Penetration Testing

JUNE 1, 2025

Meta's Q1 2025 report details the takedown of covert influence campaigns from China, Iran, and Romania, utilizing AI and fake accounts to manipulate public discourse.

Accountability 97

Accountability Threat Reports Media 97

Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

That same email address also is tied to two forum accounts for a user with the handle “ O.R.Z.” user account — this one on Verified[.]ru Prior to that, akafitis@gmail.com was used as the email address for the account “ Fitis ,” which was active on Exploit between September 2006 and May 2007.

Malware 327

Malware Cybercrime Antivirus Accountability 327

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Thales 2023 Data Threat Report: The Increased Telco Cybersecurity Challenges in the 5G Era madhav Tue, 09/12/2023 - 05:15 Telecommunications firms have always faced a unique set of security challenges. It is also about accounting for the human factor, which can become the greatest defense or the most significant vulnerability.

Threat Reports 77

Threat Reports IoT Telecommunications Cybersecurity 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2025

Todays threat actors use AI to craft compelling phishing campaigns and advanced social engineering tactics to slip past MFA, resulting in credential theft and account takeovers. Credential theft is particularly dangerous as it facilitates account takeovers, lateral movement within networks, and access to critical business systems.

Phishing 71

Phishing Authentication Passwords Social Engineering 71

Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The most common tactics include credential stuffing using valid accounts, various forms of deception, and vulnerabilities in third-party software, Rapid7 says in its latest quarterly threat report.

Manufacturing 102

Manufacturing Threat Reports Accountability Software 102

The Hacker News

JANUARY 14, 2024

The environmental services industry witnessed an “unprecedented surge” in HTTP-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, accounting for half of all its HTTP traffic. This surge in cyber attacks coincided

DDOS 106

DDOS Cyber Attacks Threat Reports Accountability 106

Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2025

CISA adds Apple products, and TP-Link routers flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Attackers target Zyxel RCE vulnerability CVE-2023-28771 India-based car-sharing company Zoomcar suffered a data breach impacting 8.4M

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Data breaches DDOS Internet Internet 62

We Live Security

JULY 4, 2025

Although these earnings will initially increase , there will be a point at which the app or your scammer requires you to “charge up” or “level up” your account, or “unlock your earnings” by paying into the fund, usually via cryptocurrency. This is what the whole scam is really about.

Scams 107

Scams Cryptocurrency Phishing Media 107

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Thales 2024 Data Threat Report indicates that almost half of all businesses have been breached at some point in their history, making the need to strengthen retail data security more crucial than ever. Account Takeovers Imagine a burglar not just breaking into your home but changing the locks and assuming your identity.

Retail 71

Retail Cyber Risk Risk DDOS 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

According to the Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare and Life Sciences Edition , in 2023, among healthcare and life sciences respondents, human error (76%) is the leading reported cause of cloud data breaches, well ahead of a lack of MFA, the second highest, at 11%. What is HIPAA?

Healthcare 62

Healthcare Penetration Testing Insurance Encryption 62

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

The Log4j vulnerability has predictably proved fertile ground for hackers as well, putting millions of systems at risk, with Russia accounting for more than 75 percent of Log4j scanners and helping drive. In this intensifying threat landscape, the urgency for modern DDoS defenses becomes clearer every day.

DDOS 214

DDOS Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Malware 214

BH Consulting

MARCH 7, 2025

An investigation for BBCs Panorama programme found a spike in known misogynistic and abusive accounts on Twitter near key dates around Elon Musks takeover of the platform in 2023. More troubling still, 91 per cent of victims said the abuse impacted them in some way.

Scams 52

Scams Threat Reports Media Cybersecurity 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

The cost of ransomware attacks accounts for 21 percent of the overall expenses, while the cost of malicious insider accounts for 15 percent. According to Accenture, malware and Web-based attacks continue to cause higher financial losses to organizations worldwide. The cost of malware attacks is now an average of US$2. Source Accenture.

Cybercrime 143

Cybercrime Small Business Data breaches Mobile 143

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2023

Health-ISAC, a nonprofit, private sector, member-driven organization, has released its annual cyber threat report on current and emerging threat activity in the healthcare industry, in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton Cyber Threat Intelligence.

Cyber threats 116

Cyber threats Healthcare Social Engineering Threat Reports 116

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

In April 2022, the FBI observed an approximately $120,000 Bitcoin payment into one of the seized cryptocurrency accounts that were identified thanks to the cooperation of the Kansas hospital. The report confirmed that In some cases, the attacks disrupted the services provided by the targeted HPH Sector organizations for prolonged periods.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Healthcare Cryptocurrency Encryption 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

North Korea-linked APT groups actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaw Multiple APT groups exploited WinRAR flaw CVE-2023-38831 Californian IT company DNA Micro leaks private mobile phone data Threat actors have been exploiting CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since August A flaw in Synology DiskStation Manager allows admin account (..)

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Telecommunications Data breaches Hacking 123

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption is where data, such as your address or bank account details, are scrambled using a specific code to make them illegible. We are living in an age of data breaches – our 2023 Data Threat Report shows that more than a third of organizations globally experienced a data breach in the last 12 months.

Security Awareness 129

Security Awareness Passwords Encryption Authentication 129

eSecurity Planet

MAY 1, 2025

RSA targets passwordless and help desk threats RSA unveiled a new enterprise-ready passwordless platform aimed at thwarting advanced identity attacks, especially those that attempt to bypass help desks using social engineering. This years updates: Complete lifecycle support for passwordless security.

