A cabinet minister has warned that ransomware poses a threat to national security and implored all victims of attacks to report them to authorities. Speaking at the Cyber UK event in Newport last week, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster…
Scammers use a variety of tried-and-true tactics to trick people, according to André Lameiras at ESET. For example, they can easily find open-source information about people on the internet and use this to craft targeted attacks. “Some scammers will use…
A March 2022 report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs zeros in on the growing problem of ransomware and lessons learned so far. When Senate committees need to better understand a pressing issue, staff reports are…
A new lawsuit brings to light the all-too common occurrence of an attack, with this occurring during a business acquisition and costing the buyer more than they bargained for. During any M&A activity, there is lots of communication around diligence,…
Months after the MailChimp data breach targeting 102 companies in the crypto sector, a new lawsuit has been filed seeking millions of dollars in damages. We covered the data breach that occurred in March of this year where a threat…
Researchers at Varonis warn that attackers are using customizable URLs (also known as vanity URLS) on SaaS services to craft more convincing phishing links. The attackers have used this technique for links created through Box, Zoom, and Google Docs and…
