Nearly one-third of ransomware victims are hit multiple times, even after paying hackers
Many ransomware victims are being hit more than once, largely thanks to fragmented security tactics
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Meta engineer trusted advice from an AI agent, ended up exposing user dataNews The internal security incident exposed sensitive user data to unauthorized employees
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Stryker hackers struck by FBI in domain seizure campaignNews The domain seizures come hot on the heels of Handala's devastating attack on the medical tech firm
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The rise of teen hackers ‘makes for a good headline’, but cyber crime activities peak later in lifeNews With family responsibilities and mortgages to pay, it's not teenagers dishing out malware or carrying out cyber extortion
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Using AI to generate passwords is a terrible idea, experts warnNews Researchers have warned the use of AI-generated passwords puts users and businesses at risk
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Researchers called on LastPass, Dashlane, and Bitwarden to up defenses after severe flaws put 60 million users at risk – here’s how each company respondedNews Analysts at ETH Zurich called for cryptographic standard improvements after a host of password managers were found lacking
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‘They are able to move fast now’: AI is expanding attack surfaces – and hackers are looking to reap the same rewards as enterprises with the technologyNews Potent new malware strains, faster attack times, and the rise of shadow AI are causing havoc
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Ransomware gangs are using employee monitoring software as a springboard for cyber attacksNews Two attempted attacks aimed to exploit Net Monitor for Employees Professional and SimpleHelp
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Ransomware gangs are sharing virtual machines to wage cyber attacks on the cheap – but it could be their undoingNews Thousands of attacker servers all had the same autogenerated Windows hostnames, according to Sophos
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Google issues warning over ShinyHunters-branded vishing campaignsNews Related groups are stealing data through voice phishing and fake credential harvesting websites
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Notepad++ hackers remained undetected and pushed malicious updates for six months – here’s who’s responsible, how they did it, and how to check if you’ve been affectedNews Hackers remained undetected for months and distributed malicious updates to Notepad++ users after breaching the text editor software – here's how to check if you've been affected.
