The FBI is investigating a hack of its computer network. “This is an isolated incident that has been contained. As this is an ongoing investigation the FBI does not have further comment to provide at this time," the bureau said in a statement provided to Information Security Media Group.
A joint law enforcement operation led to the dismantling of what authorities describe as a Franco-Israeli "large-scale CEO fraud" criminal network that stole millions from French victims and laundered the proceeds via banks in China and Israel. The group's single biggest attack netted $40 million.
In this podcast, Rodman Ramezanian, global cloud threat lead at Skyhigh Security, discusses why the risk of data breaches is so high, how security teams can protect data wherever it resides, and why security leaders should embrace a new mindset for data protection.
Hyundai and Kia are rolling out a software update aimed at stopping an outbreak of car thefts caused by a trend on social media app TikTok. The "Kia Challenge" went viral in mid-2022 after users discovered how to steal certain cars using a screwdriver and a male USB Type A connector.
Forcepoint's new Security Service Edge offering allows clients to apply access, threat or data loss protection policies across all channels as soon as they're implemented. The firm long offered DLP, SD-WAN, SWG and CASB tools, but the lack of full integration made it tough to apply unified policies.
The U.S. government on Thursday unveiled a task force aimed at preventing advanced technology from reaching repressive regimes, including the People's Republic of China. The task force will be led by personnel in the departments of Justice and Commerce.
Accenture has bought Morphus to get more intelligence around fraud and other cybercrimes Brazilian criminals are perpetuating in the digital world. The Morphus acquisition will help Accenture customers take on financially motivated cyber fraud and insider threats that are pervasive in Brazil.
Threats from API and application vulnerabilities increased in 2022, but ransomware, human error and hygiene continue to pose the greatest threats to organizations, according to findings from CyberTheory's 2022 Performance Study. CyberTheory's Steve King shares how education can make a difference.
Attackers are continuing to target unpatched VMware hosts to infect them with ESXiArgs and RansomExx2 crypto-locking malware and hold them to ransom. VMware urges immediate updating, saying that the attacks don't appear to be targeting zero-day vulnerabilities but rather long-patched flaws.
Russian military intelligence agency hackers walloped Ukraine with waves of data wipers and phishing attacks, but the torrent of destructive cyberattacks doesn't appear to have been as effective as previous Russian cyberattacks, report researchers from the Google Threat Analysis Group and Mandiant.
A ransomware incident last fall that disrupted some of hospital chain CommonSpirit's operations for at least a month has cost the organization $150 million in lost revenue, remediation and other expenses so far. CommonSpirit also likely faces additional legal expenses.
Chris Inglis, head of the Office of the National Cyber Director in the White House, stepped down from the position. The widely anticipated move comes as the Biden administration finalizes a national cyberspace strategy expected to call for more regulation and the disruption of malicious actors.
Open Systems has split its MDR and SASE businesses into separate divisions with unique executive teams to help each optimize its engineering stack and selling motion. The 300-person MDR division will be known as Ontinue and led by Geoff Haydon, who had served as Open Systems CEO since February 2021.
Negotiations between the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service gang and Royal Mail appear to have broken down shortly after a postal representative called the criminal group's $80 million extortion demand "absurd." A LockBit ransomware attack incapacitated Royal Mail's international shipping operation.
Federal authorities are urging healthcare sector entities to take steps to protect their web applications, connected devices and other critical systems against distributed denial-of-service attacks. The warning comes weeks after a wave of DDoS attacks from Russian nuisance hacking group KillNet.
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