Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


Ransomware cyber insurance claims rose by 27%

20 September 2023
Cyber insurance claims and trends were analyzed in a recent report finding a 12% increase in cyber claims over the first six months of the year.

Atos Unify Vulnerabilities Could Allow Hackers to Backdoor Systems

20 September 2023
The flaws were found in the unified communications and collaboration solution by researchers at SEC Consult, an Austria-based cybersecurity consulting firm that is part of the Atos Group’s Eviden business.

Critical Security Flaws Exposed in Nagios XI Network Monitoring Software

20 September 2023
The four security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-40931 through CVE-2023-40934, impact Nagios XI versions 5.11.1 and lower. Following disclosure on August 4, They have been patched as of September 11, with the release of version 5.11.2.

Data Breach at Pizza Hut Australia Exposes Customer Information and Order Details

20 September 2023
In an email to customers on Wednesday, Pizza Hut Australia’s chief executive, Phil Reed, said the company became aware in early September that there had been “unauthorised third party” access to some of the company’s data.

DHS: Ransomware attackers headed for second most profitable year

20 September 2023
Ransomware attackers remain a major threat to the United States and are on pace to have their second most profitable year ever, the Department of Homeland Security said in an annual report.

55% of insider threats come from a negligent or mistaken insider

20 September 2023
The causes and costs of insider threats were analyzed in a recent report that found that the average annual cost of an insider risk has increased 40%.

CrowdStrike to Buy AppSec Startup Bionic for Reported $350M

20 September 2023
CrowdStrike plans to purchase a Silicon Valley application security startup founded by two Israel Defense Forces veterans in a bid to expand risk visibility and protection across entire cloud computing environments.

Chinese-Language Speakers Targeted with Sainbox RAT, ValleyRAT, and Gh0stRAT

20 September 2023
The increase in activity suggests increased availability or ease of access to payloads and target lists, as well as potentially increased activity by Chinese-speaking cybercrime operators.

57% of small and medium enterprises experienced a cybersecurity breach

20 September 2023
Small and medium enterprises were analyzed in a recent report by Guardz. According to the report, 57% of SMEs have experienced a cybersecurity breach.

Malicious NPM Packages Caught Exfiltrating Kubernetes Config, SSH Keys

20 September 2023
The malicious software packages impersonate legitimate JavaScript libraries and components, but upon installation, they run obfuscated code to collect and siphon sensitive files.

Finnish Authorities Dismantle Notorious PIILOPUOTI Dark Web Drug Marketplace

20 September 2023
Finnish law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of PIILOPUOTI, a dark web marketplace that specialized in illegal narcotics trade since May 2022. "The site operated as a hidden service in the encrypted TOR network," the Finnish Customs (aka Tulli) said in a brief announcement on Tuesday. "The site has been used in anonymous criminal activities such as narcotics trade." The agency

Critical Security Flaws Exposed in Nagios XI Network Monitoring Software

20 September 2023
Multiple security flaws have been disclosed in the Nagios XI network monitoring software that could result in privilege escalation and information disclosure. The four security vulnerabilities, tracked from CVE-2023-40931 through CVE-2023-40934, impact Nagios XI versions 5.11.1 and lower. Following responsible disclosure on August 4, 2023, They have been patched as of September 11, 2023, with

Cyberattack on Kansas Town Affects Email, Phone, Payment Systems

20 September 2023
The city’s incident response team “took proactive measures to protect city data and network systems” while also hiring forensic experts to “ fully understand the extent and implications” of the attack.

Hackers Targeted International Criminal Court’s Systems Last Week

20 September 2023
At present, there is no available information regarding the extent of the cyberattack's nature and impact on the ICC's systems or whether the perpetrators managed to access or exfiltrate any data or files from its network.

HiddenLayer Raises Hefty $50M Round for AI Security Tech

20 September 2023
HiddenLayer, which emerged from stealth in July 2022 with $6 million in funding, said the latest financing was led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund, and Moore Strategic Ventures.

SEC Cyber Disclosure Rules: What’s the Role of the CIO?

20 September 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission introduced new requirements for disclosing material cybersecurity incidents on September 5, placing pressure on organizations to adopt robust reporting mechanisms.

New Silent Skimmer Campaign Hits Payment Firms in APAC and NALA Regions

20 September 2023
BlackBerry has uncovered a financially motivated campaign named Silent Skimmer, which targets vulnerable online payment businesses in the APAC and NALA regions. The attacker gains initial access by exploiting web server vulnerabilities and then deploys payment scraping mechanisms on compromised websites to steal sensitive financial data. Organizations must stay updated on the adversary's attack infrastructures and exploitation tools to defend.

Alcion, Which Provides Backup and Security Services to Enterprises, Raises $21M

20 September 2023
Alcion's platform offers backup-as-a-service, disaster recovery, anti-ransomware, anti-malware, and compliance tools for businesses with cloud-based workloads in Microsoft 365.

Regulatory Activity Forces Compliance Leaders To Spend More on Grc Tools

20 September 2023
Without effective self-discovery, companies risk being subject to criminal prosecution, and officers and directors may be subject to shareholder derivative litigation for failing to fulfill their duty of oversight.

Do You Really Trust Your Web Application Supply Chain?

20 September 2023
Well, you shouldn’t. It may already be hiding vulnerabilities. It's the modular nature of modern web applications that has made them so effective. They can call on dozens of third-party web components, JS frameworks, and open-source tools to deliver all the different functionalities that keep their customers happy, but this chain of dependencies is also what makes them so vulnerable. Many of