Critical Infrastructure Security CISA, EPA and FBI Warn of Increased Cyberthreats Targeting US Water Systems Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 19, 2024 CISA, the EPA and the FBI urged water sector officials to bolster cyber defenses in guidance published on Thursday. (Image: Shutterstock) The water and wastewater sector is grappling with cybersecurity challenges […]
Three councils in England have announced they were affected by a cyberattack which has forced them to take down multiple online services. The councils for Canterbury, Dover and Thanet in Kent, on England’s southeastern coast — with a combined population of just under 500,000 — appear to have been impacted by a single incident. A […]
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s pre-ransomware notification initiative, which aims to reduce risk by alerting organizations of early-stage ransomware activity, resulted in more than 1,200 pre-ransomware notifications in 2023. The federal agency’s effort had […]
We analyzed 2,5 million vulnerabilities we discovered in our customer’s assets. This is what we found. Digging into the data The dataset we analyze here is representative of a subset of clients that subscribe to our vulnerability scanning services. Assets scanned include those reachable across the Internet, as well as those present on internal networks. […]
Jan 22, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Cyber Threat Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Java-based “sophisticated” information stealer that uses a Discord bot to exfiltrate sensitive data from compromised hosts. The malware, named NS-STEALER, is propagated via ZIP archives masquerading as cracked software, Trellix security researcher Gurumoorthi Ramanathan said in an analysis published last week. The […]
LockBit ransomware gang claims the attack on the sandwich chain Subway Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2024 The LockBit ransomware gang claimed to have hacked Subway, the American multinational fast food restaurant franchise. Subway IP LLC is an American multinational fast-food restaurant franchise that specializes in submarine sandwiches (subs), wraps, salads, and drinks. The Lockbit ransomware group added […]
The ‘Standard’ fingerprinting protection mode in Brave Browser will be enhanced to provide strong privacy protection while maintaining better compatibility with websites.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Company Fined for Dropping Advertising Cookies Without Consent Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 19, 2024 Yahoo will pay 10 million euros to the French government. (Image: Shutterstock) The French data regulator imposed a fine of 10 million euros on Yahoo after determining that […]
Admin of the BreachForums hacking forum sentenced to 20 years supervised release Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2024 Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the admin of the BreachForums hacking forum, has been sentenced to 20 years supervised release. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the admin of the BreachForums hacking forum, was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release. In July, […]