Category: CYBER SECURITY

Microchip Technology Incorporated, a major American chipmaker, suffered a cyberattack that disrupted operations across several of its manufacturing facilities.

In the first half of 2024, ransomware victims have paid a staggering $459.8 million to cybercriminals, positioning this year to potentially surpass previous records if this trend continues.

Toyota has acknowledged that its network was compromised after a threat actor released a 240GB archive of data stolen from the company's systems on a hacking forum.

National Public Data (NPD), a company known for reselling personal information for background checks, has confirmed a significant data breach that compromised a wide range of personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and physical addresses.

Georgy Kavzharadze, a 27-year-old from Moscow, Russia, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his role as a prolific seller of stolen financial information and personally-identifying information (PII) on the criminal online marketplace Slilpp.

Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Tuesday brings crucial security updates, addressing 89 vulnerabilities, including six actively exploited flaws and three publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.

The FBI announced on Monday that it had successfully taken down the servers and websites associated with the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following an extensive international investigation.

South Korea's ruling party, the People Power Party (PPP), has raised serious concerns over the alleged theft of crucial military information by North Korean hackers.

A recent surge in GPS spoofing incidents has raised alarms within the aviation industry, with cybersecurity experts warning of a new dimension to these attacks: the manipulation of time on aircraft systems.

The leaked data is allegedly sourced from National Public Data, a company that aggregates and sells personal information for purposes like background checks, criminal record searches, and private investigations.

U.S. authorities have charged two administrators of WWH-Club, a major Russian-language cybercrime forum.

Microsoft has revealed a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-38200, affecting several versions of its Office suite, including Office 2016, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise.

This decision comes after initial findings indicated that Advanced failed to implement adequate measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 individuals, including sensitive data.

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have confirmed that the infamous Royal ransomware has rebranded to BlackSuit, amassing over $500 million in ransom demands since its inception more than two years ago.

The tech giant is offering a staggering $1,000,000 reward for researchers who can successfully demonstrate a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability on the Galaxy's secure vault.

A global stop-payment mechanism developed by INTERPOL has enabled Singapore authorities to recover the largest amount of funds ever lost in a business email compromise scam.