May 24, 2022 Human error continues to be a leading factor in data breaches, according to Verizon’s annual analysis of cyberattacks around the world. That was one of the conclusions of the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, more...
May 24, 2022 The Conti ransomware gang’s brand is dead. That’s the conclusion of researchers at Advanced Intelligence. Its infrastructure related to negotiations, data uploads, and hosting of stolen data has been shut down. However, before you start more...
May 24, 2022 Research shows that hackers may hijack online accounts before users even register them by exploiting flaws that have since been fixed on popular websites such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Zoom, WordPress, and Dropbox. Andrew Paverd, a more...
May 24, 2022 Cybercriminals use a fake chatbot via phishing to target unsuspecting victims with malware, according to a new report by Trustwave. The attack starts with a phishing email pretending to be from DHL. The email content more...
May 24, 2022 Threat actors utilizing the Snake keylogger malware for Windows are emailing malicious PDFs with embedded Word documents to breach its victims' PCs and steal private data. According to threat analysts at HP's Wolf Security who more...
May 23, 2022 A work from home warning, students are victims of ransomware, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday May 23rd, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. It’s a long holiday more...
May 20, 2022 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review edition for the week ending Friday May 20th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. In a few minutes I’ll more...
May 20, 2022 Researchers have noticed an increase in vulnerabilities used in infiltrating organizations. According to cybersecurity firm Group-IB, the threat actors target remote desktop (RDP) servers that are exposed on the web for initial access into a more...
May 20, 2022 Media giant Nikkei has confirmed that its Singapore headquarters was the victim of a ransomware attack on May 14, 2022. Nikkei and its Asian unit reported the attack to the Japanese and Singaporean data protection more...
May 20, 2022 Microsoft has released emergency updates to address authentication issues with Active Directory (AD). After installing the May 2022 patch Tuesday updates, authentication issues occurred that led to authentication errors on some Windows services. The OBB more...
