Cybersecurity

Thousands of Qlik Sense Servers Open to Cactus Ransomware

Nearly five months after security researchers warned of the Cactus ransomware group leveraging a set of three vulnerabilities in Qlik Sense data analytics and business intelligence (BI) platform, many organizations remain dangerously vulnerable to the threat. Qlik disclosed the vulnerabilities in August and September. The company’s August disclosure involved two bugs in multiple versions of […]

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LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada

Mar 14, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Crime A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation. Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario resident, was originally arrested in November 2022 and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) with “conspiring with others to […]

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Investment Scams Grow, 13,000 Domains Detected in January 2024

Internet security experts have detected and blocked nearly 13,000 fake investment platform domains across more than 7000 IPs in January 2024, a 25% increase from December 2023. The figure comes amid growing concerns over the escalating threat of online investment scams, which continue to prey on unsuspecting individuals worldwide.  According to data from the Federal Trade […]

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How AI is revolutionizing identity fraud – Help Net Security

Nearly half of businesses reported a growth in synthetic identity fraud, while biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud attempts also increased, according to AuthenticID. Consumers and businesses alike are facing new challenges in today’s digital existence, from considering the ramifications of digital identity to grappling with the use and prevalence of new tools like generative […]