April 6, 2023 The FBI and other foreign law enforcement organizations have seized the Genesis Market, a well-known marketplace for hackers to trade stolen passwords and digital fingerprints. The investigation, dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster," enlisted the help of more...
April 6, 2023 The United States is increasingly concerned about protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, even as small businesses remain vulnerable and enticing targets for hackers. According to Score statistics from 2017, 43% of cyberattacks target small businesses. more...
April 5, 2023 Police from 17 countries, including the FBI and the RCMP, have shut down the Genesis Market, one of the biggest criminal websites for selling stolen credentials and access to bots. In a news release today, more...
April 5, 2023 Threat actors continue to poison the NPM repository for open-source JavaScript code with malware aimed at unwary application developers. But the most recent campaigns were so severe, they caused a distributed denial of service attack more...
April 5, 2023 ChatGPT is being investigated by Canada’s Privacy Commissioner for possibly using personal information without permission. “AI technology and its effects on privacy is a priority for my Office,” Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne said in a more...
April 5, 2023 Internal documents from NTC Vulkan, a Russian cybersecurity contractor, have been leaked by a whistleblower. The "Vulkan Files" reveal that the contractor's engineers work directly for Russian military and intelligence outfits, training state-backed hackers, running more...
April 5, 2023 A study by WithSecure shows that organizations around the world lack a cohesive and strategic approach to cybersecurity investments. Based on a survey of more than 400 global cybersecurity and IT decision-makers conducted by Forrester more...
April 5, 2023 Two new ransomware strains found, TikTok fined millions in the U.K. and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, April 5th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Two new ransomware more...
April 4, 2023 A new strain of ransomware believed to be the fastest-executing encryption malware has been discovered. Researchers at Check Point Software said today the strain, dubbed Rorschach, hit an unnamed U.S. company using a signed component more...
April 4, 2023 Data storage giant Western Digital has been dealing with a "network security incident" after detecting a break-in by an unauthorized third party into its internal systems. The company has confirmed that hackers exfiltrated data from more...
