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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 …
Clorox said on Monday it had taken certain systems offline after unauthorized activity disrupted some business operations. It said it was implementing workarounds for certain offline operations in order to continue servicing its customers and had engaged third-party cybersecurity experts Read More …
The Bangladesh Bank has issued out a comprehensive 11-point instruction in a situational alert, urging all banks and financial institutions to bolster their cyber defences. This move comes on the heels of a recent cyber threat targeting the country’s cyber Read More …
The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recoup about half of the money, officials announced Thursday. The thefts, which occurred Read More …
This week, the Polish Central Cybercrime Bureau (Centralne Biuro Zwalczania Cyberprzestępczości) under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Katowice (Prokuratura Regionalna w Katowicach) took action against LolekHosted.net, a bulletproof hosting service used by criminals to launch cyber-attacks across Read More …