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  • "FBI and CISA Issue Conti Warning"

    An alert has been issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over Conti ransomware.  In the warning, posted on September 22, the agencies observed the increased use of Conti in…

  • "Exchange/Outlook Autodiscover Bug Spills 100K+ Email Passwords"

    Guardicore security researchers have discovered a severe design bug in Microsoft Exchange’s autodiscover.  This protocol lets users easily configure applications such as Microsoft Outlook with just email addresses and passwords.  The…

  • "Preventing Abuse in Encrypted Communication"

    It remains a significant challenge to mitigate the abuse of encrypted social media communication on WhatsApp, Signal, and other platforms while ensuring user privacy. This challenge is present across technological, legal, and social realms. A…

  • "US Eye-Care Providers Report Data Breaches"

    The protected health information of hundreds of thousands of Americans has been exposed in two separate security incidents at eye-care providers in the United States.  Simon Eye Management reported a data breach to the Department of Health and Human…

  • "Cybersecurity Vulnerability Could Affect Millions of Hikvision Cameras"

    On Sunday, video surveillance giant Hikvision posted a security advisory on its website warning customers of a cyber vulnerability that could impact millions of cameras and NVRs deployed globally. Security researchers at Watchful IP discovered the…

  • "FamousSparrow Hacking Group Targets Governments, Engineers Worldwide"

    A new hacking group, dubbed FamousSparrow by ESET researchers, has targeted entities worldwide to spy on them. The group is believed to have been active since at least 2019, with links to attacks against governments, international organizations,…

  • "100M IoT Devices Exposed By Zero-Day Bug"

    Researchers at Guardara have discovered a flaw in a widely used internet-of-things (IoT) infrastructure code that left more than 100 million devices across 10,000 enterprises vulnerable to attacks.  Researchers at Guardara used their technology to…

  • "An Email 'Autodiscover' Bug Is Helping to Leak Thousands of Windows Passwords"

    New research shows that shipping companies, power plants, and investment banks are inadvertently leaking thousands of their employees' email passwords due to a design flaw in the Microsoft Autodiscover protocol. Autodiscover is a protocol used to…

  • "Cybercriminals Use Pandemic to Attack Schools and Colleges"

    Schools and colleges have been hit significantly hard by cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the average ransomware attack cost educational institutions $2.73 million, including costs of downtime, repairs, and lost opportunities. From…

  • "Who Is BlackMatter?"

    Researchers have been piecing together information surrounding BlackMatter, the group behind the recent ransomware attack that targeted the Iowa-based farm services provider New Cooperative. The group claims to use the best tools and methods of…

  • "85% of UK's Top Universities at Risk of Email Fraud"

    During a new study, security researchers at Proofpoint found that more than four-fifths (85%) of the UK’s top 20 universities are putting their students, staff, and suppliers at risk of email fraud.  The researchers found that just 15% of the…

  • "Healthcare Ransomware Attacks Lead to Increased Patient Mortality"

    A study commissioned by Censinet and conducted by the Ponemon Institute surveyed 597 healthcare organizations, including regional health systems, community hospitals, and integrated delivery networks. One in four of the respondents reported an increase…