Security leaders are increasingly consolidating vendors, says Gartner
Cutting the number of vendors is aimed at reducing network complexity and improving risk posture, not to save money, sur
U-Haul Reports Data Leak that Reveals Driver’s License Information
U-Haul International (U-Haul), a truck, trailer and self-storage rental company with more than 23,000 locations in the United States and Canada, has reported a data leak after a customer contract search tool was hacked, allowing hackers to access customer names and driver’s license information. The attacker gained access to the U-Haul rental contracts search portal […]
Cisco Confirms Yanluowang Ransomware Attack and Data Theft
The data recently leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang was stolen from the company’s network during a cyberattack in May, according to Cisco. However, the company claims that the leak does not change its initial assessment that the incident has no impact on the business. According to Cisco, on September 11, 2022, malicious actors who […]
Lorenz Ransomware Penetrates Corporate Networks via Phone Systems
Lorenz, a ransomware gang which attacks organizations worldwide with tailored attacks and ransom demands, is now exploiting a critical vulnerability in Mitel MiVoice VOIP devices. The goal is to compromise companies and gain initial access to their corporate networks via their phone systems. Arctic Wolf Labs security researchers discovered this new method after noticing a […]
Google Dissolves Laptop Development Team, Reportedly Abandons Hardware Market
According to The Verge, Google has cancelled the next version of its Pixelbook laptop and disbanded the team responsible for its development. The Pixelbook team was likely to be disbanded due to cost-cutting concerns. Google CEO Sundar Pichai declared in August that “productivity as a whole is not where it needs to be for the […]
Ransomware Evades Detection by Intermittent Encryption
Attackers are using a new technique called ‘intermittent encryption’ to bypass detection, according to a new report by SentinelOne. With intermittent encryption, attackers can better bypass systems that use statistical analysis to detect an ongoing ransomware infection. Since statistical analysis is based on the intensity of the input and output operations of operating system files, […]
Patient troll attacks on Open-Source Projects jump 100% Since 2021
According to the report UnifiedPatents, Defending Open Source: A 2022 Litigation Update, patient troll attacks on open-source projects are on track to increase 100% since 2021. The report states that by mid-year, on June 6th, patent attacks by trolls on open-source projects have already reached the total for 2021. Some of the best-known trolls are […]
Oracle Achieves Revenue Targets for First Quarter
On Monday, Oracle met Wall Street’s revenue targets for the first quarter as demand for its cloud services drove segment revenue by 45% to $3.6 billion and the healthcare acquisition of IT company Cerner began to pay off. It reported adjusted earnings of $1.03 per share, compared with a Refinitiv IBES estimate of $1.07, but […]
