News
-
"Creative Software Maker Affinity Informs Customers of Forum Breach"UK-based photo editing, graphic design, and publishing software developer Affinity recently informed its forum members of a data breach that occurred on April 6. The company said a hacker gained access to forum user data after compromising an… -
"Student Privacy Is at More Risk Than Ever Before. Can K-12 Schools Keep It Safe?"Education technology is now an integral part of the education system. However, there are concerns regarding the readiness of K-12 districts to address the complex privacy and security issues raised by such technology. According to "Uncovering Privacy and…
-
"New Domino Backdoor Malware Linked to Ex-Conti, FIN7 Criminals"Domino Backdoor is a new malware linked by security researchers to former members of the prolific Conti and FIN7 groups. It has been used to launch information-stealing malware, which involves the same techniques and source code as the infamous groups,…
-
"HHS Launches New Cybersecurity Awareness Resources"The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released three new cybersecurity resources, each of which focuses on educating medical institutions on how to better protect their digital infrastructures. Two websites and an online report provide…
-
"Vice Society Gang Is Using a Custom PowerShell Tool for Data Exfiltration"Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 found the Vice Society ransomware group exfiltrating data from a victim network using a custom-built Microsoft PowerShell script. Using this PowerShell tool, the threat actors are circumventing software and/or human-based…
-
"UK Education Sector Suffered Most from Ransomware in 2022"Security researchers at Malwarebytes have discovered that the education sector in the UK was hit far more by ransomware than in other countries last year, thanks to targeting by the Vice Society group. The security vendor’s latest findings from…
-
"Machine Learning Can Help to Flag Risky Messages on Instagram While Preserving Users' Privacy"It is important to protect social media users from harassment and bullying while also taking steps to protect their privacy. A team of researchers from four leading universities has proposed using Machine Learning (ML) technology to identify potentially…
-
"Montana Becomes 1st State to Approve a Full Ban of TikTok"Montana has recently become the first state to approve a bill that would ban TikTok. On Friday, the GOP-controlled Montana House of Representatives sent the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte, who can now sign the measure into law. If signed into law…
-
"Making a Smaller Target for Hackers: Technology Keeps Industrial Control Systems Safer by Limiting Online Access"OpDefender, a technology created at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is founded on the principle of minimizing the attack surface as much as possible. Operational control technology exists at all levels of…
-
"Police Crack Comms to Bust Money Laundering Group"Police have recently claimed to have busted a criminal network believed to have laundered over $198m in drug trafficking profits after analyzing decrypted messages. Europol said it supported a joint investigation by the Belgian Federal Judicial…
-
"CISA: Patch Bug Exploited by Chinese E-commerce App"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently added CVE-2023-20963 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA has given the government until May 4 to patch the zero-day vulnerability, which was allegedly…
-
"LockBit Ransomware Is Targeting Macs for the First Time"LockBit, one of the most notorious ransomware strains, reportedly infected Apple Mac devices for the first time. MalwareHunterTeam cybersecurity researchers reported discovering "locker_Apple_M1_64," which is said to be the first LockBit ransomware…