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News alert: INE Security shares cyber hygiene guidance for small- and medium-sized businesses

The Last Watchdog

Cybersecurity training for small businesses is critical, and SMBs should invest in training programs to help employees recognize threats such as phishing attacks, ransomware, and other malicious activities. LastPass reports that 80% of all hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen and/or weak passwords.

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News alert: SquareX discloses nasty browser-native ransomware that’s undetectable by antivirus

The Last Watchdog

Mar 28, 2025, CyberNewswire — From WannaCry to the MGM Resorts Hack, ransomware remains one of the most damaging cyberthreats to plague enterprises. Traditionally, the primary target of ransomware has been the victims device. Palo Alto, Calif.,

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Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

Krebs on Security

The bot allowed the attackers to use the phished username, password and one-time code to log in as that employee at the real employer website. The feds then obtained records from Virgin Media, which showed the address was leased for several months to Tyler Buchanan , a 22-year-old from Dundee, Scotland.

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BayMark Health Services sends breach notifications after ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

The RansomHub ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated an enormous 1.5 Here, the ransomware group lays blame on the company itself. This isn’t rare for a ransomware group, as the tactics and vernacular are often based around shame, guilt, and a pre-teen-like arrogance. Change your password.

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Billions of logins for Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more found exposed online

Malwarebytes

Take the 184 million logins for social media accounts we reported about recently. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that these credentials are in the hands of cybercriminals who can use them for: Account takeovers : Cybercriminals can use stolen credentials to hijack social media, banking, or corporate accounts.

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The 3 biggest cybersecurity threats to small businesses

Malwarebytes

These messages frequently warn recipients about a problem with their accounts, like a password that needs to be updated, a policy change that requires a login, or a delayed package that has to be approved. In reality, those usernames and passwords are delivered directly to cybercriminals on the other side of the website.

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Microsoft Authenticator will soon ditch passwords for passkeys - here's what to do

Zero Day

PT ZDNET Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the Authenticator app to store and autofill passwords. You have several options.