To mitigate the risk, organizations should implement strategies such as employee training, geolocation and geofencing, endpoint data encryption, and secure storage solutions.

A hacker has leaked 4.1 million stolen genetic data profiles from 23andMe, a DNA testing company, on a hacking forum. This follows a recent leak of 1 million profiles of Ashkenazi Jews.

A hypothetical cyberattack on a major financial services payment system could result in global economic losses of up to $3.5 trillion over a five-year period. The United States, China, and Japan are the countries most at risk.

The attackers employed sophisticated techniques, including exploiting a vulnerability in Internet Explorer and using specialized malware modules for data exfiltration, highlighting the increasing complexity of targeted attacks.

The marketplace, which used an online payment system called Perfect Money, offered illicit cryptocurrency exchange services and listed credentials belonging to 350,000 devices for sale globally.

A critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances (CVE-2023-4966) is being actively exploited, potentially allowing hijacking of authenticated sessions and bypassing multi-factor authentication.

Oracle has released 387 new security patches to address vulnerabilities in its own code and third-party components, with over 40 patches addressing critical severity flaws.

The fraud prevention provider’s $33 million Series C funding round brings the total raised by the company to $77 million. The new investment round was led by Nexus Venture Partners, with additional funding from Uncorrelated Ventures.

IT administrators are putting enterprise networks at risk by using weak passwords, including default passwords, leaving them vulnerable to cyberattacks, as per a new report by Outpost24.

The number of registered data brokers in states with operative registries does not accurately reflect the size and reach of the industry, raising concerns about non-compliance.