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Threat landscape trends demonstrate the impressive flexibility of cybercriminals as they continually seek out fresh methods of attack, including exploiting vulnerabilities, gaining unauthorized access, compromising sensitive information, and defrauding individuals, according to the H1 2023 ESET Threat Report. ESET telemetry data also suggests that operators of the once-notorious Emotet botnet have struggled to adapt to the shrinking attack surface, possibly indicating that a different group acquired the botnet.
TV network's attorneys 'on a DMCA rampage' ... are you sure you're ready, kids? Nickelodeon says it is probing claims that "decades old" material was stolen from it and leaked online. This follows...
Nickelodeon has confirmed that the data leaked from an alleged breach of the company is legitimate but some of it appears to be decades old.Proof of the alleged data leak started circulating on social media, showing an extensive collection of reportedly 500GB in documents and media files.
Unlocking internet's secrets via monitoring, data collection, and analysisIn this Help Net Security interview, Ryan Woodley, CEO of Netcraft, discusses the importance of monitoring, collecting, and analyzing internet data to gain a profound understanding of the internet. Preparing health systems for cyber risks and insurance coverageIn this Help Net Security interview, Dennis Fridrich, VP of Cybersecurity at TRIMEDX, delves into the hidden costs of cyberattacks on health systems, the role of insurers in promoting cybersecurity preparedness, and how organizations can better manage their cyber risk.
Lockbit 3.0 is currently the most active ransomware group, NCC Group says in its most recent Threat Pulse report, but new ransomware groups like 8Base and Akira are rising in prominence. Collectively, the various ransomware groups revealed 436 victim organizations in May 2023 - 24% more than in April 2023, and 56% more that in May 2022.
The stolen data has been circulating online for at least a few days, we're told, and the spyware's users - those who got the app to put on someone else's device - reportedly include government workers and a ton of US college students. Yes, we appreciate the irony of the maker of a phone-monitoring app that boasts about secretly collecting call logs, text messages, and whereabouts while remaining "Invisible to the user" admitting that someone else gained unauthorized access to their information.
Ransomware gang BlackCat claims it infected a plastic surgery center, stole "Lots" of highly sensitive medical records, and has vowed to leak patients' photos if the clinic doesn't pay up. The notorious extortion crew, aka AlphaV, on Wednesday added Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery to its list of compromised organizations, and bragged about swiping people's personal information and healthcare records, "Including a lot of pictures of patients that they woud [sic] not want out there."
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has ordered an emergency review of the nation's ID Cards, amid revelations of glitches and data leaks that threaten the government's digital services push. Japanese media reports that people with similar names are receiving cards intended for other people, while some recipients found the card links to records describing someone else.
The ransomware operation behind a cyberattack on the University of Manchester has begun to email students, warning that their data will soon be leaked after an extortion demand was not paid. The threat actors claim to have stolen 7 TB of data from the University of Manchester during a June 6th cyberattack in an email sent to students and shared with BleepingComputer.
An infosec incident at a major Australian law firm has sparked fear among the nation's governments, banks and businesses - and a free speech debate. The firm, HWL Ebsworth, has acknowledged that on April 28, "We became aware that a threat actor identified as ALPHV/BlackCat made a post on a dark web forum claiming to have exfiltrated data from HWL Ebsworth."