Cybersecurity
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Russia is stepping up its cyberattacks on Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies in an effort to uncover what they know about war crimes committed by Russian soldiers, according to Ukrainian cybersecurity officials. The Kremlin’s recent espionage campaigns targeted Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office, courts, and other entities involved in investigating war crimes, said Victor Zhora, the deputy […]
Cybersecurity agencies from Japan and the U.S. have warned of attacks mounted by a state-backed hacking group from China to stealthily tamper with branch routers and use them as jumping-off points to access the networks of various companies in the two countries. The attacks have been tied to a malicious cyber actor dubbed BlackTech by […]
More than six weeks after hackers caused “significant disruption” to Swan Retail’s inventory management, order fulfilment and accounting systems, fashion retailers told Drapers the issues have still not been resolved. Sandersons Boutique owner and co-founder Mark Dransfield said the cyber-attack on Swan Retail, which occurred on 13 August, “has hugely affected” the business. “We are […]
Campbell Soup Co. said it discovered a cyber intrusion in part of its IT network during the end of its fiscal fourth quarter, according to a disclosure in its annual report filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Camden, N.J.-based food manufacturer said it took immediate steps to investigate, contain and eliminate the […]
Even as the effects of the show-stopping cyberattacks on MGM Grand and Caesars are still being felt, attackers continue to target the hospitality industry with an active phishing campaign aimed at spreading info-stealing malware. The offensive uses social-engineering tactics similar to the ones that ultimately crippled the resort-casinos this month. The campaign, discovered by researchers at […]
Lumu, a startup that helps enterprises identify and isolate security compromises, today announced that it raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Forgepoint Capital, $6 million of which is debt. Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu’s founder and CEO, says that the new cash will be put toward growing Lumu’s sales team in the U.S., […]
In July, a security anomaly surfaced when atypical commits, disguised as Dependabot contributions, were detected in numerous GitHub repositories. On closer examination, these commits were found to harbor malicious code, raising serious concerns within the developer community. Diving into Details Threat actors meticulously fabricated commit messages to mimic Dependabot’s automated contributions to mask the malevolent […]
The encryption method, known as PKCS#1 v1.5 padding scheme, was previously thought to be immune to attacks, but a new paper reveals that many software implementations of the scheme are actually vulnerable.
The U.S.Homeland Security Department this week will convene the first-of-its-kind cybersecurity summit with leaders from Latin America, which has increasingly become a hotbed for criminal digital activity and influence efforts by China. The two-day “Western Hemisphere Cyber Conference,” which will be attended by nearly two dozen nations and kicks off Wednesday, was inspired by a […]