The speed at which we're seeing ransomware attacks has increased dramatically in the last couple of years - and it's only getting faster, warns Mary O'Brien, general manager, IBM Security. Ransomware deployment has increased from three months to four days on average.
One Brooklyn Health is facing a proposed class action lawsuit in the wake of a data breach affecting more than 235,000 individuals, which the organization reported to regulators following a cyberattack late last year that disrupted its IT systems and patient services for several weeks.
Policy buzz around RSA Conference 2023 is centering on the new National Cybersecurity Strategy that seeks to hold software makers liable for security flaws. While federal officials say the industry will embrace the new rules, some are talking about the lobbying and legal challenges ahead.
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. In the days between April 21 and April 27, the spotlight was on the arrest of a Ukrainian trafficker in stolen data, a U.S. Navy shipbuilder and incidents in Canada, India and Kenya.
Mandiant's 14th edition of M-Trends has been released, offering a comprehensive and insightful examination of the constantly evolving cyber threat landscape. Drawing upon Mandiant's extensive experience in incident response investigations and threat intelligence analysis, the report delves into high-impact attacks and...
In the days between April 14 and April 20, the spotlight was on the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a ransomware attack on American payments firm NCR, German automotive and arms producer Rheinmetall, state agencies in the Philippines, Indian rental platform RentoMojo, and Point32Health.
Expel is out with its annual threat report, and the results point to a spike in identity threats. Jon Hencinski discusses the report, including how attackers are defeating MFA, how adversaries are taking advantage of VPNs, and what to look for in pre-ransomware activity.
Apple users: Don't fear newly discovered samples of LockBit ransomware designed to target newer macOS devices. Researchers say the still-in-development code, tied to no known in-the-wild attacks, contains numerous errors, leaving it unable to execute.
A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard has been arrested for leaking highly classified military and intelligence documents. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Jack Teixeira, 21, was taken into custody by FBI agents following the leaking of more than 100 documents.
Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. In the days between April 6 and April 13, the spotlight was on European Hyundai dealerships, Yum! Brands, former RaidForums users, a German shipbuilder, a Taiwanese PC vendor and Tasmania.
Every week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week, we check in on a breach at a law firm that does work for Uber, Dutch software maker Nebu, the latest in Oakland, California, and more. Oh, are Western Digital cloud services still down? Yes.
British outsourcing service provider Capita, which has major U.K. healthcare and military contracts, said an online attack disrupted internal access to Microsoft Office 365 applications, leading to service outages for multiple customers. The company hasn't said if ransomware was involved.
Days after Google suspended the popular budget e-commerce application Pinduoduo from its Play Store, researchers are alleging that the Chinese app can bypass phones' security and monitor activities of other apps, including accessing private messages and changing settings.
Rules coming in April could require publicly traded companies to disclose a breach within four days of deeming it material as well as board member cybersecurity expertise. The SEC in March 2022 proposed a mandate that companies disclose "material" incidents within four business days of discovery.
In this week's data breach spotlight: Telecom giant Lumen reports incidents, Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP discloses vulnerabilities, debt collector NCB suffers a data breach and more data breaches occur in Australia. Also, there's a new Mac info stealer, and Toyota Italy exposed customer data.
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