New survey reveals lack of staff, skills, and resources driving smaller teams to outsource security. As business begins its return to normalcy (however “normal” may …
New Cache Side Channel Attack Can De-Anonymize Targeted Online Users
A group of academics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has warned of a novel technique that could be used to defeat anonymity …
North Korean Hackers Targeting Small and Midsize Businesses with H0lyGh0st Ransomware
An emerging threat cluster originating from North Korea has been linked to developing and using ransomware in cyberattacks targeting small businesses since September 2021. The …
Mantis Botnet Behind the Largest HTTPS DDoS Attack Targeting Cloudflare Customers
The botnet behind the largest HTTPS distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in June 2022 has been linked to a spate of attacks aimed at nearly 1,000 …
Former CIA Engineer Convicted of Leaking ‘Vault 7’ Hacking Secrets to Wikileaks
Joshua Schulte, a former programmer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has been found guilty of leaking a trove of classified hacking tools and …
State-Backed Hackers Targeting Journalists in Widespread Espionage Campaigns
Nation-state hacking groups aligned with China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey have been targeting journalists to conduct espionage and spread malware as part of a …
A Simple Formula for Getting Your IT Security Budget Approved
Although there is a greater awareness of cybersecurity threats than ever before, it is becoming increasingly difficult for IT departments to get their security budgets …
Microsoft Details App Sandbox Escape Bug Impacting Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS Devices
Microsoft on Wednesday shed light on a now patched security vulnerability affecting Apple’s operating systems that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to escalate device …
Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian Students in Latest Malware Campaign
The advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a new ongoing phishing campaign targeting students at various educational institutions …
New ‘Retbleed’ Speculative Execution Attack Affects AMD and Intel CPUs
Security researchers have uncovered yet another vulnerability affecting numerous older AMD and Intel microprocessors that could bypass current defenses and result in Spectre-based speculative-execution attacks. …
