Critical Infrastructure SecurityRussian troll farms turn up heat on presidential candidatesShaun NicholsSeptember 18, 2024As the U.S. presidential elections near, foreign hackers are launching new campaigns against the candidates and their staffers.
Cloud Security‘CloudImposer’ attack targets Google Cloud servicesShaun NicholsSeptember 17, 2024Researchers uncovered a vulnerability that could have placed millions of Google Cloud instances at risk of remote hijack.
Governance, Risk and ComplianceMalware attack targets US-Taiwan defense conferenceShaun NicholsSeptember 16, 2024A conference connecting defense industry professionals in the U.S. and Taiwan has come under attack from malware threat actors.
Network SecurityScammers pilfered $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency in 2023Shaun NicholsSeptember 13, 2024The FBI received some 69,000 cryptocurrency related complaints on the year.
Network SecurityStability concerns holding back patching practicesShaun NicholsSeptember 12, 2024The stability cost of patching a bug can prevent many developers from remedying a known flaw in their own software.
Cloud SecurityHackers use cloud services to target financial and insurance firmsShaun NicholsSeptember 11, 2024Hackers are using cloud service attacks as a way to go after big-money targets in the insurance and financial industries.
Vulnerability ManagementMicrosoft fixes at least four zero-days in September Patch TuesdayShaun NicholsSeptember 10, 2024Microsoft patched 79 bugs for administrators to install this month.
AI/MLMan used AI to bilk $10 million-plus from music-streaming servicesShaun NicholsSeptember 9, 2024Spotify and Apple Music among defrauded services using a combination of AI tools and bots.
IdentityScammers turn tables on hackers seeking OnlyFans account takeoverShaun NicholsSeptember 5, 2024A crop of hackers were caught trying to steal money from the oldest profession in society.
Network SecurityColorado tops list of cyberattacks per capita in the USShaun NicholsSeptember 4, 2024Colorado experienced the highest rate of cyberattacks since 2017, reporting 10,776 annual victims from 2020.