Mobile Malware and Phishing Surge in 2022
Zimperium records large increase in share of compromised devices
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsMobile Malware and Phishing Surge in 2022
Zimperium records large increase in share of compromised devices
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsStalkerware Vendor Hacked
The stalkerware company LetMeSpy has been hacked: TechCrunch reviewed the leaked data, which included years of victims’ call logs and text messages dating back to 2013. The database we reviewed contained current records on at least 13,000 compromised devices, though some of the devices shared little to no data with LetMeSpy. (LetMeSpy claims to delete […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 28, 2023
Open Source LLM Projects Likely Insecure, Risky to Use
New LLM-based projects typically become successful in a short period of time, but the security posture of these generative AI projects are very low, making them extremely unsafe to use.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsStalkerware Vendor Hacked
The stalkerware company LetMeSpy has been hacked: TechCrunch reviewed the leaked data, which included years of victims’ call logs and text messages dating back to 2013. The database we reviewed contained current records on at least 13,000 compromised devices, though some of the devices shared little to no data with LetMeSpy. (LetMeSpy claims to delete […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsEncroChat Bust Leads to 6500 Arrests in Three Years
Encrypted comms platform was used by organized criminals
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 28, 2023
8Base Ransomware Spikes in Activity, Threatens U.S. and Brazilian Businesses
A ransomware threat called 8Base that has been operating under the radar for over a year has been attributed to a “massive spike in activity” in May and June 2023. “The group utilizes encryption paired with ‘name-and-shame’ techniques to compel their victims to pay their ransoms,” VMware Carbon Black researchers Deborah Snyder and Fae Carlisle said in […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- June 28, 2023
5 Things CISOs Need to Know About Securing OT Environments
For too long the cybersecurity world focused exclusively on information technology (IT), leaving operational technology (OT) to fend for itself. Traditionally, few industrial enterprises had dedicated cybersecurity leaders. Any security decisions that arose fell to the plant and factory managers, who are highly skilled technical experts in other areas but often lack cybersecurity training or
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsEncroChat Bust Leads to 6500 Arrests in Three Years
Encrypted comms platform was used by organized criminals
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends