Security News

LA County Health Services: Patients' data exposed in phishing attack
2024-04-25 19:55

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach after patients' personal and health information was exposed in a data breach resulting from a recent phishing attack impacting over two dozen employees. This integrated health system operates the public hospitals and clinics in L.A. County and is the second largest public health care system in the country after NYC Health + Hospitals.

WP Automatic WordPress plugin hit by millions of SQL injection attacks
2024-04-25 14:27

Hackers have started to target a critical severity vulnerability in the WP Automatic plugin for WordPress to create user accounts with administrative privileges and to plant backdoors for long-term access. Currently installed on more than 30,000 websites, WP Automatic lets administrators automate content importing from various online sources and publishing on their WordPress site.

Network Threats: A Step-by-Step Attack Demonstration
2024-04-25 11:13

Follow this real-life network attack simulation, covering 6 steps from Initial Access to Data Exfiltration. See how attackers remain undetected with the simplest tools and why you need multiple...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks
2024-04-24 13:43

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned two firms and four individuals for their involvement in malicious cyber activities on behalf of the...

Researchers Detail Multistage Attack Hijacking Systems with SSLoad, Cobalt Strike
2024-04-24 13:36

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an ongoing attack campaign that's leveraging phishing emails to deliver malware called SSLoad. The campaign, codenamed FROZEN#SHADOW by Securonix, also...

AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks
2024-04-24 04:00

Social engineering has also increased, now representing 19% of phishing attacks and phishing emails are over three times longer than they were in 2021, likely due to the increase in use of generative AI. On the other hand, the use of attachment-based payloads has decreased since 2021; three years ago, these accounted for 72.7% of attacks detected by Egress, and by the first quarter of 2024, this had fallen to 35.7% as threat actors evolve their payloads to evade cybersecurity efforts. Generative AI is also expected to increase attack success rate, including creating payloads such as malware, phishing websites and invoices for wire fraud attacks as cybercriminals look to streamline their processes and deliver more efficient campaigns at even swifter pace.

CoralRaider attacks use CDN cache to push info-stealer malware
2024-04-23 21:27

A threat actor has been using a content delivery network cache to store information-stealing malware in an ongoing campaign targeting systems U.S., the U.K., Germany, and Japan. Cisco Talos assesses with moderate confidence that the campaign is a CoralRaider operation, based on similarities in tactics, techniques, and procedures with past attacks attributed to the threat actor.

Apache Cordova App Harness Targeted in Dependency Confusion Attack
2024-04-23 14:00

Researchers have identified a dependency confusion vulnerability impacting an archived Apache project called Cordova App Harness. Dependency confusion attacks take place owing to the fact...

Leicester streetlights take ransomware attack personally, shine on 24/7
2024-04-23 11:05

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services, possible interests and personal aspects.

Synlab Italia suspends operations following ransomware attack
2024-04-22 15:27

Synlab Italia has suspended all its medical diagnostic and testing services after a ransomware attack forced its IT systems to be taken offline.Part of the Synlab group that is present in 30 countries worldwide, the Synlab Italia network operates 380 labs and medical centers across Italy.