Users looking for game cheats are being tricked into downloading Lua-based malware that can establish persistence on infected systems and deliver additional payloads.

DataDome's "2024 Global Bot Security Report" found that 95 percent of advanced bot attacks go undetected, emphasizing the need for better detection and mitigation strategies.

"GoldenJackal," an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hacking group, successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe.

According to the security vendor Egress, phishing attempts increased 28 percent in the second quarter of the year as threat actors gained new tools.

The 2024 "Tenable Cloud Risk Report" found that 38 percent of organizations worldwide face critical exposures due to a mix of security gaps in modern cloud environments.

According to the US Department of Justice (DoJ), a Ukrainian national named Mark Sokolovsky pleaded guilty to operating the "Raccoon Infostealer" malware in US federal court.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns of "Trinity" ransomware attacks on healthcare and public health organizations.

Secureworks has seen a 30 percent year-over-year increase in active ransomware groups despite law enforcement efforts to stop ransomware gangs.

Danish company LEGO recently had its official website compromised on the evening of Oct. 4 to promote a cryptocurrency scam.

Hackers recently stole sensitive employee data from a software-as-a-service company, CreditRiskMonitor.com.  CreditRiskMonitor.com advises consumers on trade credit and provides supply chain risk monitoring.

David Hyde of Vanderbilt University weighs in on a major cybersecurity breach targeting U.S. telecommunications firms, with potential ties to Chinese state-sponsored hackers.

US money transfer giant MoneyGram has recently confirmed to customers that their personal information (PII) may have been stolen in a data breach incident.  The firm posted a notice on its website yesterday.