Stephen Marcantel reports that Acadian Ambulance is seeking dismissal of a class-action lawsuit stemming from a ransomware attack in 2024 by Daixin Team. Acadian is claiming there is no proof that any patient has experienced any actual harm from the breach. The lawsuit, which was consolidated from 10 other class actions, claims that the July…
On the 21st birthday of Gmail, Google has announced a major update that allows enterprise users to send end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) to any user in any email inbox in a few clicks. The feature is rolling out starting today in beta, allowing users to send E2EE emails to Gmail users within an organization, with plans…
Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The activity, first observed by the Akamai Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) in early April 2025, involves the exploitation of two operating system…
Chrome and Firefox updates released this week resolve high-severity vulnerabilities in the two popular browsers. The post Chrome 131, Firefox 134 Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Henry Vaughan reports: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it is working with the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre to investigate the data breach. In a letter sent to law firms last week, which has been seen by Sky News, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) warned it had identified a “security incident”. The organisation,…
Threat actors have observed the increasingly common ClickFix technique to deliver a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT since early January 2025. NetSupport RAT, typically propagated via bogus websites and fake browser updates, grants attackers full control over the victim’s host, allowing them to monitor the device’s screen in real-time, control the keyboard and mouse,…
Laurie Chen, Farah Master and Liz Lee report: China accused the United States National Security Agency (NSA) on Tuesday of launching “advanced” cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in February, targeting essential industries. Police in the northeastern city of Harbin said three alleged NSA agents to a wanted list and also accused the University of…
