August 2024
Guardio Critical Security Alerts monitors and analyzes scam activities
Guardio launched a new feature, Critical Security Alerts, which enables real-time alerts to identify and prevent financial scams, ensuring immediate intervention when …
Scammers dupe chemical company into wiring $60 million
Orion S.A., a global chemical company with headquarters in Luxembourg, has become a victim of fraud: it lost approximately $60 million through “multiple fraudulently …
Stellar strengthens security for remote teams
Stellar has launched enhanced remote wiping capabilities within its Drive Erasure software. This feature is designed to address the complexities of managing data security in …
Australian gold mining company hit with ransomware
Australian gold mining firm Evolution Mining has announced on Monday that it became aware on 8 August 2024 of a ransomware attack impacting its IT systems, and has been …
International investigation shuts down Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group
FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor”—the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker “Brain”—and the dismantling of three …
Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT
Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier in enterprises’ battle against shadow IT. …
Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations
In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation, …
How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently
C-suite executives face a unique challenge: aligning their priorities between driving technological innovation and ensuring business resilience while managing ever-evolving …
35% of exposed API keys still active, posing major security risks
Nightfall AI’s research revealed that secrets like passwords and API keys were most often found in GitHub, with nearly 350 total secrets exposed per 100 employees every …
Chrome, Edge users beset by malicious extensions that can’t be easily removed
A widespread campaign featuring a malicious installer that saddles users with difficult-to-remove malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions has been spotted by researchers. …
Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200)
A new MS Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38200) can be exploited by attackers to grab users’ NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared late last week. The vulnerability …
Resecurity unveils new AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform
Resecurity unveiled its advanced AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform. This versatile solution is engineered to combat fraud across banking, virtual asset service providers …
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