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Cognizant: Ransomware Costs Could Reach $70m
IT services giant Cognizant has admitted that a ransomware attack it suffered back in April may end up costing the company as much as $70m. The firm announced revenue of $4.2bn for the first quarter of 2020, an increase of
Almost four million users of a popular Android dating app have had their personal and log-in data stolen by hackers, according to Risk Based Security. The security vendor said it found the data on a prominent hacking forum — now
What is an Indicator of Attack (IOA) IoA’s is some events that could reveal an active attack before indicators of compromise become visible. Use of IoA’s provides a way to shift from reactive cleanup/recovery to a proactive mode, where attackers
Microsoft’s GitHub Account Hacked – 500 GB Of Microsoft’s Private GitHub Repositories Data Stolen
Recently, a hacker has claimed that he/she managed to steal more than 500GB of data from the tech giant Microsoft’s private GitHub repositories. By observing the timestamps in the files that the hacker has published, indicates that the alleged hack
The tech giant Microsoft has just announced a huge reward of $100,000 for hacking the Azure Sphere OS; it is the very first Linux-based operating system of Microsoft, that is focused on the Internet of Things. This initiative of the
A New York City law firm that serves some of the world’s biggest stars of stage and screen appears to have fallen victim to a REvil ransomware attack. Perpetrators of the attack are threatening to expose nearly 1TB of celebrities’
India’s Largest Online Education Platform’s Unacademy Hacked and 22M Users Data Exposed on Dark Web
Recently, India’s largest e-learning platform, Unacademy, which is based in Bangalore, is reported to be hacked, hackers gained access to Unacademy’s, and to steal more than 22 million users’ data. The popular Cyber Security firm, Cyble Inc. has reported about
Chinese Naikon APT Group Compromises Government Servers to Evade Detection and to Launch other Attacks
A Chinese based Naikon APT group discovered attacking several national government entities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The ongoing cyber-espionage campaign discovered by Checkpoint researchers that persistently targeting the same region since 2015. Naikon APT Group The campaign actively
A vital part of any comprehensive security program includes endpoint protection. Also known as endpoint security. But both terms refer to the same security solution which protects network endpoints from: Attacks Zero-day exploits Human error Data leaks Why Endpoint Protection
Blue Mockingbird Is Mining Cryptocurrency
A novel threat that delivers cryptocurrency-mining payloads has been detected by researchers at a US cybersecurity firm. Red Canary Intel is monitoring a fresh threat which they have dubbed Blue Mockingbird after seeing it carry out opportunistic attacks at multiple
MAZE Claims Ransomware Attack on US Egg Supplier
The threat group MAZE has published what it claims is data stolen from a Minnesota egg supplier during a ransomware attack. On their website mazenews.top, the threat group lists Sparboe Companies among a growing number of organizations it claims to
Multinational professional services network Deloitte has announced a partnership with global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks. Deloitte is already a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, and tax and related services. With this new
McAfee has recorded a growth increase in the number of attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) ports exposed to the internet. The study has highlighted yet another way in which cyber-criminals are exploiting the huge increase in people working from
If you’re a longtime Mac user, you’ve probably heard that Macs are immune to computer viruses and malware. But that’s not entirely true — at least, not anymore. As Windows PC users get more savvy to cyber threats and Macs
A Fifth of Consumers Hit by Fraud Over Past Year
A fifth of British consumers have suffered fraud over the past 12 months, but many could be doing more to protect their finances, according to a new study from Marqeta. The card issuing platform polled over 4000 US and UK
Portshift, a leader in Kubernetes-native solutions, today announced that Portshift has been selected as a 2020 Red Herring Top 100 Europe winner. After much consideration, the Red Herring judging panel released its list of winners, where the organization recognized Europe’s