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Japanese watchmaker Seiko Group Corp. has been struck by a ransomware attack, with the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claiming responsibility. The attack, officially described as a data breach, was disclosed by Seiko on Aug. 10 and is said to have taken Read More …
Operators of critical utility infrastructure across the UK may have been affected by a developing cyber attack on the systems of Energy One, an Australia-based supplier of software and services for the energy sector. The ongoing incident was disclosed via Read More …
DAR ES SALAM, Tanzania – INTERPOL and AFRIPOL have coordinated an operation across 25 African countries that enabled investigators to arrest 14 suspected cybercriminals and identify 20,674 suspicious cyber networks, highlighting the surge in digital insecurity and cyber threats in Read More …
The US embassy in Montenegro has placed billboards on several locations in the capital Podgorica, offering up to $10 million for information on cyber attacks in Montenegro operated against American interests. The billboards seek information about ransomware attacks on state Read More …
Since at least 2019, Mandiant has tracked threat actor interest in, and use of, AI capabilities to facilitate a variety of malicious activity. Based on Mandiant own observations and open source accounts, adoption of AI in intrusion operations remains limited Read More …
Someone is targeting LinkedIn accounts, trying to break in with either login credentials leaked elsewhere, or with brute-force attacks. As a result, many people have had their accounts compromised, while others have been locked out due to too many failed Read More …
China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Wednesday warned of data security risks after recent reports identified US intelligence agencies were behind a cyberattack on Wuhan Earthquake Monitoring Center. A joint investigation team formed by the National Computer Virus Emergency Read More …
Cyber crimes in Germany fell by 6.5% in 2022, federal police said on Wednesday, but the decline was not a “relief” as the attacks were more severe and those originating from overseas rose by more than 8%. The economic damage Read More …
Researchers have revealed that more than 100,000 hackers could be operating on compromised devices due to their involvement on cyber crime forums. A study from Hudson Rock identified around 120,000 devices infected with malware that contained login credentials for cyber Read More …
Discord.io, a third-party service that helps people generate custom invites for their Discord channels, has been hacked, and information on some 760,000 members stolen. The service has since suspended its operations, and the attacker explained that this is actually a Read More …
