Revenue Losses in Small Businesses due to Cyber Attacks Rise
According to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center, 42% of small businesses lost revenue due to a cyber
Google’s Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) Expansion – October 27th
Google's Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP), a program made to reward researchers who find system vulnerabilities, has been expanded for generative
Europol Urges Police to Prepare for Quantum Computing – October
Europol released a statement directed to European law enforcement agencies to prepare for the impact quantum computing will have on
Three-quarters of SMBs hit by serious cyber-attacks
Roughly three-quarters of small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have experienced a cyber-attack, a breach, or both in the last year. According to
UK Purchase Scams Surge up to £580M – October 25th
UK Finance has reported a significant increase in authorized push payment (APP) fraud in the first half of 2023. APP
North Korea funding weapons program with cybercrime
Last week, the US seized 17 website domains alleged to have been used to defraud US and foreign businesses. These
BHI Energy comes clean about devastating data breach – October
US energy firm BHI Energy has shared details about an Akira ransomware gang attack that breached its network in May
Plastic surgeons and patients targeted in extortion rackets
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that cybercriminals and online blackmailers are targeting plastic surgeons to harvest electronically protected
BlackCat turns to ‘Munchkin’ to advance hacker operations – October
The BlackCat ransomware group has employed the use of a new tool, called Munchkin, making the Ransomware-as-a-Service (Raas) operation more
Law Enforcement takes down RagnarLocker base – October 20th
Law enforcement officials are working around the clock to take down ransomware gangs by targeting their funding sources and online
Hamas hijacks dead hostages’ smartphones for cyber-strikes
Terrorist group Hamas, which was responsible for the recent atrocities committed in Israel, is reported to be using the smartphones
Lloyd’s warns of a potential $3.5 trillion cyber-strike
According to Lloyds, a single well-orchestrated cyber strike breaching a financial services payments system could lead to losses of $1.1
Stealthy malware with ‘spy’ abilities makes headlines – October 19th
A stealthy malware known as SpyNote has made headlines because of its ability to steal data, record calls and access
Massive hike in phishing and malware attacks in Q3 –
Reports show that phishing and malware attacks have spiked by 173% and 110% respectively in the third quarter of this
Discord called a ‘hotbed’ of malware activity – October 17th
Discord continues to be used by threat actors to launch malware attacks. Researchers have warned the online platform continues to
Women leaders hit by ROMCOM attacks
Leading women politicians have become the latest targets of the now-notorious Void Rabisu threat actor following a cyber-campaign aimed at
Q3-2023 shows ransomware attacks have doubled since last year –
The Q3-2023 Ransomware Report of cyber threat intelligence company Cyble has shown that ransomware attacks have doubled over the past
Israel conflict spreads to cyberspace
Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said that the company has tracked over 40 groups conducting attacks that overwhelmed and
Ransomware gangs start to fight dirty
According to cybersecurity company SecureWorks’ annual State of the Threat Report, over the last 12 months, attackers have shortened the
Google responds to increase in malware-related money theft – October
Google has warned users of Android devices to take specific precautionary measures to prevent malware infection. This warning comes after
Senior citizens targeted in Phantom Hacker scam – October 12th
State security in Pennsylvania, US has warned against a new hacker scam targeting senior citizens, called Phantom Hacker. The scam
Taiwan hit by major cyber-espionage attack
A cyber-espionage campaign in the Pacific, directed principally at Taiwan, which took place in the Spring, has now come to
LockBit threatens another major data leakage – October 11th
The LockBit ransomware gang has threatened to release data stolen from CDW Corp, a major IT reseller and services provider
Millions of individuals’ DNA selling for a dollar a piece
At least seven million customers of San Francisco-based DNA company, 23andMe, are now seeing their confidential and highly personal genetic
Ancestry data sold by threat actors online – October 10th
Ancestry site 23andMe with nearly 1M users has acknowledged a hacker leak, with hackers listing stolen data relating to family
Upbit announces 159k hack attempts in Q1 – October 9th
Crypto exchange server Upbit has announced it was targeted by hackers 159,000 times during the first quarter of this year.
SiegedSec threat actors breach NATO – October 6th
Cybersecurity firm, CloudSEK is looking deeper into the leaked data from NATO, an attack claimed by the SiegedSec threat actors.
Scattered Spider suspected to be behind Clorox Co breach –
The hacker group behind the recent breaches of major casino companies, called Scattered Spider, is suspected to be behind a
Google to adapt email sender guidelines for heightened security –
In response to the increasingly hostile cyber environment, Google will tighten bulk email sending regulations next year. Reports say that
BunnyLoader is up for sale in the cyber underground market
A new malware threat, identified as BunnyLoader, is being sold in the cyber underground market. This Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) threat has
New malware payload evades detection – October 2nd
Crypto firms have been warned about the new Lazarus malware payload, called 'LightlessCan', which easily evades detection. The malware variant
Budworm Group Targets Middle Eastern Telco Company – September 29th
Chinese hacker group Budworm has been using cyber-espionage malware to target a telecommunications company in the Middle East and an
US healthcare attacks rise threefold
Following hard on the heels of the recent attack on the US Red Cross comes a report that text-based email
60,000 emails seized in US State Department breach – September
Travel itineraries and diplomatic deliberations were among the data within seized emails in a recent hacker breach of the US
HTX falls victim to crypto thieves – September 27th
Cryptocurrency is being increasingly targeted by hackers, with $7.9 million recently stolen in a hack targeting cryptocurrency exchange HTX. The
US-China cyber-war reaches Ethiopia
The news of the arrest of an IT administrator at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Hack costs Mixin Network $200M – September 26th
Dubbed the ‘biggest hack of the year’, the recent attack on Hong Kong-based digital wallet company, Mixin Network has cost