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Malware based threats increased by 30% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to SonicWall’s 2024 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report. Malware attacks increased significantly from March to May, with a 92% year-on-year increase in May. The firm also observed an average of 526 …

CISA released two advisories about security issues for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on July 25, 2024. These advisories offer important information about current vulnerabilities and exploits for ICS. ICSA-24-207-01 Siemens SICAM Products: Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to perform an unauthorized password reset which could lead …

AT&T paid a hacker over $300,000 to delete stolen call records and prove the deletion with a video. The hacker from the ShinyHunters group said that AT&T paid the ransom in May. He gave the address of the cryptocurrency wallet where the payment was sent and the address that received …

Banks in Singapore are to phase out the use of phishing-prone One-Time Passwords (OTP) in favour of digital tokens for bank account login. OTP was introduced in the 2000s to enhance online security. However, scammers now use advanced tactics like setting up fake bank websites to easily phish for customers’ …

Apple has warned again iPhone users in 98 countries about potential spyware attacks. This is the second time this year that the company has issued such a warning, after a similar one in April in 92 countries. Apple has been sending notifications regularly since 2021. These notifications have reached users …

The New York Times’ internal source code and data were leaked on the 4chan message board. The new work times confirmed to Bleeping Computer that they were stolen from the company’s GitHub repositories in January 2024. An anonymous user leaked internal data on Thursday. They posted a torrent containing a …

On May 30, 2024, CISA published seven advisories about Industrial Control Systems (ICS). These advisories share important information regarding security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS. ICSA-24-151-01 LenelS2 NetBox ICSA-24-151-02 Fuji Electric Monitouch V-SFT ICSA-24-151-03 Inosoft VisiWin ICSA-24-151-04 Westermo EDW-100 ICSA-22-356-03 Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R, iQ-L Series and MELIPC …

A federal grand jury indicted Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, charging him with four counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google LLC (Google) proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The announcement was made by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland …

CISA released a Resource Guide for Cybersecurity Clinics today. This guide explains how CISA can collaborate and assist cybersecurity clinics and their clients. University cybersecurity clinics train students to strengthen the digital defenses of under-resourced organizations. They help address the national cyber workforce gap by developing a talent pipeline for …

Apple opposes the UK government’s idea to pre-approve new security features from tech companies. If the UK Home Office rejects an update, it cannot be released in any other country, and the public will not be informed. The government is seeking to update the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016. The …