In the latest Cisco Talos Incident Response Quarterly Trends Report, Hazel Burton discusses the growing trend of threat actors focusing on bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) in security incidents. The report found that MFA weaknesses were present in half of the incidents responded to by the Talos team in the first quarter of 2024. Attackers are … Read more
US authorities are facing a critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler devices that help businesses with secure remote access, affecting a wide range of industries worldwide. The main vulnerability, CitrixBleed, has been exploited by multiple threat groups such as LockBit 3.0 and AlphaV/BlackCat, leading to ransomware attacks and other malicious activities. Despite a patch issued on … Read more
Hedge fund manager Philippe Laffont expressed concerns about how geopolitical conflicts could impact the chip industry and the development of artificial intelligence, specifically mentioning Nvidia. Laffont spoke at the Bloomberg Invest conference, highlighting the potential disruption to chip production if China were to invade Taiwan, where major chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is located. … Read more
The German intelligence has identified the PKK as a major threat to the country due to its illegal activities related to recruitment and extortion. The PKK, recognized as a terrorist organization by Turkey and the United States, has been banned in Germany since 1993 and listed as a terrorist entity by the European Union since … Read more
German intelligence has identified the PKK as a major threat to the country due to its illegal activities related to recruitment and extortion. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Germany has published a report stating that the PKK is the terrorist organization with the largest number of members and influence among … Read more
Google Map Pins for businesses have been moving without warning, leading to suspensions of Google business profiles. Businesses rely on Google Maps to drive consumer traffic and use Map Pins to provide geographic reach for easy contact. However, spammers and hackers have been exploiting this feature to trick customers, resulting in ranking drops or profile … Read more
A recent report by BleepingComputer has revealed that a new Linux encryptor was used in attacks against VMware ESXi environments as part of the ransomware-as-a-service operation known as RansomHub. This encryptor is believed to be based on the discontinued Knight ransomware and offers various features such as decryption of configurations, execution delays, progress information logging, … Read more
Semiconductor giant Broadcom is aggressively pursuing a share of the lucrative AI chip market, following Nvidia’s lead. With a strong focus on AI and chip research, the company aims to generate $11 billion in revenue from its AI connected chip business by fiscal 2024. Morningstar analysts and Wall Street share the view that Broadcom is … Read more
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has expressed concerns over the threat posed by Russia’s development of weapons in space. Schiff raised the alarm during a recent committee hearing, warning that Russia’s advancements in space weapons technology could potentially undermine US national security. During the hearing, Schiff highlighted Russia’s development of anti-satellite weapons and other … Read more
KnowBe4, a leading provider of simulated phishing platforms and security awareness training, has launched a new feature called PhishER Plus Threat Intel. This feature integrates website reputation data from Webroot directly into the PhishER console Plus, enabling faster and more automated detection and response to web-based threats. Cybercriminals are continuously evolving their methods to bypass … Read more