Katina Michael, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University, calls for better measures to secure sensitive biometric data.

"Q-Day," when quantum computers can break existing cryptographic algorithms, is predicted to happen within the next decade, leaving digital information vulnerable under current encryption protocols.

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.