An extortion campaign begun early this year by an unknown hacking group to extort money has been characterized as using the Basta ransomware to stop victims from unlocking their files. This campaign was discovered by Google Mandiant, which uses…
Tag: CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents
C-Edge Technologies: An In-Depth Look at the Indian Fintech Leader Impacted by a Major Cyberattack
C-Edge Technologies, a prominent IT solutions provider for India’s banking and financial sector, has recently faced significant challenges following a major ransomware attack. This incident has severely impacted its systems, leading to disruptions in payment services for nearly 300…
The Use of AI by Sales Teams is Booming
According to Salesforce’s 2024 State of Sales report, sales teams are combining tools and strengthening data security to reap the benefits of AI. Following a global survey of 5,500 sales professionals, the report’s four main findings are as follows: …
Data Breach: Georgia Voter Information Accidentally Displayed Online
Despite an effort by the Georgian government to provide a new web portal that allows Georgians to cancel their voter registration, the website has come under fire after a technical problem caused personal data to be displayed on users’…
Ransomware Groups Exploit VMware ESXi Bug for Widespread Attacks
Several ransomware groups have been exploiting a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors that allows them to bypass authentication and rapidly deploy malware across virtual environments. Identified as CVE-2024-37085, this bug has been assigned a “medium” severity rating of 6.8…
Hackers Exploit Security Flaws to Access Millions of UK Voters’ Details
The UK’s data privacy watchdog has found that the personal details of millions of UK voters were left exposed to hackers due to poor security practices at the Electoral Commission. The breach occurred because passwords were not changed regularly…
New Jersey City University Targeted by ransomware Outfit Demanding $700K
A ransomware outfit launched an assault on New Jersey City University’s computer network, threatening to reveal sensitive private details of students and staff unless $700,000 in Bitcoin is paid by Saturday. The institution notified staff and students of the…
Report: macOS Most Vulnerable to Endpoint Attacks Compared to Windows and Linux
A new report from Picus Security has unveiled a concerning vulnerability in many IT environments: a high risk of complete takeover through escalated privileges. Simulated attacks revealed that while organizations can typically defend against seven out of ten attacks,…
Hacking Group Exposes Pentagon IT Provider’s Documents
A person familiar with the matter informed us that hackers stole internal documents from Leidos Holdings Inc., one of the largest IT service providers in the US government, in an attempted breach of security. There has been a recent…
Domain Validation Bug: DigiCert Revokes TLS Certificates
In a major development in the tech landscape, SSL/TLS certificate provider “DigiCert” recently announced that it will be revoking around 83,267 certificates. This big step was taken due to a bug in their domain validation process, which dented the integrity…