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Cybersecurity Incident Affects Arkansas City Water Treatment Facility
Arkansas City’s water treatment facility faced a cyber incident on Sunday and has since switched to manual operations Read More
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Warnings after new Valencia ransomware group strikes businesses and leaks data
A new ransomware operation has started to leak information it claims has been stolen from organisations it has compromised around the world. In recent days Valencia Ransomware has posted on its dark web leak site’s so-called “Wall of shame” links to gigabytes of downloadable information that has seemingly been exfiltrated from a Californian municipality, a…
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New Octo2 Malware Variant Threatens Mobile Banking Security
Cybercriminals have been observed disguising Octo2 as legitimate apps like Google Chrome and NordVPN Read More
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The AI Fix #17: Why AI is an AWFUL writer and LinkedIn’s outrageous land grab
In episode 17 of The AI Fix, our hosts meet the worst newsreaders in the world, Graham learns about Big Trak and is shocked by a food delivery robot, Mark explains why he won’t be dressing as a pirate, ChatGPT angelically removes a peanut butter sandwich from a VCR, and everyone thinks they’ve got Ebola.…
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14 Million Patients Impacted by US Healthcare Data Breaches in 2024
SonicWall found that data breaches caused by malware attacks on US healthcare organizations have affected 14 million people so far in 2024 Read More
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#GartnerSEC: Zero Failure Tolerance, A Cybersecurity Myth Holding Back Organizations
Cybersecurity leaders should prioritize response and recovery over prevention to effectively navigate the ever-evolving threat landscape, according to Gartner analysts Read More
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Citing security fears, Ukraine bans Telegram on government and military devices
The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff, and critical infrastructure workers, citing security fears. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Israel’s Pager Attacks and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Israel’s brazen attacks on Hezbollah last week, in which hundreds of pagers and two-way radios exploded and killed at least 37 people, graphically illustrated a threat that cybersecurity experts have been warning about for years: Our international supply chains for computerized equipment leave us vulnerable. And we have no good means to defend ourselves. Though…
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US Mulls Ban on Russian, Chinese Parts in Connected Vehicles
The US Commerce Department wants to prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles with Russian or Chinese-made hardware and software Read More
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Two men arrested one month after $230 million of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim
Two men have been arrested by the FBI and charged in relation to their alleged involvement in a scam which saw almost a quarter of a billion dollars worth of cryptocurrency stolen from a single victim. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More