Russian Script Kiddie Assembles Massive DDoS Botnet
Over the past year, "Matrix" has used publicly available malware tools and exploit scripts to target weakly secured IoT devices…
Legal challenges on administrative reach expected in Trump’s deregulatory scheme, experts say
Biden-era regulations can be expected to be on the chopping block via legal challenges once President-elect Donald Trump takes office,…
Reps McGovern, Massie urge Biden to pardon Julian Assange to ‘send a clear message’ on press freedom
U.S. Reps. James McGovern and Thomas Massie wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian…
Salt Typhoon Builds Out Malware Arsenal With GhostSpider
The APT, aka Earth Estries, is one of China's most effective threat actors, performing espionage for sometimes years on end…
Securing AI Models – Risk and Best Practices
Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) has turned out to be a game changer after the introduction of ChatGPT, DALL-E, Bard, Gemini,…
Ransomware Attack on Blue Yonder Hits Starbucks, Supermarkets
The incident is typical of the heightened threats organizations face during the holidays, when most companies reduce their security operations…
Hackers abuse Avast anti-rootkit driver to disable defenses
A new malicious campaign is using a legitimate but old and vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection and take…
New Levels, New Devils: The Multifaceted Extortion Tactics Keeping Ransomware Alive
Having evolved from a basic premise of locking down a victim’s data with encryption, then demanding a ransom for its…
Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’
Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of…
Leaky Cybersecurity Holes Put Water Systems at Risk
At least 97 major water systems in the US have serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities and compliance issues, raising concerns that cyberattacks…