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LYON, France – A global operation involving law enforcement from 40 countries, territories and regions has ended with the arrest of over 5,500 financial crime suspects and the seizure of more than USD 400 million in virtual assets and government-backed Read More …
SonicWall has released a security update addressing a vulnerability in the Windows (32 and 64-bit) versions of SonicWall SMA100 NetExtender. SMA100 NetExtender is a virtual private network (VPN) client. This vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-29014, may allow an attacker to execute Read More …
A nuclear body has launched a cyber security hub to help protect itself from IT threats. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) opened the centre at Herdus House in Moor Row, near the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria. It said the Group Read More …
In Q3 2024, the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center (PT ESC) TI Department discovered a series of attacks on Russian government agencies. PT ESC researchers were unable to establish any connection with known groups using the same techniques. The main goal Read More …
Starbucks has confirmed that a ransomware attack on software supplier Blue Yonder has disrupted its internal systems for managing employee schedules and tracking work hours. The incident has primarily affected Starbucks’ North American operations, including approximately 11,000 stores across the Read More …
Pakistan’s government has deployed Chinese technology to build what some senior officials familiar with the project are calling a new, national internet “firewall” that will allow authorities to monitor online traffic and regulate the use of popular apps with greater Read More …
Security researchers have uncovered two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by RomCom, a Russian-linked hacking group, to target Firefox browser users and Windows device owners across Europe and North America. Researchers with security firm ESET say Read More …
This week, the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team investigated a sample of SteelFox malware. This is bundled with “software activators” for JetBrains and Foxit PDF readers. During installation, they run as a service and use vulnerable signed Windows drivers Read More …
In a recent incident response case, Kaspersky dealt with a variant of the Mimic ransomware with some interesting customization features. The attackers were able to connect via RDP to the victim’s server after a successful brute force attack and then Read More …
Microsoft Exchange and Teams Calendar are currently down worldwide, with Outlook also “crashing,” according to users who said they could not view or send emails. The technology company said that it is “investigating an issue impacting users attempting to access Read More …
