Cybersecurity

Mandiant: Attacker dwell time down, ransomware up in 2023 | TechTarget

Mandiant found that while attacker dwell time decreased in 2023, ransomware and other threats continued to rise. The cybersecurity company published on Tuesday its ‘M-Trends 2024 Special Report,’ which offered some bright spots for organizations amid an increasingly complex and expansive threat landscape. According to the report, which is based on Mandiant Consulting investigations during […]

Cybersecurity

Hackers publish fake story about Ukrainians attempting to assassinate Slovak president

An unidentified attacker hacked a Czech news service’s website and published a fake story on Tuesday claiming that an assassination attempt had been made against the newly elected Slovak president, Peter Pellegrini. According to the government-owned public service Czech News Agency (CTK), the attacker posted the false article directly to its website, meaning the story […]