Suebsiri, Getty Images/iStockphoto Ransomware attacks targeting the enterprise sector have been at an all-time high in the first half of …
FBI and CISA warn of major wave of vishing attacks targeting teleworkers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint security advisory …
Free photos, graphics site Freepik discloses data breach impacting 8.3m users
Image: Freepik Company Freepik, a website dedicated to providing access to high-quality free photos and design graphics, has disclosed today …
University of Utah pays $457,000 to ransomware gang
Image via University of Utah; Composition: ZDNet The University of Utah revealed today that it paid a ransomware gang $457,059 …
Experian South Africa discloses data breach impacting 24 million customers
Image: chunleizhao, Experian The South African branch of consumer credit reporting agency Experian disclosed a data breach on Wednesday. The …
Some email clients are vulnerable to attacks via ‘mailto’ links
A lesser-known technology known as “mailto” links can be abused to launch attacks on the users of email desktop clients. …
US Army report says many North Korean hackers operate from abroad
Image: zhushenje, ZDNet Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. …
US regulators settle with CenturyLink over anti-competition violations
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the settlement of anti-competition allegations made against CenturyLink in association with the …
Mac malware spreads through Xcode projects, abuses WebKit, Data Vault vulnerabilities
Xcode projects are being exploited to spread a form of Mac malware specializing in the compromise of Safari and other …
For six months, security researchers have secretly distributed an Emotet vaccine across the world
Image: CDC Most of the time, fighting malware is a losing game. Malware authors create their code, distribute payloads to …