ESET research discovers SideWalk backdoor – Why data breach costs have never been higher – 620,000 personal pictures stolen from iCloud accounts
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It might be tempting to blame the record-high costs of data breaches on the COVID-19 pandemic alone. But dig deeper and a more nuanced picture emerges.
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The man was after sexually explicit photos and videos that he would then share online or store in his own collection
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The caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers
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Meet SparklingGoblin, a member of the Winnti family
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Who is actually paying the ransom demand? – Be careful about what you throw away – Records from a terrorist watchlist exposed online
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage
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Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the company that gave in to the attackers’ demands
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Fraudsters impersonate vaccine manufacturers and authorities overseeing vaccine distribution efforts, INTERPOL warns
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The secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – here’s why you should think twice about what you toss in the recycling bin
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How IISpy spies on its victims and stays under the radar – IISerpent tampers with search engine results – How to avoid falling prey to ransomware
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As employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands
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The last in our series on IIS threats introduces a malicious IIS extension used to manipulate page rankings for third-party websites
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As fraud involving highly believable synthetic media soars, what can you do to avoid getting scammed?
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A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim
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How peering into the innards of a future satellite can make cybersecurity in space more palatable
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The second in our series on IIS threats dissects a malicious IIS extension that employs nifty tricks in an attempt to secure long-term espionage on the compromised servers
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ESET research dissects IIS web server threats – How IIStealer steals credit card data – The flood of spam in your inbox
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Why companies and their security teams need to engage with a lawyer before an incident occurs
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Is the net closing in on cyber-extortionists and can bounties on their collective heads ultimately help stem the ransomware scourge?
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The first in our series on IIS threats looks at a malicious IIS extension that intercepts server transactions to steal credit card information
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ESET researchers publish a white paper putting IIS web server threats under the microscope
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Drowning in spam? A study presented at Black Hat USA 2021 examines if sharing your personal information with major companies contributes to the deluge of nuisance emails, texts and phone calls.
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How can companies and employees who start to adapt to hybrid working practices protect themselves against cloud security threats?
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How is Black Hat USA 2021 different from the past editions of the conference and what kinds of themes may steal the show this year?
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A story of how easily hackers could hit a hole-in-one with the computer network of a premier golf club in the UK.
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