Security News

CISOs’ strategies for managing a growing attack surface
2024-10-14 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Rickard Carlsson, CEO at Detectify, discusses the evolution of attack surface management in the context of remote work and digital transformation. Carlsson...

Schools bombarded by nation-state attacks, ransomware gangs, and everyone in between
2024-10-13 13:00

Reading, writing, and cyber mayhem, amirite? If we were to draw an infosec Venn diagram, with one circle representing "sensitive info that attackers would want to steal" and the other "limited...

GitHub, Telegram Bots, and ASCII QR Codes Abused in New Wave of Phishing Attacks
2024-10-11 17:13

A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver...

Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack
2024-10-11 14:46

Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen. [...]

How Hybrid Password Attacks Work and How to Defend Against Them
2024-10-11 11:00

Threat actors constantly change tactics to bypass cybersecurity measures, developing innovative methods to steal user credentials. Hybrid password attacks merge multiple cracking techniques to...

Healthcare attacks spread beyond US – just ask India's Star Health
2024-10-11 02:57

Acknowledges bulk customer data leak weeks after Telegram channels dangled it online Leading Indian health insurance provider Star Health has admitted to being the victim of a cyber attack after...

Underground ransomware claims attack on Casio, leaks stolen data
2024-10-10 16:00

The Underground ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an October 5 attack on Japanese tech giant Casio, which caused system disruptions and impacted some of the firm's services. [...]

Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately
2024-10-10 04:24

Mozilla has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as...

CISA says critical Fortinet RCE flaw now exploited in attacks
2024-10-09 22:07

​Today, CISA revealed that attackers actively exploit a critical FortiOS remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the wild. [...]

Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-day actively exploited in attacks
2024-10-09 17:34

Mozilla has issued an emergency security update for the Firefox browser to address a critical use-after-free vulnerability that is currently exploited in attacks. [...]