- A million airport parking customers affected in huge data breach
August 31, 2024
A million Park’N Fly customers have had their sensitive data stolen after the company suffered a cyberattack. The news was confirmed in a data breach notification letter sent out by the company, which noted the threat actors accessed the company’s IT infrastructure in July 2024 using stolen VPN credentials. The crooks stole people’s full names, email ...
- Cyber security in critical industries: challenges, solutions, and the road ahead
August 30, 2024
In an era of rapid digital transformation, cyber security has emerged as a paramount concern, particularly for critical industries such as energy, healthcare, and transportation. As we approach the IET’s Cyber Security for Critical Industries 2024 conference, it is essential to delve into the latest cyber security challenges and explore how building resilient and responsive ...
- North Korean threat actor Citrine Sleet exploiting Chromium zero-day
August 30, 2024
On August 19, 2024, Microsoft identified a North Korean threat actor exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Chromium, now identified as CVE-2024-7971, to gain remote code execution (RCE). Microsoft researchers assess with high confidence that the observed exploitation of CVE-2024-7971 can be attributed to a North Korean threat actor targeting the cryptocurrency sector for financial gain. Microsoft ...
- Silent Intrusions: Godzilla Fileless Backdoors Targeting Atlassian Confluence
August 30, 2024
Trend Micro observed a new attack vector of weaponization for the vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 using the Godzilla backdoor. Following initial exploitation, a loader was loaded into the Atlassian victim server which loads a Godzilla webshell. On January 16, 2024, Atlassian released a security advisory for CVE-2023-22527, a vulnerability that affects Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server products. In ...
- Join the Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe on 1-2 October 2024
August 30, 2024
Amsterdam, Netherlands – 1-2 October 2024 – The Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe 2024 is poised to be a must-attend event, bringing together top-tier experts and innovators in cybersecurity and cloud computing. Set at the RAI Amsterdam, this year’s expo promises to deliver cutting-edge insights, transformative presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities for professionals dedicated ...
- Chennai bomb threat mails: Serious setback for police as Microsoft refuses to share vital information
August 30, 2024
Chennai cybercrime police has faced a serious setback in its investigations into the more than three dozen hoax bomb emails sent to schools, colleges, and the airport, ToI reported on August 30. Microsoft has refused to share crucial information regarding the mails, the report by ToI’s A Selvaraj said. These emails, the latest of which coincided ...
- 85 cyber attacks on Việt Nam’s sites, portals last week
August 30, 2024
A total of 85 cases of cyber attacks on Việt Nam’s websites and information portals were reported in the past week, according to the Authority of Information Security (under the Ministry of Information and Communications). Seventy four were phishing attacks and eleven were malware installations. According to the information security authority, attackers have been using malicious ...
- Starlink’s local bank accounts are frozen as X prepares to be shut down in Brazil
August 30, 2024
A judge in Brazil has blocked Starlink’s bank accounts in the country amid a deepening dispute with X. The move comes as the same Supreme Court judge has threatened to shut down X in the country, and is a direct response to the ongoing legal battle with the social media company, Reuters reported. X owner Elon ...
- #StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware
August 29, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and partners are releasing this joint advisory to disseminate known RansomHub ransomware IOCs and TTPs. These have been identified through FBI threat response activities and third-party reporting as recently as August 2024. RansomHub is a ransomware-as-a-service variant—formerly known as Cyclops and Knight—that has established itself as an efficient and successful ...
- Heriot-Watt University begins work on new £2.5m cyber attack station
August 29, 2024
Work has begun on the development of a new optical ground station at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. The £2.5m facility will demonstrate and test satellite quantum secure communications and is scheduled to be fully operational by late autumn this year. The Quantum Communications Hub Optical Ground Station (HOGS) will help to tackle future cyberattacks by researching ...