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Ransomware's Impact Highlights the Threat of Social Engineering

Ransomware actors are continuing to shift their focus to disrupting operations that affect people’s daily lives, according to the Wall Street Journal. A ransomware attack on Wednesday ...

REvil Ransomware Behind Attack on the World’s Largest Meat Producer

As ransomware gangs continue to target large organizations, and in the wake of several high-profile companies, this latest news demonstrates how effective and impactful cybergangs are.

Fake Positive Reviews Mask Spoofed Browser Extensions

Malicious browser extensions often have fake positive reviews to garner trust from users, according to Brian Krebs. Krebs describes a phony Microsoft Authenticator extension in the Google ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Learn to Detect and Defend Against Supply Chain Attacks Before They Compromise Your Network

Your job is to safeguard your organization and its assets from bad actors trying to infiltrate your network. But what do you do when the threat is coming from what looks like a trusted ...

Use of TLS to Obfuscate Malicious C2 Communications Doubles in the Last Year

With 98% of all web traffic going over HTTPS, the malicious use of TLS (transport layer security) helps the cybercriminal conceal their activity specifics while also potentially doing so ...

Two-Thirds of Organizations Plan to Improve Their Cybersecurity in the Wake of Devastating Ransomware Attacks

With 81% of organizations believing ransomware attacks will become more prevalent in the second half of 2021, nearly everyone is preparing for the worst to come.

Cyber Hygiene not a Focus for Cybersecurity Leaders, Despite Being Targets of Attacks Themselves

New findings from a survey of over 100 global cybersecurity leaders across all major industries sheds light on the apathy around needed proper cyber hygiene in their own lives.

New Ransomware Strain Epsilon Red is Reported

Researchers at Sophos report finding a new ransomware strain in the wild. They call it “Epsilon Red.” The malware is written in GO, and it was delivered as the final executable payload in ...

[Heads Up] Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers spear phish govt agencies from 24 countries

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has discovered that the SolarWinds hackers are behind an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies worldwide.