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Insider threats arise from careless users, users with compromised credentials, or users who seek to cause harm intentionally. The latter type of user—the malicious insider—can be the most daunting for security teams to manage. It requires them to analyze a Read More …
Since 2022, Trend Micro researchers have been investigating numerous targeted attacks in the Asia-Pacific region that used the same ELF backdoor. Most vendors identify this backdoor as a variant of existing malware such as Gh0st RAT or Rekoobe. However, Trend Read More …
It remains unclear whether the perpetrator behind a massive data breach of the City of Helsinki has tried to benefit from the crime, according to the City. Detected in April, the hack resulted in the leak of tens of millions Read More …
Microsoft’s June 2024 Patch Tuesday has 49 vulnerabilities, 24 of which are Elevation of Privilege. The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has analyzed and addressed Microsoft’s security advisories for the month of June 2024 and has produced coverage for Read More …
Biometric scanners offer a unique way to resolve the conflict between security and usability. They help to identify a person by their unique biological characteristics – a fairly reliable process that does not require the user to exert any extra Read More …
Akira – a ransomware hacker group -that extorted $42 million from over 250 organizations across North America, Europe, and Australia within a year, is now actively targeting businesses in Singapore, according to a joint advisory issued by Singaporean authorities. The Read More …
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security feature we have come to expect as standard by 2024. Most of today’s websites offer some form of it, and some of them won’t even let you use their service until you enable 2FA. Read More …
The Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) has been hacked, exposing sensitive data and raising concerns about government agency security. Ph1ns, a hacker who gained unauthorized access to the ACPC’s internal systems, revealed the breach. The hacker was also responsible for Read More …
A new phishing campaign was recently captured by our FortiGuard Labs that spreads a new Agent Tesla variant targeting Spanish-speaking people. Security researchers have detected Agent Tesla campaigns from time to time for years. Agent Tesla is a well-known .Net-based Read More …
Frontier Communications has confirmed more than 750,000 individuals were affected in an April cyberattack on its systems, according to a regulatory filing. Lawyers representing the major US telco told the Office of the Maine Attorney General that data belonging to Read More …
