Several Bellingcat journalists’ ProtonMail accounts were targeted in a recent phishing attack linked to Russia. The targets were the reporters who broke the names of Russian operatives believed to be behind MH17 attack and Skripal poisoning.
An Illinois hospital has attributed its permanent shutdown to a ransomware attack that disrupted healthcare, communication, and IT systems, preventing it from making insurance claims.
European law enforcement agencies arrested five suspects linked to an online investment fraud scheme that defrauded over 33,000 victims of at least $98 million.
Hackers have listed 860GB of private source code and assets stolen from Target’s Gitea self-hosted software development platform for sale on an underground hacking forum.
The back-and-forth over public disclosure policy does have substantial "gray area" and nuance. As Microsoft points out, the zero-day vulnerabilities that Chaotic Eclipse provided a "road map" to threat actors and some were almost immediately put to use in real-world attacks. On the other side of the coin, security researchers have long complained of unresponsive and heavy-handed communications from Microsoft.
AIG releases new cyber risk benchmarking model to quantify and score cyber maturity of clients, boosting cyber insurance and promoting metrics useful for the industry to evaluate the risks that organizations face in terms of cyber security.
With six million Instagram accounts hacked, are passwords now a liability and is it time to turn on that Instagram two-factor authentication?
New NIST Privacy Framework together with its existing Cybersecurity Framework provide a road map on cyber industry security, data handling standards and best practices for organizations.
New dangerous mutation of DoppelPaymer ransomware doesn't just lock up data, but also threatens to post the victim's data to a public leaks site if the ransom isn't paid.
New Health Data Privacy Law in Washington Protects Location Records, Ensures Access to Personal Data
The state of Washington's new health data privacy law expands protections for residents, including restrictions on the sharing of location data. The bill specifically addresses sources that fall into the "HIPAA gap," such as fitness apps and period trackers.
