Security News

Iranian Hackers Launch Destructive Cyber Attacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
2023-11-06 10:32

Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. "The attacks are characterized by attempts to steal sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information and intellectual property," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a new report shared with The Hacker News.

Feds collar suspected sanctions-busting Russian smugglers of US tech
2023-11-01 18:29

Three Russian nationals were arrested in New York yesterday on charges of moving electronics components worth millions to sanctioned entities in Russia, pieces of which were later recovered on battlefields in Ukraine. Components "With the same make, model and part number shipped by defendants have been found in seized Russian weapons platforms and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine," the government alleged.

UK policing minister urges doubling down on face-scanning tech
2023-10-31 12:30

A UK minister for policing has called for forces to double their use of algorithmic-assisted facial recognition in a bid to snare more criminals. Chris Philp MP, Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, said both the use of live and retrospective facial recognition should increase following a commitment to spend £17.5 million on "a resilient and highly accurate system" to search all databases of images the police can access.

India targets Microsoft, Amazon tech support scammers in nationwide crackdown
2023-10-19 17:22

India's Central Bureau of Investigation raided 76 locations in a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime operations behind tech support scams and cryptocurrency fraud. The police operation, part of Operation Chakra-II, aims to dismantle cyber-enabled financial crime rings and is a collaborative effort involving international law enforcement agencies and tech companies such as Microsoft and Amazon, working alongside the Indian federal enforcement agency.

Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Target from Government, Tech Firms
2023-10-18 12:27

Citrix is warning of exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances that could result in exposure of sensitive information. Tracked as...

Is Collaboration The Key To Aussie Tech Challenges?
2023-10-17 15:22

As Australian organisations and government departments continue to struggle with IT resourcing, a new wave of collaboration potentially represents the solution. Collaboration allows departments to address challenges together.

Another security update, Apple? You're really keeping up with your tech rivals
2023-10-05 18:16

Apple has demonstrated that it can more than hold its own among the tech giants, at least in terms of finding itself on the wrong end of zero-day vulnerabilities. iOS and iPadOS have again come under attack, and Apple has rushed out a fix to ward off miscreants.

CISO’s compass: Mastering tech, inspiring teams, and confronting risk
2023-10-03 04:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Okey Obudulu, CISO at Skillsoft, talks about the increasing complexity of the CISO role and challenges they face. With the increasing complexity of the CISO role, what are the top three challenges you believe they face, and how can they best address these?

Threat Report: High Tech Industry targeted the most with 46% of attack traffic tagged by NLX
2023-09-26 10:32

How To Use This Report Enhance situational awareness of techniques used by threat actors Identify potential attacks targeting your industry Gain insights to help improve and accelerate your...

India's biggest tech centers named as cyber crime hotspots
2023-09-21 06:57

India is grappling with a three-and-a-half year surge in cyber crime, with analysis suggesting cities like Bengaluru and Gurgaon - centers of India's tech development - are also hubs of evil activity. The report - A Deep Dive into Cybercrime Trends Impacting India from the non-profit Future Crime Research Foundation - identified cyber crime hot spots, as well as the most popular types of infosec assaults, from January 2020 until June 2023.