CISA says BianLian ransomware now focuses only on data theft
The BianLian ransomware operation has shifted its tactics, becoming primarily a data theft extortion group, according to an updated advisory…
Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach
The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity…
US charges Phobos ransomware admin after South Korea extradition
Evgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national and suspected administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, was extradited from South Korea and is…
How Ransomware Jeopardizes Healthcare Organizations
Security challenges in the healthcare sector continue to grow as connected assets and attack surfaces expand. Organizations in any sector…
The Future of Cybersecurity: Predictions for 2025 and Beyond
by Gary S. Miliefsky, CISSP, fmDHS As the publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine, I have a great honor and pleasure…
Guarding the Games: Cybersecurity and the 2024 Summer Olympics
As Paris prepares to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, athletes from around the world converge to represent their country.…
Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider
Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19…
OpenText Cybersecurity Unveils 2024’s Nastiest Malware
PRESS RELEASE WATERLOO, ON, Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), has revealed its highly...
US indicts Snowflake hackers who extorted $2.5 million from 3 victims
The Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against two suspected Snowflake hackers, who breached more than 165 organizations using…
New Ymir ransomware partners with RustyStealer in attacks
A new ransomware family called 'Ymir' has been spotted in the wild, being introduced onto systems that were previously compromised…