Category Security

Meta has announced what it claims to be a “first-of-its-kind” information-sharing agreement with UK banks in a bid to arrest a growing social media fraud epidemic. The Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) will see high street lenders share threat intelligence…

Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. “While the attackers didn’t succeed…

The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff, and critical infrastructure workers, citing security fears. In an announcement on Friday, Ukraine’s National Security and Defence…

Cybersecurity is now the fastest-growing IT role in the UK, but the share of women in such positions has fallen dramatically since 2021, according to Socura. The managed detection and response (MDR) provider analyzed Office of National Statistics (ONS) annual…

Oct 02, 2024The Hacker NewsEmail Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers are warning about active exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Synacor’s Zimbra Collaboration. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said it began observing the activity starting September 28, 2024.…

In episode 17 of The AI Fix, our hosts meet the worst newsreaders in the world, Graham learns about Big Trak and is shocked by a food delivery robot, Mark explains why he won’t be dressing as a pirate, ChatGPT…

A newly discovered vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit (CVE-2024-0132) could allow attackers to break out of containerized environments and gain access to sensitive data and systems. The vulnerability, discovered by Wiz researchers, affects both cloud-based and on-premises AI applications…

Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in six different Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five manufacturers that could expose them to remote attacks. “These vulnerabilities pose significant real-world risks, as they could be exploited by malicious actors to cause…

A new ransomware operation has started to leak information it claims has been stolen from organisations it has compromised around the world. In recent days Valencia Ransomware has posted on its dark web leak site’s so-called “Wall of shame” links…

European IT security teams are overstressed, underfunded and suffering from major skills gaps and shortages, according to ISACA. The industry body polled over 1800 members across the region to better understand the challenges facing professionals in the sector. It revealed…