Category: security
These were the nastiest malware strains of 2023 – so stay on your guard
This year’s Nastiest Malware report from OpenText Cybersecurity, which lists the biggest threats for the past year, is out, and the overarching theme this year is rebranding. After analyzing the threat landscape to determine the most notorious malware trends, the company’s experts discovered the biggest threats these days are coming…
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IoT and OT malware saw a huge rise in 2023
Malware attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) and Operational Technology (OT) devices have increased four-fold in a year as criminals demonstrate persistence and the ability to adapt to evolving conditions, new research has claimed. The ZscalerTM ThreatLabz 2023 Enterprise IoT and OT Threat Report, based on an analysis of some…
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Amazon is the latest big tech company to ditch passwords – here’s why it matters to you
Amazon has joined the recent trend of big tech firms offering passwordless logins for its customers. The retail giant is rolling out support for passkeys on its website and apps, meaning customers won’t need to enter their password to login. Instead, all they need to do is authenticate their access…
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QNAP shuts down server behind huge brute force attacks
Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP has shut down a server that was used in a major brute-force hacking operation against internet-exposed network-attached storage (NAS) instances. In a press release published on the QNAP website, the company said it had partnered with Digital Ocean in a two-day operation to jointly shut down…
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We just saw one of the biggest months of ransomware ever recorded
There were 514 ransomware attacks in September 2023 alone, making it a record month for this type of cybercrime, new figures from NCC Group have claimed. As per the report, not only was it a record-breaker when it came to the number of attacks, but also when it comes to…
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1Password says it might have been targeted following Okta breach
Following news of a major security incident at Okta earlier this week, the attack already seems to be sending ripples across the business world. 1Password, one of the top password manager firms around, has disclosed a cyberattack that appears to have come direct as a result of the Okta breach.…
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