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North Korean Konni Hacker Group Targets Russian Diplomats Using New Year Greetings

The attacks have been linked to a threat actor known as Konni, and have been taking place since at least… Read More

2 years ago

Over 40 million people had health information leaked this year

So far this year, the HHS has received reports of 578 breaches, according to its database. That’s less than the… Read More

2 years ago

The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

In the past twelve months, the word “ransomware” has popped up in countless headlines worldwide across both print and digital… Read More

2 years ago

Holiday Scams May Cost $53 Million This Year, Warns FBI

The FBI has warned that online shoppers are at risk of losing more than $53 million this year to holiday… Read More

2 years ago

RedCurl Breached at Least Four Companies in New Attacks This Year

Besides discovering new attacks, Group-IB’s latest report also notes that RedCurl operators have done little to change their tactics besides… Read More

2 years ago

UK Spooks Handled Record Number of Cyber-Incidents Last Year

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has hailed its cybersecurity expertise after handling hundreds of incidents and disrupting millions… Read More

2 years ago

81% of UK Healthcare Organizations Hit by Ransomware in Last Year

As per a survey of 100 cybersecurity managers in the health sector by Obrela Security Industries, 38% of UK healthcare… Read More

3 years ago

New Zealand Reserve Bank hit with compliance notice from Privacy Commissioner over data breach

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards says an independent review carried out by KPMG after a December 2020 cyber attack "revealed multiple… Read More

3 years ago

FBI: $113 million lost to online romance scams this year

The scammers behind this type of online fraud trend (also known as confidence fraud) use fake online identities to gain… Read More

3 years ago

Google patches 10th Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild this year

Google has released Chrome 93.0.4577.82 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to fix eleven security vulnerabilities, two of them being zero-days… Read More

3 years ago

FBI: Spike in sextortion attacks cost victims $8 million this year

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has warned of a massive increase in sextortion complaints since the start of… Read More

3 years ago

DeFi scams go from zero to $129 million in a year to become top financial hack

Atlas VPN analyzed financial hacks over the last two-and-a-half years and found that DeFi hacks represent 76% of all major… Read More

3 years ago

The cost of unwanted bot traffic – up to $250M a year

During the pandemic, online presence has become crucial for retail businesses. It has also led to the challenge of evasive… Read More

3 years ago

Trend Micro: 80% of global orgs anticipate customer data breach in the next year

A staggering 86% of global organizations believe they will suffer serious cyber attacks in the next year and 80% reported… Read More

3 years ago

Google, Bloomberg and Facebook pledge support for second year of Security Training Scholarship Program for women

The program, run by Women in Cybersecurity (WiCys) and the SANS Institute, is designed to help women advance their careers… Read More

3 years ago

Google patches 8th Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild this year

Google released Chrome 91.0.4472.164 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to patch seven security vulnerabilities in which one of them is… Read More

3 years ago