Insider threats, including dishonest actions to obtain benefits through theft or deception, have seen a significant rise in the past year, driven by factors like rising cost of living, remote work, and the increasing sophistication of fraud tactics.
Researchers have found that Southeast Asian scam syndicates are stealing an estimated $64 billion annually through various online fraud operations, with the majority of the losses occurring in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.
The UK’s NCSC and major insurance associations have partnered to help reduce the profitability of ransomware attacks by providing better support and guidance to victims, encouraging resilience, and promoting alternatives to paying ransoms.
Tokens are valuable assets for threat actors, as they can be easily obtained through various attack methods and provide unauthorized access to corporate systems without requiring multi-factor authentication.
The latest bug is tracked as CVE-2024-4761. It is an out-of-bounds write problem impacting Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, which is responsible for executing JS code in the application.
Biden administration officials lowered expectations about the discussions during a call with reporters, saying the talks were “not focused on promoting any technical cooperation” between the two world superpowers on AI or emerging technologies.
US officials say that a notorious Chinese hacking operation named Volt Typhoon has permanently altered the cyberthreat landscape by moving beyond traditional nation-state espionage goals and instead aiming to cause disruption and sow societal panic.
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Password protection alone is not enough to securely protect files and drives, as it can be easily circumvented, and hardware-based encryption is recommended for robust data security.
The Black Basta ransomware group and its affiliates compromised hundreds of organizations worldwide between April 2022 and May 2024, according to a new report from several US government agencies.