Initial Ransomware Demands Jump 20% to $600,000 in 2023
February 20, 2024 0 Comments
Arctic Wolf found that the median ransomware demand was $600,000 in 2023, a 20% rise on the previous year
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Microsoft Is Spying on Users of Its AI Tools
February 20, 2024 0 Comments
Microsoft announced that it caught Chinese, Russian, and Iranian hackers using its AI tools—presumably coding tools—to improve their hacking abilities. From their report: In collaboration with OpenAI, we are sharing
Insider Steals 80,000 Email Addresses From District Councils
February 20, 2024 0 Comments
A former employee at Stratford-on-Avon District Council stole residents’ emails to promote his business
Report: Manufacturing bears the brunt of industrial ransomware
February 20, 2024 0 Comments
Manufacturing continues to be the industrial sector hardest hit by ransomware, according to a new report by industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. The firm’s year-in-review reported more than 900 ransomware incidents
Lockbit Infrastructure Disrupted by Global Law Enforcers
February 20, 2024 0 Comments
UK’s National Crime Agency has led an international operation to disrupt the Lockbit ransomware group
FBI, British authorities seize infrastructure of LockBit ransomware group
February 19, 2024 0 Comments
An international law enforcement operation on Monday seized servers and disrupted the infrastructure used by the LockBit ransomware syndicate, a government official confirmed to CyberScoop after websites used by the
Fake Tokens Exploit BRICS Investment Hype
February 19, 2024 0 Comments
Resecurity said bad actors exploited geopolitical narratives, spreading misinformation
Anatsa Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Targets European Banks
February 19, 2024 0 Comments
ThreatFabric said the campaign has evolved since last year, employing sophisticated methods and mainly targeting Samsung devices
EU Court of Human Rights Rejects Encryption Backdoors
February 19, 2024 0 Comments
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that breaking end-to-end encryption by adding backdoors violates human rights: Seemingly most critically, the [Russian] government told the ECHR that any intrusion
EU Launches Investigation Into TikTok Over Child Protection and Privacy Concerns
February 19, 2024 0 Comments
TikTok is suspected of breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act requirements on transparency, privacy and obligations to protect minors