Major Chinese Router Manufacturer Facing Increased Scrutiny After Chinese Espionage
U.S. authorities have launched multiple investigations while reportedly considering banning the widely popular Chinese-manufactured TP-Link routers amid ongoing security risks linked to Chinese cyberespionage and hacking campaigns targeting American critical infrastructure sectors.
Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up to products from tech rivals. The post Apple Complains Meta Requests Risk Privacy in Spat Over EU Efforts to Widen Access…
One unfortunate holiday tradition seems to be that ransomware groups will attack at holiday times when entities are less likely to have full IT support from staff. One attack, however, reportedly started last week. Ed Blazina reports: What Pittsburgh Regional Transit last week thought was a computer glitch that affected rail service has turned out…
The deal includes certain Phylum assets, including its malicious package analysis, detection, and mitigation technology. The post Veracode Targets Malicious Code Threats with Phylum Acquisition appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Connor Jones reports: A total ban on ransomware payments across the public sector might actually happen after the UK government opened a consultation on how to combat the trend of criminals locking up whole systems and taxpayers footing the bill. The consultation will consider views on extending the ransom payment ban from central government departments…
SophosAI’s framework for upgrading the performance of LLMs for cybersecurity tasks (or any other specific task) is now open source.
In 2024, cyber threats targeting SaaS surged, with 7,000 password attacks blocked per second (just in Entra ID)—a 75% increase from last year—and phishing attempts up by 58%, causing $3.5 billion in losses (source: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024). SaaS attacks are increasing, with hackers often evading detection through legitimate usage patterns. The cyber threat…
