Security News > 2024 > December

GenAI makes phishing attacks more believable and cost-effective
2024-12-06 04:30

GenAI is a powerful tool that can be used by security teams to protect organizations, however, it can also be used by malicious actors, making phishing-related attacks a growing and concerning...

Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
2024-12-06 01:03

Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures...

Nebraska Man pleads guilty to $3.5 million cryptojacking scheme
2024-12-06 00:05

​A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to operating a large-scale cryptojacking operation after being arrested and charged in April. [...]

Nebraska Man pleads guilty to dumb cryptojacking operation
2024-12-06 00:05

​A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on Thursday to operating a large-scale cryptojacking operation after being arrested and charged in April. [...]

Romania's election systems targeted in over 85,000 cyberattacks
2024-12-05 23:57

A declassified report from Romania's Intelligence Service says that the country's election infrastructure was targeted by more than 85,000 cyberattacks. [...]

Solana blockchain's popular web3.js npm package backdoored to steal keys, funds
2024-12-05 23:13

Damage likely limited to those running bots with private key access Malware-poisoned versions of the widely used JavaScript library @solana/web3.js were distributed via the npm package registry,...

U.S. org suffered four month intrusion by Chinese hackers
2024-12-05 22:15

A large U.S. organization with significant presence in China has been reportedly breached by China-based threat actors who persisted on its networks from April to August 2024. [...]

US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
2024-12-05 20:31

​U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed...

UK Cyber Risks Are ‘Widely Underestimated,’ Warns Country’s Security Chief
2024-12-05 19:24

Richard Horne, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, says that hostile activity has “increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity.”

Explore strategies for effective endpoint control
2024-12-05 18:43

Discover how automation can simplify endpoint management in this webinar Webinar Managing endpoints in today's dynamic IT environments is becoming increasingly complex.…