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  • "Illinois College, Hit by Ransomware Attack, to Shut Down"

    Lincoln College, located in Illinois, is scheduled to close its doors Friday, becoming the first U.S. institution of higher learning to shut down in part due to a ransomware attack.  A goodbye note posted to the school's website noted that it could…

  • "Exploits Created for Critical F5 BIG-IP Flaw, Install Patch Immediately"

    Cybersecurity researchers from Horizon3 and Positive Technologies created exploits for a new critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP networking devices, warning all administrators to immediately install the latest security updates…

  • "Beware: This Cheap and ‘Homemade’ DCRat Malware Is Surprisingly Effective"

    DCRat malware provides complete backdoor access to Windows systems. This backdoor malware has existed since 2018 but has been redesigned and relaunched multiple times. It is being sold on several Russian-speaking underground forums for as little as $5…

  • "Data breach Discovered at IKEA Canada impacts 95,000 Customers"

    IKEA has recently notified Canada's privacy watchdog following a large data breach involving the personal information of approximately 95,000 customers.  In a statement, IKEA said that some of its customers' personal information appeared in the…

  • "Ransomware Attack Hits Production Facilities of Agricultural Equipment Giant AGCO"

    Agricultural equipment giant AGCO stated that its business operations have been impacted after falling victim to a ransomware attack last week.  AGCO designs, makes, and distributes agricultural machinery and precision technology, offering equipment…

  • "Ransomware Researchers Are Being Targeted by the Criminals They Track"

    Security researchers investigating ransomware gangs are being targeted by the criminals they are trying to track. A hacker, believed to be a member of the Russian cybercrime gang REvil, used a fraudulent Emergency Data Request (EDR) to get information…

  • "Microsoft Documents Over 200 Cyberattacks by Russia Against Ukraine"

    Microsoft reports over 236 Russian-backed cyberattacks against Ukraine in the last 6 weeks Six separate Russia-aligned hacking groups launched hundreds of cyber attacks that destroyed critical information in dozens of Ukraine organizations including…

  • "Costa Rica’s Alvarado Says Cyber​​Attacks Seek to Destabilize Country as Government Transitions"

    Russian-based cyber crime group attacks Costa Rica's state computer systems as new President Rodrigo Chaves transitions into office. Six state public institutions were attacked this week, with demands of $10 million for stolen or encrypted data from…

  • "GitHub to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication"

    Github, a code-hosting platform used by tens of millions of software developers worldwide, is implementing mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) for all code contributors.  Github announced that all users who upload code to the site will need to…

  • "NIST Updates Cybersecurity Guidance for Supply Chain Risk Management"

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its foundational Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) guidance, which aims to help organizations protect themselves as they obtain and use new technology products and…

  • "Microsoft, Apple and Google Team Up on Passwordless Standard"

    Apple, Microsoft, and Google announced plans to support the FIDO Alliance and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard, making it easier for websites and apps to deliver end-to-end passwordless authentication via fingerprint/face scan or device PIN.…

  • "CyLab Researchers Investigate Apple's Privacy Labels"

    A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab has been studying privacy nutrition labels for more than a decade. Therefore, when Apple introduced privacy labels in their app store, the researchers wanted to find out whether the labels…