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Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies.

The judge with Spain’s National Court said there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the investigations to advance.”

Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report shows that defenses are improving – and that may be true. But the reality remains that these same statistics demonstrate that if anything, the attackers still retain the upper hand.

Russia-linked APT28 deploys the GooseEgg post-exploitation tool against numerous US and European organizations.

UnitedHealth confirms that personal and health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that could cost the company up to $1.6 billion.

Palo Alto Networks firewall vulnerability CVE-2024-3400, exploited as a zero-day, impacts a Siemens industrial product.

The LockBit ransomware gang leaks data allegedly stolen from government contractor Tyler Technologies.

Microsoft PlayReady vulnerabilities that could allow rogue subscribers to illegally download movies from popular streaming services.

Vulnerabilities in Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR allowed a security researcher to turn it into a malicious offensive tool.

A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks.

CrushFTP patches a zero-day vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to escape the VFS and retrieve system files.

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Shay Mowlem has been named CMO of runtime and application security company Contrast Security.

Attack detection firm Vectra AI has appointed Jeff Reed to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer.

Shaun Khalfan has joined payments giant PayPal as SVP, CISO.

UK cybersecurity agency NCSC announced Richard Horne as its new CEO.

Bill Dunnion has joined telecommunications giant Mitel as CISO.

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Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report shows that defenses are improving – and that may be true. But the reality remains that these same statistics demonstrate that if anything, the attackers still retain the upper hand.

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Microsoft PlayReady vulnerabilities that could allow rogue subscribers to illegally download movies from popular streaming services.

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Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies.

The judge with Spain’s National Court said there is reason to believe that the new information provided by France can “allow the investigations to…

Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report shows that defenses are improving – and that may be true. But the reality remains that these same statistics demonstrate…

Russia-linked APT28 deploys the GooseEgg post-exploitation tool against numerous US and European organizations.

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Web Application Security gurus, WhiteHat Security, released a report this week that examines the severity and duration of Web application security related vulnerabilities discovered in 2011. When the numbers are stacked against those from similar reports published since 2007, the number of major vulnerabilities has fallen dramatically.

According to a study from Symantec, information is a pricy asset within an organization, costing businesses $1.1 trillion annually. Yet, the same organizations paying such a high cost to manage their data often have problems protecting it.

On July 9, the FBI will shutdown the temporary servers that enable systems infected by the DNSChanger malware to access the Web. For most, the shutdown will mean nothing; however that isn’t the case for 60 companies within the Fortune 500.

Secunia, a provider vulnerability management solutions, on Thursday launched Secunia Personal Software Inspector 3.0, a free scanner that identifies software applications that may be insecure and need to be patched.Following its debut in 2007, the tool now supports and provides the security status for more than 3,000 vendors, including Microsoft and third-party programs.

SIEM vendor LogRhythm, on Thursday announced that it has closed a $15 million Series D round of funding led by Siemens’ Venture Capital group.The Boulder, Colorado-based company said the funds would be used to help accelerate growth, product innovation and international expansion.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) has agreed to pay a $1.7 million federal fine to settle possible violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). As part of their agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alaska's DHSS has also agreed to revise, review and maintain policies and procedures meant to keep the agency in compliance.

MOSCOW, Russia – Kaspersky Lab provided a sneak peek and demonstration of the 2013 edition of its Kaspersky Internet Security suite today at the Kaspersky Lab Security Summit 2012 taking place this week in Moscow—just miles away from the company’s headquarters.

Fake Carder Forum Setup by the FBI Let Agents Monitor and Record Discussions and Private Messages Between CybercriminalsA sting operation setup by the FBI that roots back to 2010 resulted in 24 arrests on Tuesday, following what the bureau said was the largest coordinated international law enforcement action in history directed at “carding” crimes.

Imagine walking into your bank’s local branch office, sliding a carton across the counter containing vegetables from your refrigerator drawer, a diamond necklace, and a plunge router, and asking the teller to deposit them. The bank teller then labels each carefully with your name, then lobs them over his shoulder into a huge vat along with other people’s stuff.Those of you who regularly read my columns, know that I like analogies. Admittedly, some of them may be weak; however, likening...

The latest version of Apple’s Mac OS X, Mountain Lion, due in just a few short weeks, will come with a rather important security feature – automatic updating.The news comes from those testing the newest developer preview. Apple has included a new system called OS X Security Update Test 1.0, which will check Apple’s servers daily for the latest security patches.The auto checking can also be set to run each time a Mac restarts, and any updates that are available...

Bitdefender, a Bucharest, Romania-based provider of antivirus and PC security software, this week officially launched its line of 2013 security products, bringing new enhancements and security features to help keep users safe.

Research from security firm Trusteer shows that when it comes to crime, sometimes criminals prefer to build things from scratch, taking a Lego-type of approach to crime kit development. Expanding on research from Trend Micro, Trusteer says that this type of approach is present in the development and sale of custom malware designed to harvest banking data.

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