Security News

Former CIA Engineer Sentenced to 40 Years for Leaking Classified Documents
2024-02-02 10:40

A former software engineer with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been sentenced to 40 years in prison by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) for transmitting classified...

Cloudzy Elevates Cybersecurity: Integrating Insights from Recorded Future to Revolutionize Cloud Security
2024-02-02 10:30

Cloudzy, a prominent cloud infrastructure provider, proudly announces a significant enhancement in its cybersecurity landscape. This breakthrough has been achieved through a recent consultation...

INTERPOL Arrests 31 in Global Operation, Identifies 1,900+ Ransomware-Linked IPs
2024-02-02 10:23

An INTERPOL-led collaborative operation targeting phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks has led to the identification of 1,300 suspicious IP addresses and URLs. The law enforcement...

Cloudflare Breach: Nation-State Hackers Access Source Code and Internal Docs
2024-02-02 06:21

Cloudflare has revealed that it was the target of a likely nation-state attack in which the threat actor leveraged stolen credentials to gain unauthorized access to its Atlassian server and...

NIS2 Directive raises stakes for security leaders
2024-02-02 06:00

NIS2 outlines several security measures that will be considered minimal requirements for all member companies. Creating a minimum requirement for security protocols and shifting liability to company decision makers raises the stakes for security leaders and their teams.

DDoS attack power skyrockets to 1.6 Tbps
2024-02-02 05:30

The maximum attack power rose from 800 Gbps to 1.6 Tbps. UDP floods continue to dominate, constituting 62% of DDoS attacks. In Q3/Q4, the longest attack duration lasted 9 hours, and the average length of attack was approximately an hour.

Crowdsourced security is not just for tech companies anymore
2024-02-02 05:00

There is a misconception that only software and technology companies leverage crowdsourced security. Companies across various sectors are increasingly adopting crowdsourced security, as reported by Bugcrowd.

EU adopts first cybersecurity certification scheme for safer tech
2024-02-02 04:30

The European Commission adopted the implementing regulation concerning the EU cybersecurity certification scheme on Common Criteria. ENISA is grateful for the guidance and support from Member States via the European Cybersecurity Certification Group and for the contributions of the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group.

Malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure fuel identity-based incidents
2024-02-02 04:00

69% of identity-based incidents involved malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure, which are hosting providers or proxies that aren't expected for a user or organization, according to Expel. Identity-based incidents accounted for 64% of all incidents investigated by the Expel SOC, a volume increase of 144% from 2022 to 2023.

Wikileaks source and former CIA worker Joshua Schulte sentenced to 40 years jail
2024-02-02 03:58

Joshua Schulte, a former CIA employee and software engineer accused of sharing material with WikiLeaks, was sentenced to 40 years in prison by the US Southern District of New York on Thursday. In addition to the prison term, Schulte - who is 35 years old - was sentenced to a lifetime of supervision upon his eventual release.