Microsoft announced a new Windows Protected Print Mode (WPP), introducing significant security enhancements to the Windows print system. […]
China’s MIIT Introduces Color-Coded Action Plan for Data Security Incidents
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday unveiled draft proposals detailing its plans to tackle data security events in the country using a color-coded system.
The effort is designed to “improve the comprehensive response capacity for data security incidents, to ensure timely and effective control, mitigation and elimination of hazards and losses caused
The effort is designed to “improve the comprehensive response capacity for data security incidents, to ensure timely and effective control, mitigation and elimination of hazards and losses caused
Microsoft Warns of Storm-0539: The Rising Threat Behind Holiday Gift Card Frauds
Microsoft is warning of an uptick in malicious activity from an emerging threat cluster it’s tracking as Storm-0539 for orchestrating gift card fraud and theft via highly sophisticated email and SMS phishing attacks against retail entities during the holiday shopping season.
The goal of the attacks is to propagate booby-trapped links that direct victims to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM
The goal of the attacks is to propagate booby-trapped links that direct victims to adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM
The Week in Ransomware – December 15th 2023 – Ransomware Drama
The big news over the past two weeks is the continued drama plaguing BlackCat/ALPHV after their infrastructure suddenly stopped working for almost five days. Multiple sources told BleepingComputer that this outage was related to a law enforcement operation, but BlackCat claims the outages were caused by a hardware/hosting issue. […]
Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges
Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022. […]
CISA urges tech manufacturers to stop using default passwords
Today, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) urged technology manufacturers to stop providing software and devices with default passwords. […]
3CX warns customers to disable SQL database integrations
VoIP communications company 3CX warned customers today to disable SQL Database integrations because of risks posed by what it describes as a potential vulnerability. […]
Ransomware gang behind threats to Fred Hutch cancer patients
The Hunters International ransomware gang claimed to be behind a cyberattack on the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) that resulted in patients receiving personalized extortion threats. […]
Box cloud storage down amid ‘critical’ outage
Cloud storage provider Box.com is suffering an outtage preventing customers from accessing their files. […]
Delta Dental says data breach exposed info of 7 million people
Delta Dental of California is warning almost seven million patients that they suffered a data breach after personal data was exposed in a MOVEit Transfer software breach. […]