New research from Comparitech, based on data from its worldwide ransomware tracker, finds a 30 percent rise in ransomware attacks […]
Category: cyberattack
Attackers weaponize workplace communication to install remote access tools
An ongoing phishing campaign is targeting organizations across multiple industries, usingsophisticated social engineering tactics to convincingly impersonate well-knownvideoconferencing platforms and […]
Off-the-shelf tools make life easier for phishing attackers
New research from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs highlights a recently identified phishing campaign that uses carefully crafted emails to deliver malicious […]
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Why effective exposure management is key to cybersecurity [Q&A]
Thanks to the rise of hybrid working and SaaS the traditional concept of ‘attack surface’ — limited to hardware, software, […]
Cloud accounts come under attack as identity threats rise
The latest Threat Detection Report update from Red Canary shows a rise of almost 500 percent in detections associated with […]
Matanbuchus 3.0 is a serious malware threat spread via Microsoft Teams
The Matanbuchus malware loader is not new – it has been around for at least 4 years – but it […]
Ransomware surges 63 percent in Q2
The second quarter of this year has seen a 63 percent increase in publicly disclosed ransomware attack volumes, with a […]
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Is business logic abuse a growing problem for APIs? [Q&A]
Tricking applications into altering their processes or surrendering information is a highly efficient way for attackers to carry out theft […]
US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran
Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government are likely to target industrial control systems used at water treatment plants […]
Mobile becomes the preferred route for attacks on enterprises
Mobile threats are no longer an emerging issue, they’re here, rapidly evolving, and targeting the devices organizations depend on every […]