Tuesday dawned dark for both cybersecurity and software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, and as of 10 a.m. ET, shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) remain down 1.5%, 2.1%, and 4.7%, respectively. While the situation surrounding each company has its specifics (Cloudflare for instance reported strong earnings last week, Palo...Read More

Estimated read time: 4-5minutes WASHINGTON — Senators on Wednesday grilled leaders of the biggest social media companies and said Congress must quickly pass legislation, as one lawmaker accused the companies of having “blood on their hands” for failing to protect children from escalating threats of sexual predation on their platforms. The hearing marks the latest...Read More

Initial access brokers (IABs) are increasingly targeting entities within NATO member states, indicating a persistent and geographically diverse cyberthreat landscape, according to Flare. IABs infiltrate systems and gain unauthorized access through various techniques, including spear-phishing, exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, and leveraging leaked and stolen credentials, with the primary goal of establishing persistence in these environments. Leaked...Read More

A campaign to hack into Azure Cloud accounts is targeting senior executives at a wide range of organizations, affecting hundreds of user accounts so far, according to California-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. “In late November 2023, Proofpoint researchers detected a new malicious campaign, integrating credential phishing and cloud account takeover (ATO) techniques,” Proofpoint said in an...Read More

TV exclusive details By Evan Real Published Feb. 13, 2024, 9:59 p.m. ET Teresa Giudice’s husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, is being sued for allegedly hacking computers to dig up dirt on an ex.teresagiudice/Instagram Luis “Louie” Ruelas and private investigator Bo Dietl are being sued for allegedly hacking computers for “harassment and abuse” against Vanessa Reiser,...Read More

Last updated:February 13, 2024 22:00 EST | 1 min read Bitcoin ransomware attackers reportedly leaked “sensitive data” belonging to “millions” of Venezuelan mobile carrier Digitel customers onto the internet on February 12. Per the X channel VE sin Filtro, the attackers hail from the MedusaBlog hacking group. Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers ‘Demanded $5million Worth of Coins’...Read More

Mangaluru: There is a drastic rise in cybercrime cases in Mangaluru City police limits. In 2023, Mangaluru city police recorded 240 cybercrime cases, marking a significant increase from 107 cases in 2021 and 68 cases in 2022.City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal told TOI the majority of cybercrimes reported include job fraud, scams involving the Telegram...Read More

Amid acute shortages of cybersecurity professionals, acting information security (InfoSec) experts are questioning the relevance of the formal education they received, Kaspersky’s new global research shows. The survey revealed that one in two cybersecurity professionals were not able to confirm the usefulness of their academic training when it came to helping them in their role....Read More

Every cybersecurity and IT expert has a unique method of educating the public on protecting themselves and their personal information online. According to one of Marshall IT’s main awareness campaigns, it starts with three words: Stop. Think. Connect.  Marshall IT recommends that students and faculty first stop and think about what is being asked of...Read More

Photo via PIxabay On the eve of Valentine’s Day, the FBI San Diego Field Office issued a warning Tuesday about so-called romance scams, a type of online crime that bilks money from people seeking relationships via the internet. Confidence-fraud crimes, including romance scams, have wreaked among the highest amounts of financial losses when compared to...Read More