Lapsus$ cybercriminals claim major cyberattack on Samsung
Hacker group Lapsus$ claims to have stolen 190GB of confidential data from Samsung. This mainly involves source code for Samsung devices.
Last week, Lapsus$ claimed to have stolen 1TB of confidential data from Nvidia. In an attempt to back the claim, the criminal group published 20GB of the alle... Read more
Ukraine says its websites are under ‘nonstop’ attack from Russia
The country's cyber watchdog agency says Russian hackers are attacking government websites.
Ukrainian websites have been under nonstop attack from Russian hackers since the Kremlin launched an invasion of the country last month, according to reporting in Reuters.
In a post to Twitter, Ukraine... Read more
Security industry is fundamentally broken: base investments on hard evidence
Many security investments do not deliver what was expected or hoped for. Organizations can do better, however, if they invest wisely, and base their investments on hard evidence.
The number of security solution providers on the market is staggeringly large. The total runs into the thousands, al... Read more
Most people still use the same password for multiple accounts
SpyCloud analyzed 1.7 billion passwords and usernames. Roughly 65 percent of all Internet users use the same password for multiple accounts.
Security specialist SpyCloud reviewed more than 750 data breaches to collect 1.7 billion passwords and usernames. The analysis reveals that 64 percent of b... Read more
Dutch government bans Kaspersky software without evidence of abuse
The Dutch government continues to ban Kaspersky's antivirus software despite a lack of evidence for alleged sabotage and espionage.
In 2018, Kaspersky was investigated on behalf of the former administration of the Netherlands. The government feared that Kaspersky was complicit in espionage and s... Read more
‘Number of API attacks rose by nearly 700 percent’
Over the past twelve months, the number of API attacks increased by 681 percent. "It's no surprise that attackers continue to be successful", states Michael Isbitski, Technical Evangelist at Salt Security. "Traditional security measures are unable to protect against sophisticated attacks."
Salt ... Read more
CrowdStrike launches Falcon Identity Threat Protection Complete
CrowdStrike introduces Falcon Identity Threat Protection Complete. The managed security service protects organizations against attackers using stolen login credentials, also known as identity-based attacks.
Falcon Identity Threat Protection Complete is an extension of Falcon Identity Threat Prot... Read more
Nvidia confirms: malware group Lapsus$ has personal company data
Nvidia acknowledges that trade secrets and personal data have been stolen by ransomware group Lapsus$. According to Nvidia, ransomware is not involved. The organization refuses to cooperate with the cybercriminals' demands.
Ransomware group Lapsus$ claims to possess over 1TB of private Nvidia da... Read more
‘Cyberattacks are developed more quickly, damage is rising’
The development cycle and damage of cyberattacks is ramping up. This is concluded by Fortinet in a security analysis of the second half of 2021.
The research shows that hackers are developing attacks at an increasing pace. The damage of attacks is growing along.
An important example of the in... Read more
‘Russian intelligence agencies play part in cyberattacks on Ukraine’
Russian intelligence agencies are cooperating with Russian cybercriminals. Yet, Russian cyberattacks are not an acute threat to the EU and US. This is concluded by an expert panel of security professionals at an emergency briefing by SANS Institute.
Ukraine is under cyber fire. On January 13, Mi... Read more