicated.
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“We have discovered and reported dozens of zero-day exploits actively used in attacks, but this particular exploit is certainly one of the most interesting we’ve encountered,” researchers from Kaspersky said in their analysis published Tuesday.
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Two investigative journalists in Serbia were targeted with advanced commercial spyware last month, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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Interview with Taylor Pyle, a Cybersecurity Engineer at Viasat on her experience with both cyber and mentorship.
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An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Pakistan has been attributed to the creation of a fake website masquerading as India’s public sector postal system as part of a campaign designed to infect both Windows and Android users in the country.
Cybersecurity company CYFIRMA has attributed the campaign with medium confidence to a threat actor called APT36, which is also known as
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