Security News

More Countries are Demanding Backdoors to Encrypted Apps
2025-03-24 10:38

Last month, I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating backdoors. Both...

Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
2025-03-06 20:31

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was...

Ransomware gang encrypted network from a webcam to bypass EDR
2025-03-06 20:31

The Akira ransomware gang was spotted using an unsecured webcam to launch encryption attacks on a victim's network, effectively circumventing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which was...

Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
2025-02-10 20:01

Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. [...]

UK Government Reportedly Demands Access to Encrypted iCloud Files Worldwide
2025-02-07 22:13

As reported by The Washington Post, Apple received notice of a possible request in March 2024, but the official ask occurred in January 2025.

Week in review: AWS S3 data encrypted without ransomware, data of 15k Fortinet firewalls leaked
2025-01-19 09:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger...

Webinar: Learn How to Stop Encrypted Attacks Before They Cost You Millions
2025-01-09 10:44

Ransomware isn’t slowing down—it’s getting smarter. Encryption, designed to keep our online lives secure, is now being weaponized by cybercriminals to hide malware, steal data, and avoid...

CISA urges switch to Signal-like encrypted messaging apps after telecom hacks
2024-12-18 18:19

Today, CISA urged senior government and political officials to switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging apps like Signal following a wave of telecom breaches across dozens of countries, including...

BadRAM: $10 hack unlocks AMD encrypted memory
2024-12-11 11:09

Cybersecurity researchers have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21944, aka BadRAM) affecting ADM processors that can be triggered by rogue memory modules to unlock the chips’ encrypted memory....

Heart surgery device maker's security bypassed, data encrypted and stolen
2024-12-10 12:30

Sounds like th-aorta get this sorted quickly A manufacturer of devices used in heart surgeries says it's dealing with "a cybersecurity incident" that bears all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack.…