Europol arrested a "high value" Russian-Canadian LockBit ransomware operator wanted in connection to high-profile cyber attacks on critical infrastructure and large industrial groups.
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Nation-state attacks on critical infrastructure and cyberespionage, and password attacks from ordinary cybercriminals increased tremendously within a year, according to Microsoft report.
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed a GitHub vulnerability that could allow attackers to hijack and poison thousands of popular open-source packages with millions of users which can lead to supply chain attacks.
eCommerce retailers face the most significant risk from automated malicious software, with hackers deploying advanced bad bots in nearly two-thirds of account takeover attacks.
Retail behemoth Bed, Bath & Beyond said it suffered a data breach after a hacker compromised an employee in a targeted phishing attack that granted them access to data storage devices.
Hive ransomware group claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on Tata Power and began leaking stolen data, including sensitive employee and company information after ransom negotiations had conclusively failed.
Security researchers discovered a command and control (C2) server for MajikPOS and Treasure Hunter POS malware variants with over 167,000 stolen credit cards worth over $3.3 million.
Thomson Reuters database leak exposed 3TB of platform information and customer data after the media company left three databases unsecured and publicly accessible for days.
Verizon prepaid customers suffered a SIM swap attack after hackers breached their accounts using the last four digits of their credit card numbers likely obtained via stolen employee accounts.
Snake oil marketing tactics by cybersecurity vendors complicate organizations’ security stack and expand the attack surface, according to Egress cybersecurity hype report. 91% of decision-makers found it difficult to select cybersecurity vendors due to unclear marketing about their specific offerings.
