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Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users' devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024. The changes were originally announced by the tech giant...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that's designed to deliver an information stealer called Lumma (aka...
Sniffnet is a free, open-source network monitoring tool to help you easily track your Internet traffic. Unlike most network analyzers, Sniffnet is built to be easily usable by everyone, regardless of technical expertise.
The report highlights significant trends and incidents in cybersecurity. Surge in social engineering attacks: Nearly 90% of threats blocked were social engineering-based, with scams and phishing on the rise, particularly utilizing deepfake technology and hijacked YouTube channels.
This increase in cyberattacks is exacerbated by the fact that 76% of SMBs lack the in-house skills to properly address security issues, increasing demand for the expertise and services of MSPs. Rising cyberattack frequency on SMBs. The growing wave of cyber incidents is eroding SMBs' confidence in their ability to protect their businesses with a staggering 78% concerned that a severe cyberattack could drive them out of operation. The data reveals that in addition to the substantial increase in frequency, 56% of SMBs have already faced at least one cyberattack this year, and 89% fear they will be targeted within the next six months.
Sophos released its report, "Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia," which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level government target. During Sophos X-Ops' investigation, which began in 2023, the managed detection and response team found three distinct clusters of activity targeting the same organization, two of which included tactics, techniques and procedures that overlap with well-known, Chinese nation-state groups: BackdoorDiplomacy, APT15 and the APT41 subgroup Earth Longzhi.
Researchers observed a new Linux variant of the TargetCompany ransomware family that targets VMware ESXi environments using a custom shell script to deliver and execute payloads. In a report today, cybersecurity company Trend Micro says that the new Linux variant for TargetCompany ransomware makes sure that it has administrative privileges before continuing the malicious routine.
The FBI urges past victims of LockBit ransomware attacks to come forward after revealing that it has obtained over 7,000 LockBit decryption keys that they can use to recover encrypted data for free. "From our ongoing disruption of LockBit, we now have over 7,000 decryption keys and can help victims reclaim their data and get back online," the FBI Cyber Lead said in a keynote.
Google shared details on a recently introduced Chrome feature that changes how cookies are requested, with early tests showing increased performance across all platforms. Modern browsers like Chrome use multiple processes to improve performance and security.