A yearlong phishing campaign used various techniques to help evade security tools while attempting to harvest the credentials of Office 365 users, according to Microsoft researchers. In some cases, the attackers even used Morse code to help avoid detection.
Ukrainian police have shuttered several allegedly illegal cryptocurrency exchanges throughout the country that were processing about $1.1 million in virtual currencies each month. Officials say the exchange allegedly appeared to facilitate money laundering and had connections to Russia.
The hacker behind the $612 million breach of the blockchain-based Poly Network system has reportedly returned all stolen assets. Security experts have highlighted a critical vulnerability and a need for further DeFi security regulations.
Cybercriminals have developed a blockchain analytics tool on the darknet that could help a gang launder illegally obtained bitcoin, and they are actively marketing it, according to the cryptocurrency analytics firm Elliptic. The tool, however, is rated as not entirely effective.
Security researchers are tracking several ransomware gangs that are attempting to exploit a series of bugs in Microsoft Windows collectively called "PrintNightmare." Meanwhile, Microsoft has published an out-of-band alert about another zero-day flaw related to the PrintNightmare vulnerabilities.
A recently uncovered cryptomining scheme used malicious Docker images to hijack organizations’ computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, according to the cybersecurity firm Aqua Security.
Nat Smith, senior director security analyst at Gartner, describes what factors potential buyers should consider when vendors pitch artificial intelligence-enabled security solutions.
What are the latest cybersecurity issues? Join four Information Security Media Group editors as they describe the top issues of the week, including the risk of cyberattacks provoking a kinetic response, as well as top healthcare CISOs' tips for handling supply chain security, resiliency and ransomware.
The recent ransomware attack that disrupted Scripps Health's IT systems and patient care for nearly a month has so far cost the San Diego-based organization nearly $113 million, including $91.6 million in lost revenue, according to a financial report the nonprofit entity filed this week.
Pakistan’s Cyber Security Policy 2021 aims to build a resilient cybersecurity and governance framework and promotes collaboration with global CERTs. But there’s still some ambiguity around defining critical infrastructure and establishing forensic labs.
The notorious AlphaBay darknet marketplace appears to be getting rebooted by "DeSnake," who claims to have been the security administrator for the previous iteration, which law enforcement officials took down in 2017. Whether buyers and sellers will trust it, or the site will survive any takedown efforts, remains to...
The RansomEXX gang reportedly hit Taiwan-based computer hardware maker Gigabyte last week with a ransomware attack that temporarily shut down its website and other internal services. The attackers have now reportedly threatened to leak 112GB of business data if a ransom is not paid.
The consultancy Accenture, which offers cybersecurity services, confirmed Wednesday it had been hit by a cyber incident. The ransomware gang LockBit took credit for the attack.
Antivirus and identity protection firm NortonLifeLock confirmed Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire its rival, Avast, for $8.1 billion to $8.6 billion.
There's another twist in the REvil ransomware saga: A decryption key released Friday on a Russian-language cybercrime forum unlocks files encrypted in the attack against Miami-based software developer Kaseya. Why it was released, however, is unknown, and its utility at this point is questionable.
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