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Law enforcement teams score major win against DoppelPaymer ransomware gang

In a joint effort, the German Regional Police, Ukrainian National Police, Europol, Dutch Police, and FBI joined forces on February 28, 2023, to take down the masterminds …

mobile app unlock
Popular fintech apps expose valuable, exploitable secrets

92% of the most popular banking and financial services apps contain easy-to-extract secrets and vulnerabilities that can let attackers steal consumer data and finances, …

identity theft
Don’t be fooled by a pretty icon, malicious apps hide in plain sight

Apps, whether for communication, productivity or gaming, are one of the biggest threats to mobile security, according to McAfee. The end of 2022 saw the release of some …

ransomware
Defenders on high alert as backdoor attacks become more common

Although ransomware‘s share of incidents declined only slightly from 2021 to 2022, defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware, according to IBM. …

criminal
Malicious actors push the limits of attack vectors

The war in Ukraine has seen the emergence of new forms of cyberattacks, and hacktivists became savvier and more emboldened to deface sites, leak information and execute DDoS …

sad
Complexity, volume of cyber attacks lead to burnout in security teams

The rapid evolution of cybercrime is weighing on security teams substantially more than it did last year, leading to widespread burnout and potential regulatory risk, …

healthcare
Healthcare data breaches still higher than pre-pandemic levels

The number of data breaches affecting healthcare providers declined in the second half of 2022, consistent with a downward trend over the past two years, according to Critical …

Europol
Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud

A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal gang involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The …

rail
Inadequate cybersecurity investments leave rail industry at risk

The popular notion might view the rail industry as a laggard compared to auto or high-tech manufacturing when embracing Industry 4.0. Yet railways are increasingly dependent …

biometrics
Novel face swaps emerge as a major threat to biometric security

Digital identities are rapidly becoming more widely used as organizations’ and governments’ digital transformation projects mature and users demand more remote accessibility …

ChatGPT
ChatGPT’s potential to aid attackers puts IT pros on high alert

51% of IT professionals predict that we are less than a year away from a successful cyberattack being credited to ChatGPT, and 71% believe that foreign states are likely to …

ransomware
Supply chain attacks caused more data compromises than malware

The first half of 2022 saw fewer compromises reported due in part to Russia-based cybercriminals distracted by the war in Ukraine and volatility in the cryptocurrency markets, …

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