Attacks/Breaches

At Black Hat Europe, a security researcher details the main evasion techniques attackers are currently using in the cloud.

The supply chain attack is piggybacking off an earlier breach to deploy new wiper malware.

More than three-quarters of police and emergency responders worry about ransomware attacks and data leaks, while their organizations lag behind in technology adoption.

Common mistakes in network configuration can jeopardize the security of highly protected assets and allow attackers to steal critical data from the enterprise.

A ransomware attack on the company's Hosted Exchange environment disrupted email for thousands of mostly small and midsize businesses.

Cybercrooks allegedly stole personal data, used it to file IRS tax documents, and routed refunds to bank accounts under their control.

Learn how BOD 23-01 asset inventory mandates can help all organizations tighten cybersecurity.

There's no quick fix after decades of underinvestment, but the process has started. Cybersecurity grants, mandatory reporting protocols, and beefed-up authentication requirements are being put in place.

Organizations can best defend themselves on the cyber battlefield by adopting a military-style defense.

Victims include at least 15 healthcare organizations, one Fortune 500 company, and other organizations in multiple countries, security vendor says.

The program, dubbed CryWiper, is aimed at Russian targets; it requests a ransom but has no way to decrypt any overwritten files.

Patients transferred and operations canceled following a recent network breach at a hospital in the outskirts of Paris.

As ransomware's prevalence has grown over the past decade, leading ransomware groups such as Conti have added services and features as part of a growing trend toward professionalization.

A single improperly formatted command has effectively killed KmsdBot botnet, security vendor says.

Journalists in El Salvador haul NSO Group to US court for illegal surveillance that ultimately compromised their safety.