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Cybercrims: When we hit IT, they sometimes pay, but when we hit OT... jackpot
Analysis Cybercriminals follow the money, and increasingly last year that led them to ransomware attacks against the manufacturing industry.…
Broadcom builds a better SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec
Broadcom has delivered on its 2023 teaser of integration between VMware's SD-WAN and Symantec's Security Service Edge, by today debuting the "VMware VeloCloud SASE, Secured by Symantec" at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.…
China warns of fake digital currency wallets fleecing netizens
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has warned local netizens that fake wallet apps for the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) are already circulating and being abused by scammers.…
Nevada sues to deny kids access to Meta's Messenger encryption
A law firm acting on behalf of the Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has asked a state court to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) denying minors access to encrypted communication in Meta's Messenger application.…
ALPHV/BlackCat responsible for Change Healthcare cyberattack
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is reportedly responsible for the massive Change Healthcare cyberattack that has disrupted pharmacies across the US since last week.…
Back from the dead: LockBit taunts cops, threatens to leak Trump docs
Updated LockBit claims it's back in action just days after an international law enforcement effort seized the ransomware gang's servers and websites, and retrieved more than 1,000 decryption keys to assist victims.…
Everything you need to know about NIS2
Webinar The original European Union Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive certainly led to an improvement in member states' cybersecurity defences, but it struggled to do everything required as cyberattacks and threats scaled up with the growth in digitalization.…
Data watchdog tells off outsourcing giant for scanning staff biometrics despite 'power imbalance'
A data protection watchdog in the UK has issued an enforcement notice to stop Serco from using facial recognition tech and fingerprint scanning to monitor staff at 38 leisure centers it runs.…
Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job
in brief A Florida journalist has been arrested and charged with breaking into protected computer systems in a case his lawyers say was less "hacking," more "good investigative journalism." …
Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? Yeah, like everything else
Systems Approach One refrain you often hear is that security must be built in from the ground floor; that retrofitting security to an existing system is the source of design complications, or worse, outright flawed designs.…
LockBit extorted billions of dollars from victims, fresh leaks suggest
Authorities digging into LockBit's finances believe the group may have generated more than $1 billion in ransom fees over its four-year lifespan.…
U-Haul tells 67K customers that cyber-crooks drove away with their personal info
U-Haul is alerting tens of thousands of folks that miscreants used stolen credentials to break into one of its systems and access customer records that contained some personal data.…
LockBit identity reveal a bigger letdown than Game of Thrones Season 8
The grand finale of the week of LockBit leaks was slated to expose the real identity of LockBitSupp – the alias of the gang's public spokesperson – but the reveal has fallen short of expectations.…
Tips on meeting complex cloud security challenges
Webinar Dealing with the double trouble of relentless cyber threats and regular technology refresh cycles can stretch already overworked security practitioners. And orchestrating the transition to cloud-native applications and multi-cloud architectures doesn't make things any easier.…
X protests forced suspension of accounts on orders of India's government
The global government affairs team at X (née Twitter) has suspended some accounts and posts in India after receiving executive orders to do so from the country's government, backed by threat of penalties including significant fines and imprisonment.…
Avast shells out $17M to shoo away claims it peddled people's personal data
Avast has agreed to cough up $16.5 million after the FTC accused the antivirus vendor of selling customer information to third parties.…
Cyberattack downs pharmacies across America
Updated IT provider Change Healthcare has confirmed it shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack, disrupting prescription orders and other services at pharmacies across the US.…
Authorities dismantled LockBit before it could unleash revamped variant
Law enforcement's disruption of the LockBit ransomware crew comes as the criminal group was working on bringing a brand-new variant to market, research reveals.…
Ukrainian police arrest father and son in suspected LockBit affiliate double act
Today's edition of the week-long LockBit leaks reveals a father-son duo was apprehended in Ukraine as part of the series of takedown-related arrests this week.…
Giant leak reveals Chinese infosec vendor I-Soon is one of Beijing's cyber-attackers for hire
A cache of stolen document posted to GitHub appears to reveal how a Chinese infosec vendor named I-Soon offers rent-a-hacker services for Beijing.…