Fresh statistics reveal that cybersecurity attacks are increasing and causing more financial harm to both businesses and governments. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is still grappling with the repercussions of a cybersecurity attack on its health care system in October 2021. In addition, the parent company that owns several popular brands, including Sobeys, experienced […]
According to a recent report from Zscaler Threatlabz, despite the convenience and flexibility offered by public cloud technology, many organizations are still grappling with the risks associated with cloud usage as they experience related attacks. The Cloud (In)Security research analyzed cloud workload statistics from over 260 billion daily transactions globally across the Zscaler platform and […]
Bitdefender, a cybersecurity company, has released a free decryptor for the MortalKombat ransomware that allows victims to recover their files without having to pay the ransom. This ransomware strain appeared in January 2023 and was mainly targeting systems in the United States, according to Cisco Talos. MortalKombat distributors distribute malicious ZIP attachments with BAT loader […]
Businesses must be vigilant and ready to anticipate evolving cybersecurity threats and trends in 2023. The attack surface has increased due to the surge in remote work, cloud usage, AI, and IoT, making it necessary to stay alert. In this regard, we have highlighted 20 cybersecurity trends to keep an eye on: These cybersecurity trends […]
The Windows 11 Moment 2 update, released in March 2023, includes several new features. These include a built-in screen recorder via the Snipping Tool, Phone Link for iOS, a searchable Task Manager, a tabbed Notepad, and Bing AI-powered Chat integrated directly into the Windows search bar. Bing Chat in the Windows taskbar allows users to […]
Dish Network, a satellite broadcast provider and TV giant, has confirmed that the multi-day network and service outage that started on Friday was caused by a ransomware attack. The outage affected various websites and networks owned and operated by Dish Network, as well as its call center phone numbers. Initially, Dish Network blamed VPN issues, […]
LastPass has provided more details on a “coordinated second attack” that resulted in the theft of customer data and partially encrypted password vault data from Amazon AWS cloud storage servers over a period of two months. In December, LastPass announced that it had experienced a breach, and the company has now explained how the threat […]
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various scams in 2022, marking a significant increase of more than 30% compared to the previous year. In 2021, Americans also reported losses of over $5.8 billion to fraud, representing an increase of more than 70% compared to 2020. Throughout the last […]
In January 2022, the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa closed due to a ransomware attack, causing Wi-Fi to be down for weeks. The district stated that personal identifiable information (PII) had been compromised, and students were back in school by January 12. Similarly, a school on Nantucket Island also recently faced a cyberattack, leading […]
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it had resolved a networking outage that caused its cloud platform Azure, as well as services like Teams and Outlook, to go down globally. The outage impacted services in Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, but services in China and the platform for governments were not affected. The […]