Security News

Building a Cyber Threat Hunting Team: Methods, Strategies and Technologies
2024-04-08 16:00

Cyber threat hunting combines strategies, advanced technologies and skilled analysts to methodically examine networks, endpoints and data repositories. Its objective is to uncover stealthy malicious activities, reduce dwell time for undetected threats and bolster an organization's capability to withstand multi-vector attacks.

Cyberattack on UK’s CVS Group disrupts veterinary operations
2024-04-08 14:45

UK veterinary services provider CVS Group has announced that it suffered a cyberattack that disrupted IT services at its practices across the country. CVS Group operates 500 veterinary practices throughout the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, and the Republic of Ireland, including nine specialist referral hospitals, 39 dedicated out-of-hours sites, three laboratories, and seven pet crematoria.

Puppies, kittens, data at risk after 'cyber incident' at veterinary giant
2024-04-08 14:30

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Information regarding which content is presented to you and how you interact with it can be used to determine whether the content e.g. reached its intended audience and matched your interests.

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks
2024-04-08 13:51

Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel...

XZ Utils backdoor: Detection tools, scripts, rules
2024-04-08 13:22

As the analysis of the backdoor in XZ Utils continues, several security companies have provided tools and advice on how to detect its presence on Linux systems. The open-source XZ Utils compression utility has been backdoored by a skilled threat actor who tried to get the malicious packages included in mainstream Linux distributions, to allow them unfettered, covert SSH access to Linux systems around the world.

Change Healthcare faces second ransomware dilemma weeks after ALPHV attack
2024-04-08 13:00

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services, possible interests and personal aspects.

Watch Out for 'Latrodectus' - This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox
2024-04-08 11:29

Threat hunters have discovered a new malware called Latrodectus that has been distributed as part of email phishing campaigns since at least late November 2023. "Latrodectus is an up-and-coming...

The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means
2024-04-08 11:23

The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the...

Security Vulnerability of HTML Emails
2024-04-08 11:03

The email your manager received and forwarded to you was something completely innocent, such as a potential customer asking a few questions. The innocent pretext disappeared and the real phishing email became visible.

Notepad++ wants your help in "parasite website" shutdown
2024-04-08 09:51

The Notepad++ project is seeking the public's help in taking down a copycat website that closely impersonates Notepad++ but is not affiliated with the project. At the time of writing, the lookalike website takes visitors to the official Notepad++ downloads page, there is some concern that it could pose security threats-for example, if it starts pushing malicious releases or spam someday either deliberately or as a result of a hijack.