July 3, 2024

Organizations increasingly rely on global talent outsourcing to bolster their cybersecurity capabilities. By tapping into a vast pool of skilled professionals worldwide, companies can address skill shortages, optimize costs, and gain access to specialized expertise. However, this trend also introduces […]

July 3, 2024

If you’re an Android user, there’s good news for you: you no longer need to create an account to use Proton VPN – one of the best VPN services on the market. After a successful beta version launched earlier in […]

July 2, 2024

The number of financial institutions caught up in the ransomware attack on Evolve Bank & Trust continues to rise as fintech businesses Wise and Affirm both confirm they have been materially affected. News of Evolve being compromised by extortionists broke […]

July 2, 2024

OpenSSH, regarded as one of the “most secure software implementations in the world” has a “glaring gap” that allows threat actors to completely take over Linux systems that have it installed, experts have warned. A report from Qualys claims the […]

July 2, 2024

Nowadays, we have to be extra careful when cruising YouTube and its millions of videos. It seems scammers are constantly coming up with new ways to trick users. Even videos with well-known, trustworthy influencers could lead you down a harmful […]

July 1, 2024

Glibc-based Linux systems are vulnerable to a new bug (CVE-2024-6387) in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) and should upgrade to the latest version. Infosec researchers at Qualys published their findings today, revealing that sshd is vulnerable to a race condition that could […]

July 1, 2024

Libraries. Hushed temples to the civilizing power of knowledge, or launchpads of global destruction? Yep, another word tech has borrowed and debased. Code libraries are essential for adding just the right standard tested functionality to a project. They’re also a […]

June 28, 2024

With a hefty settlement fee of $49.5 million, Blackbaud’s cybersecurity nightmare has come to an end.  In a damning finding, the Federal Trade Commission concluded that Blackbaud’s “lax security” is what enabled the threat actors to gain access to sensitive […]

June 27, 2024

The US Department of Justice has indicted a 22-year-old Russian for allegedly attacking Ukrainian government computers and destroying critical infrastructure systems in the so-called “WhisperGate” wiper attack that preceded Russia’s illegal invasion of the European nation. If convicted, Amin Timovich […]

June 27, 2024

A South Korean media outlet has alleged that local telco KT deliberately infected some customers with malware due to their excessive use of peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading tools. The number of infected users of “web hard drives” – the South Korean […]

June 26, 2024

American healthcare provider Geisinger fears highly personal data on more than a million of its patients has been stolen – and claimed a former employee at a Microsoft subsidiary is the likely culprit. Geisinger on Monday announced the results of […]

June 26, 2024

Thought last year’s MOVEit hellscape was well and truly behind you? Unlucky, buster. We’re back for round two after Progress Software lifted the lid on fresh vulnerabilities affecting MOVEit Transfer and Gateway. Progress Software initially contacted users on June 13 […]

June 25, 2024

US cybersecurity agency CISA is urging high-risk chemical facilities to secure their online accounts after someone broke into its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) portal. CSAT is used by industry facilities that house chemicals of interest, of which there are […]

June 25, 2024

You know that a technology problem is serious when the White House holds a summit about it. Ransomware is no longer a simple nerd-borne irritation; it’s an organized criminal scourge. Research from the Enterprise Systems Group (ESG) found 79 percent […]

June 24, 2024

There were data breaches galore in the US last week with various major incidents reported to state attorneys general, some in good time, some not. We’ve got our top picks here for you, starting with the US’s most legendary denim […]

June 24, 2024

When two stories from opposite ends of the IT universe boil down to the same thing, sound the klaxons. At the uber-fashionable AI end of tech, Meta has grudgingly complied with a ruling not to feed European social media crap […]

June 21, 2024

Kraken, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has accused a trio of security researchers of discovering a critical bug, expoliting it to steal millions in digital cash, then using stolen funds to extort the exchange for more. […]

June 21, 2024

The vendor behind the software on which nearly 15,000 car dealerships across the US rely says an ongoing “cyber incident” has forced it to pull systems offline for a second time in as many days. CDK Global first shut down […]

June 20, 2024

A fresh report into the Nobelium offensive cyber crew published by France’s computer emergency response team (CERT-FR) highlights the group’s latest tricks as the country prepares for a major election and to host this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Most […]

June 20, 2024

Security pros are warning of a new infostealer being distributed using different methods across the internet. Fickle Stealer does the usual tactics – steals sensitive files, system information, files stored in the browser, cryptocurrency wallet information, and more – but […]