While no HHS systems or networks were compromised, attackers gained access to HHS data by exploiting the vulnerability in the MOVEit software used by third-party vendors, the official said.
94% of global respondents believe their hybrid cloud security offers full visibility into IT infrastructure, yet almost one-third of security breaches go undetected by IT pros, according to a Gigamon report.
Cybersecurity firm Avast has released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware. Akira first appeared in March 2023 and made a name for itself by quickly amassing victims as it targeted organizations worldwide in a broad range of sectors.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after U.S. organizations across multiple industry sectors were hit.
Tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score of 9.8), the recently identified security defect in Ultimate Member plugin allows attackers to add a new user account to the administrators group.
Since June 1, experts have warned of the vulnerability affecting the popular file transfer software, and dozens of the biggest organizations in the U.S. and Europe have since come forward to reveal that they were affected by the situation.
The compromised NHS data includes records of major trauma patients across England and individuals treated after terror attacks, which the university collected for research purposes, according to media outlet The Independent on Thursday.
A group of previously unknown hackers has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Russian satellite communications provider Dozor-Teleport, which is used by energy companies and the country’s defense and security services.
The infection chain started with a malicious ad for the WinSCP application displayed in search engine results. Users who clicked on the ad were redirected to a cloned download webpage where they unknowingly downloaded a malware-infected ISO file.
National Hazard Agency, a sub-group of the LockBit ransomware gang, posted the name of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest chip manufacturer, on LockBit’s dark web leak site on June 29, 2023.