Category Security

Over half (58%) of large UK financial services firms suffered at least one third-party supply chain attack in 2024, according to a study by Orange Cyberdefense. Nearly a quarter (23%) of these companies were hit three or more times by…

Feb 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware Ransomware attacks netted cybercrime groups a total of $813.5 million in 2024, a decline from $1.25 billion in 2023. The total amount extorted during the first half of 2024 stood at $459.8 million, blockchain…

The UK’s new Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) has been officially launched and aims to measure cyber incidents with greater clarity and precision. The CMC’s approach will mirror the methodologies used for physical events, such as the Richter scale for earthquakes…

Feb 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware Bogus websites advertising Google Chrome have been used to distribute malicious installers for a remote access trojan called ValleyRAT. The malware, first detected in 2023, is attributed to a threat actor tracked as…

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) plugin for WordPress, affecting both free and pro versions up to 7.6.2.1. The flaw allows users to regain higher-level access privileges, posing a serious security risk. The issue…

Feb 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence Threat actors have been observed exploiting recently disclosed security flaws in SimpleHelp’s Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software as a precursor for what appears to be a ransomware attack. The intrusion leveraged the…

The government of Thailand has cut the power supply to areas near its border with Myanmar that are known to host brutal scam compounds. These heavily-guarded fraud factories house armies of people, coerced into defrauding innocent people through bogus investment…

A global law enforcement effort has led to the arrest of two suspected leaders of an extremist online group accused of grooming and coercing minors into acts of violence and sexual exploitation. Authorities in the US arrested the individuals on…

In episode 403 of “Smashing Security” we dive into the mystery of $65 million vanishing from Coinbase users faster than J-Lo slipped into Graham’s DMs, Geoff gives a poor grade for PowerSchool’s security, and Carole takes a curious look at…

Over half (54%) of global financial institutions experienced cyber-attacks last year in which data was destroyed by adversaries, according to a new report from Contrast Security. The runtime security specialist claimed in its Modern Bank Heists Report 2025 that the…