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Researchers from threat hunting and intelligence firm Group-IB have detected a successful attack by a ransomware gang tracked as OldGremlin. Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has detected a successful attack by a ransomware gang,

Google released Chrome 85.0.4183.121 for Windows, Mac, and Linux which comes with a fix for 10 security flaws. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability lets attackers execute arbitrary code in the context of the user. Out of 10 vulnerabilities, 7 of

Less than 13% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have cyber-insurance, potentially leaving large numbers exposed to the serious financial impact of online attacks, according to GlobalData. The data analytics and consulting firm claimed in its 2020 UK SME Insurance

Long Island’s only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center has issued a warning to patients that their personal data may have been exposed as a result of a ransomware attack. Stony Brook University Hospital has contacted patients by letter

A cyber-attack that caused a German hospital to refuse treatment to a woman who subsequently died has been linked to a Russian ransomware gang. Attackers struck Dusseldorf University Clinic (DUC) on the night of Thursday, September 10, gaining access by

Collaboration in an enterprise can better enable security going forward, after a challenging six months. Speaking on a Cisco webinar, Wendy Nather, head of advisory CISOs, said there is need for collaboration over control, as “control presents greater cost for

Over seven in 10 (71%) CISOs consider cyber-warfare to be a threat to their organization, according to Bitdefender’s global 10 in 10 study published today. In addition, the report found that 50% of infosecurity professionals believe cyber-warfare will be detrimental

Cowbell Cyber has announced the launch of a cyber insurance program designed to deliver coverage to address the diversity of incidents under the ‘cyber’ category. Named Prime 250, Cowbell Cyber said this is intended to deliver “on the need for

The Italian eyewear and eyecare giant Luxottica has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Italy and China. Luxottica Group S.p.A. is an Italian eyewear conglomerate and the world’s largest company in the eyewear industry. As a

Around half a million Activision account details have been breached, after an apparent credential stuffing attack. According to a series of user reports on social media, detailed by Dexerto, attackers leaked the user credentials and locked users out of their

Security researchers from WizCase uncovered a massive data leak in the Microsoft Bing mobile app that exposes search queries, device details, and GPS coordinates. Ata Hakcil uncovered the massive leak in the server owned by Microsoft for logging data related

Global financial institutions have largely failed over recent years to prevent mass money laundering linked to Russian oligarchs, mobsters and Conservative Party donors, according to a new trove of leaked documents. Over 2000 suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed with the

Online retailers, particularly those still using the Magento 1 e-commerce platform, need to take action fast to update their security posture, according to Sonassi, which hosts Magento. Magento 1 officially reached its end-of-life at the end of June and is

In many countries, governments have decided to ease the Covid-19 induced lockdowns. As a result, companies are now lifting the work-from-home orders. However, the uncertainty associated with pandemic still exists. Many organizations have selected the mode of semi-remote and also

Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are receiving letters warning them that their data may have been exposed in the second-largest healthcare data breach in state history. The letters were sent to individuals who had donated to or been a patient

Cyber-criminals have tried to receive free goods by posing as the Texas government and emailing out Requests for Quotes (RFQs). The multi-layered email attack, in which threat actors pretended to be from the Texas Department of State Health Services, was