Ryan Knappenberger reports: Google began its defense Tuesday in the landmark antitrust trial over the tech giant’s dominance in internet search, with a long-time Google executive warning that the government’s proposed remedies would present significant security risks. The Justice Department, which rested its case earlier on Tuesday, has suggested U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta should release reams…
Mila Koumpilova reports an update to the Clop attack on entities using the Cleo file transfer software. In a ransomware attack last year, Russian hackers stole private information for more than 700,000 current and former Chicago Public Schools students and put it on the dark web, district officials said Friday. According to the district, the…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting software from Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft Windows, and Progress WhatsUp Gold to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-20118 (CVSS score: 6.5) – A command injection
Risky Biz Newsletter reports: An anti-regime hacktivist group has claimed credit over a cyberattack that crippled the on-ship communication systems of 116 Iranian ships. The ships are operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (50) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Company (66). […] A group named LabDookhtegan took credit for the sabotage. The attack allegedly…
Kevin Poireault reports: Netherlands-based threat intelligence firm Prodaft revealed on February 20 that internal chatlogs from the BlackBasta ransomware gang have been leaked online. BlackBasta is a ransomware strain that was first detected in April 2022. Early on, cyber threat intelligence experts assessed that the members of the group behind the ransomware were associated with other…
Release Date: March 12, 2025 Alert Code: AA25-071A Summary Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders detailing various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect…
Voice of Nigeria reports: The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has announced a collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to establish a robust data protection framework within the healthcare sector. This was revealed in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by Mr. Itunu Dosekun, Head of the NDPC Media Unit….
