Educational institutions are prime targets for ransomware and other cyberattacks due to their open nature and troves of sensitive data, requiring continuous investment in cyber defenses and strong security practices, said Steve Zuromski, CIO at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts.
Albania's Parliament and a telecommunications service provider faced online attacks on Christmas day, according to the Albanian National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security. Iranian hackers called Homeland Justice have claimed responsibility for the latest wave of attacks.
This week, a breach at real estate firm Wealth Network exposed 1.5 billion records, Corewell Health patients were hit by a second breach, data of 1.3M LoanCare mortgage customers was exposed, and Yakult Australia admitted to experiencing a "cybersecurity incident" that exposed 95 gigabytes of data.
This week in the cryptocurrency industry, Thunder Terminal successfully prevented a hack, Changpeng Zhao ranking 34th on a list of billionaires, Coinbase refuted a senator's allegations of subverting crypto regulations, and scammers stole $3 million in 24 hours using fake ads.
Hackers are targeting Linux Secure Shell servers to install tools for port scanning and dictionary attacks to compromise other vulnerable servers, forming a network for cryptocurrency mining and distributed denial-of-service attacks, say researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center.
A Russian man accused by the U.S. of trafficking in a hacked database of online credentials will apparently evade American courts after the Russian government said it had succeeded in extraditing him. Russian prosecutors say Nikita Kislitsin faces charges related to an October 2022 hacking incident.
All has not been quiet on the malicious cybersecurity front this year, thanks to constant cybercrime innovation, cyberattacks and cyberespionage, and malicious or inadvertent data breaches. Here are 12 notable incidents and trends of 2023 and their implications for the bigger cybersecurity picture.
Scammers are stealing hotels' log-in credentials for online travel site Booking.com and targeting their customers, experts warn. In many cases, attackers use Booking's own messaging system to contact customers and request their payment card data, they say.
British prosecutors have sentenced a teenager behind high-profile hacks while he was part of the now-inactive Lapsus$ hacking group. Arion Kurtaj, from Oxford, will remain in medical care after doctors declared he was unfit to stand for trial owing to severe autism.
This week, MongoDB blamed a phishing email for causing unauthorized access to its corporate environment, hackers interrupted VF Corp. holiday shipping, Britain electrical grid operator National Grid dropped a Chinese supplier, German authorities shut down an online criminal bazaar, and more.
Cybercriminals increasingly use malicious ads through search engines to deploy new malware targeting businesses, marking a rise in browser-based attacks. Researchers at Malwarebytes observed PikaBot, a malware family that appeared in early 2023, being distributed via malvertising.
China's industrial and information technology ministry unveiled plans to classify data security incidents based on severity and the extent of damage to victims. It proposes color-coding incident types to help regulatory agencies respond appropriately to specific events faster.
Attorney Jonathan Armstrong examines four cybersecurity legal trends that will shape 2024: heightened personal liability for security leaders, the impact of ransomware, legal and ethical concerns about AI, and the influence of shadow IT, especially regarding messaging apps.
In the latest weekly update, editors at ISMG discuss whether police have seized ransomware group Alphv/BlackCat's data leak site, how fraudsters are adapting their tactics and techniques to exploit advancements in technology, and which cryptocurrency stories shaped the industry this year.
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