Tag: security
More reports claim 2024 was the worst year for ransomware attacks yet
BlackFog says ransomware rose significantly in 2024 Two groups particularly stood out – LockBit and RansomHub Infections increased across industries, despite increased awareness 2024 was a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks, with more groups, more malware variants, and higher payouts than ever before, new research has said. Cybersecurity researchers BlackFog…
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Zapier tells customers their data may have been accessed
Zapier sends data breach notification letter to affected customers It says a threat actor a 2FA misconfiguration to breach an account They accessed some sensitive customer information Popular automation tool Zapier has suffered a cyberattack which saw the company lose sensitive customer information. News of the attack was reported by…
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Microsoft discovers five potentially damaging attacks against its own software
Microsoft patches Paragon Partition Manager, after finding five flaws in a kernel-level driver One of the flaws was being actively used to drop ransomware The driver can be abused even without the partition manager installed Hackers are using a vulnerable Windows driver to escalate privileges through Microsoft software, allowing possible…
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Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe
Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims was fake HMRC calls AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating the scam landscape, and are costing British consumers millions of pounds. A new report from Hiya has…
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Company that reportedly supplied DOGE and Elon Musk with sleeping solutions found to have huge vulnerability in its…beds??
High-tech Eight Sleep pods allow Elon Musk and DOGE staff to rest at work But a researcher found security flaws, including an AWS key and remote access Hackers could exploit the beds to infiltrate home networks and connected devices Whatever you think about Elon Musk, and his role heading up…
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Around $40 billion worth of illicit crypto transactions took place in 2024
Illegal crrypto transactions could have hit as much as $51 billion in 2024, according to Chainalysis With the introduction of ETFs, the ratio of crime-to-industry volume dropped significantly Criminals are moving away from BTC and into stablecoins Cryptocurrency addresses known to be associated with criminals received $40 billion in 2024,…
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