Security researchers at Censys found hundreds of federally owned devices at 50 different agencies exposed to the internet, accessible through IPv4 addresses and loaded with potentially vulnerable MOVEit and Barracuda Networks' ESG software. The vulnerabilities violate new CISA policy, the firm said.
Technology giant Apple has joined the chorus of voices calling on the British government to rethink its proposed Online Safety Bill legislation intended to increase public safety by monitoring people's private communications via client-side scanning.
European police on Tuesday confirmed the arrests of more than 6,000 people who were formerly active in defunct encrypted messaging service EncroChat. Authorities charged more than 200 top-level operators and seized drugs, guns and more than 900 million euros.
A Chinese state hacker is using novel tradecraft to gain initial access to victim systems, according to CrowdStrike. Targeted organizations include those in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, IT and education sectors.
Are unsolicited smartwatches the new USB thumb drive? The U.S. Army warns that service members are being sent free wearables preloaded with malware designed to steal data from mobile devices as well as intercept voice communications and hijack cameras.
The top French privacy regulator has imposed a fine of 40 million euros against a Parisian advertising technology company for its use of website tracking cookies and failure to process users' personal data in compliance with privacy laws under the General Data Protection Regulation.
British law firms are at increased risk of being hacked due to a growing number of cybercrime-as-a-service groups, the country's top cybersecurity agency warned in a new advisory. Lawyer are under attack from cybercriminals, nation-state groups and ransomware gangs.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled a framework for artificial intelligence development focused on security, accountability, explainability and minimizing foreign interference. He urged lawmakers to enact guardrails to prevent AI misuse by autocratic governments and rogue domestic actors.
Suspected Chinese APT groups exploited a 17-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability in May to launch malware attacks against foreign government officials who attended a G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Threat actors targeted officials from France, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and Australia.
The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a new team - the National Security Cyber Section - to disrupt nation-state threat actors and prosecute them at the "earliest stages." NatSec Cyber will work closely with the DOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
Moore Strategic Ventures led a $33 million investment into a military and transportation security startup founded by officers who stood up U.S. Army Cyber Command. The funds will help Shift5 expand from safeguarding military vehicles to protecting commercial modes of transportation.
Losses to fraud reported by Britain's financial services sector exceeded $1.5 billion in 2022, declining by 8% from 2021, says trade association UK Finance. About 40% of losses tied to authorized push payment fraud, in which victims get tricked into transferring funds to attackers.
Online sports retailer Sports Warehouse has agreed overhaul its security program and pay a $300,000 fine to New York State after hackers stole 20 years' worth of payment card data and customer information the company was storing in plaintext on its e-commerce server.
The U.S. government sanctioned four entities and one individual involved in helping to funnel payments from malicious activities to support the Democratic People's Republic of Korea government's illicit activities such as unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs.
The BlueNoroff hacker group, which is associated with the North Korean military's Reconnaissance General Bureau, is using RustBucket malware to target macOS systems of users primarily in the United States and Asia - a tactic observed for the first time since the group began its operations.
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