Cybersecurity 58

Cybersecurity Mobile Phishing Artificial Intelligence 58

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 24, 2024

Data Security Trends: 2024 Report Analysis madhav Mon, 03/25/2024 - 05:08 Amid ongoing economic uncertainty and a progressively complex threat landscape, businesses are trying to navigate increasingly stringent regulatory requirements while bolstering their security posture. Download the full Thales 2024 Thales Data Threat Report now.

Artificial Intelligence 139

Artificial Intelligence IoT Technology Threat Reports 139

SecureWorld News

MAY 18, 2020

Complexity is playing a part in misconfigurations, and these are some of the most common according to the study: 37%: Over-privileged accounts. And over half of organizations revealed that employees with privileged cloud accounts have had those credentials compromised by a spear phishing attack.

Accountability 98

Accountability Threat Reports Cybersecurity Phishing 98

SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

“An attacker can recreate the corporate log-in page and deliver a phishing message to the individual that prompts them to log into their account. As part of the blog, Lookout also linked to its Financial Services Threat Report , which was authored by Schless.

Mobile 126

Mobile Phishing Banking Financial Services 126

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2019

Data breaches are at an epidemic level with healthcare organizations experiencing the highest attack rate compared to any other industry studied according to the new Thales 2019 Data Threat Report-Healthcare Edition. A credit card or bank account can be closed. The Forever Shelf-Life and Dark Web Value of Healthcare Breaches.

Healthcare 101

Healthcare Encryption Data breaches Authentication 101

Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2021

Kaseya obtained a universal decryptor for REvil ransomware attack Over 80 US Municipalities Sensitive Information, Including Residents Personal Data, Left Vulnerable in Massive Data Breach Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021 What Is An Identity and Access Management So-lution and How Can Businesses Benefit From It?

Spyware 123

Spyware Data breaches Government Threat Reports 123

SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

While this raises some concerns, the Thales 2021 Data Threat Report , based on a study by 451 Research, pointed to some improvement in regulated industries. Today, it’s incredibly easy for adversaries to abuse user credentials and take over cloud accounts, he said.

Encryption 103

Encryption Data breaches Accountability Threat Detection 103

CSO Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

That’s according to the Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report, Volume 7 , which analyzed the workloads in 210,000 cloud accounts across 1,300 different organizations to gain a comprehensive look at the current cloud security landscape.

Risk 81

Risk Threat Reports Authentication Accountability 81

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Antivirus software offers threat protection by securing all of your music files, photo galleries and important documents from being destroyed by malicious programs. Do I really need antivirus? In a word, yes. Benefits of antivirus.

Antivirus 134

Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 134

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2025

Identity at a Crossroads: Why Existential Identity Matters madhav Tue, 04/08/2025 - 04:31 Imagine waking up one morning to find your digital identity compromised your accounts hijacked, your access revoked, and your data in someone elses hands. Are We Sacrificing Safety for Simplicity? But at what cost?

Authentication 62

Authentication Identity Theft Digital transformation Passwords 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A host of threats continue to put enterprise data at risk. In fact, according to the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report , more than 80% of organizations reported at least one breach in the last year, while ransomware attacks grew more frequent, with 28% of organizations reported experiencing an attack in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.

DDOS 62

DDOS Encryption Data breaches Identity Theft 62

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2020

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Hacking 120

Hacking Spyware Advertising Antivirus 120

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 10, 2025

Thales AI Cybersecurity: Using AI, Protecting AI, Protecting Against AI madhav Thu, 07/10/2025 - 11:53 The growing threat of AI to cybersecurity and technology resources proved the prevailing topic at RSA this year, alongside the desire to harness its power positively and productively. The question is: will they be able to do it responsibly?

Cybersecurity 62

Cybersecurity Encryption Technology Authentication 62

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Behavioral Analysis : By studying user behavior, generative AI can flag activities that deviate from normal patterns, potentially signaling insider threats or compromised accounts. For example, AI-driven tools like Darktrace use machine learning to detect threats autonomously, reducing the time between detection and response.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Threat Detection Cyber threats Artificial Intelligence 52

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2022

In February, security researchers from Onapsis, in coordination with SAP, published a Threat Report that provides technical details about three critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22536, CVE-2022-22532 and CVE-2022-22533) that affected Internet Communication Manager (ICM), which is a core component of SAP business applications.

Internet 105

Internet Internet Threat Reports Risk 105

Webroot

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

In our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud ® Threat Report , we found overall infection rates to be rising fastest in the healthcare, non-profit and arts/entertainment/recreation industries. In fact, the median ransom demand in 2021, according to advanced findings from our upcoming threat report, was $70,000.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Small Business Backups Threat Reports 126

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

And so, as the nature of business changed and boards were forced to become increasingly accountable, the idea that issues like encryption are “too technical” for the boardroom transitioned from being an acceptable excuse to a legitimate liability. This is a significant change. Next, it’s about keeping the organisation secure by design.

Encryption 120

Encryption Digital transformation Cyber threats Risk 120

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

Computers and Electronics 98

Computers and Electronics Backups Cybercrime Marketing 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Poor key management often leads to catastrophic outcomes: according to the Thales 2024 Data Threat Report , our survey of over 3,000 enterprises worldwide revealed that 49% had already fallen victim to a data breach. Built-in Compliance Features Regulatory frameworks demand not just encryption but also accountability.

Data breaches 79

Data breaches Encryption Risk Marketing 79

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

Monitor cyber threat reporting regarding the publication of compromised VPN login credentials and change passwords and settings. Audit user accounts with administrative privileges and configure access controls with least privilege in mind. Keep computers, devices, and applications patched and up-to-date.

Ransomware 105

Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Passwords 105