WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The enforcement is expected to come into effect starting October 1, 2024. “Accounts with commit access can push updates and changes to plugins and themes used by millions of WordPress […]
The UK’s data protection watchdog and serious and organized crime agency have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) designed to enhance cooperation and reaffirm their commitment to helping victim organizations.
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By recognizing the importance of diversity in technology stacks and incorporating it into security protocols and incident response plans, companies can proactively protect their infrastructure and reduce the likelihood of catastrophic events.
The U.S. Department of Justice has distributed $18. 5m to about 3000 victims of fraud facilitated by Western Union. This is part of the second phase of the Western Union Remission program, which aims to fully compensate victims.
The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security flaws. Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, Axentra, D-Link, and NETGEAR, according to a new report by French cybersecurity company Sekoia. “The Quad7 botnet […]
Security budgets are seeing modest growth in 2024, with an 8% increase compared to a 6% growth in 2023. However, hiring of security staff has significantly slowed down, according to a report by IANS Research and Artico Search.
A “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation. The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, […]
DDoS attacks have doubled, with governments being the most targeted sector, according to StormWall’s report. The number of DDoS incidents globally increased by 102% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.