Security News

Ransomware attacks impact 20% of sensitive data in healthcare orgs
2024-05-09 04:00

The report estimates that one fifth of all sensitive data belonging to healthcare organizations is impacted in each ransomware attack. A typical healthcare organization has more than 42 million sensitive data records - 50% more sensitive data than the global average of 28 million.

Why SMBs are facing significant security, business risks
2024-05-09 03:30

In this Help Net Security video, Alex Cox, Director of Threat Intelligence at LastPass, discusses how human factors are getting in the way while SMB leaders report investing more time, attention, and budget in cybersecurity. According to LastPass, these factors and policy and technology gaps are harming SMBs and could ultimately lead to financial losses.

3 CIS resources to help you drive your cloud cybersecurity
2024-05-09 03:00

You might not have knowledge of cloud security best practices, in-house expertise, or the desire to spend significant resources towards cloud security management. The CIS Controls consist of prescriptive, prioritized, and simplified security best practices that you can use to strengthen your cybersecurity posture across your environments, including in the cloud.

Zscaler takes "test environment" offline after rumors of a breach
2024-05-08 23:30

Zscaler says that they discovered an exposed "Test environment" that was taken offline for analysis after rumors circulated that a threat actor was selling access to the company's systems. A Zscaler employee also shared on Mastodon that the company investigated the rumors and that they are "Completely inaccurate and unfounded."

Zscaler says it was not hacked after rumors circulate online
2024-05-08 23:30

Zscaler says that today's rumors it was breached are false after a threat actor claimed to be selling access to one of the "Largest cyber security companies." In a Wednesday afternoon post, Zscaler said its ongoing investigation has shown no evidence that they were breached.

What do Europeans, Americans and Australians have in common? Scammed $50M by fake e-stores
2024-05-08 23:22

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University System of Georgia: 800K exposed in 2023 MOVEit attack
2024-05-08 21:48

The University System of Georgia is sending data breach notifications to 800,000 individuals whose data was exposed in the 2023 Clop MOVEit attacks. The Clop ransomware gang leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Secure File Transfer solution in late May 2023 to conduct a massive worldwide data theft campaign.

Ascension healthcare takes systems offline after cyberattack
2024-05-08 21:28

Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, has taken some of its systems offline to investigate what it describes as a "Cyber security event." As a major U.S. nonprofit health system, Ascension operates 140 hospitals and 40 senior care facilities across 19 states and the District of Columbia.

Undersea cables must have high-priority protection before they become top targets
2024-05-08 21:01

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Stack Overflow suspends user for editing posts in OpenAI protest
2024-05-08 19:59

A recent partnership announcement between OpenAI and Stack Overflow has some members concerned that their data is being used without permission and will only lead to inaccurate information being created by LLMs. The partnership was announced on Monday, with OpenAI getting access to Stack Overflow's API and feedback from developers and StackCommerce getting links in ChatGPT back to its source material and receiving assistance using OpenAI models as part of its new OverflowAI platform. Epic Games UI designer Ben said he tried to edit his highest-rated answers and replace them with a message protesting the partnership with OpenAI. "Stack Overflow does not let you delete questions that have accepted answers and many upvotes because it would remove knowledge from the community," Ben posted on Mastodon.