In recent times, the US has added an increasing number of Chinese companies to a blacklist that restricts their ability to engage in certain types of business with the US. Although many of these sanctions include a prohibition on purchasing technology, it appears that certain Chinese firms have discovered a way to circumvent them by […]
The global financial system is in turmoil after the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed on March 10, 2023. Hackers, scammers, and phishing campaigns are taking advantage of the situation, registering suspicious domains and conducting attacks to steal money, account data, or infect targets with malware. SVB was the 16th largest commercial bank in the US […]
The data of millions of AT&T customers has been stolen as a result of a hack on a marketing vendor used by the US telecom giant. While AT&T did not suffer a direct breach, it is sending emails to around nine million customers to alert them of the theft of their data. The compromised customer […]
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 […]