[ad_1] A new report by cybersecurity firm GuidePoint Security reveals a clever new method used by the Akira ransomware group to attack computer networks. Researchers found that following initial access into systems, the hackers have been using two specific software drivers to secretly disable security tools, a key step before deploying their ransomware. The discovery...Read More

[ad_1] A sophisticated evasion technique employed by Akira ransomware affiliates, exploiting legitimate Windows drivers to bypass antivirus and endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems during recent SonicWall VPN attack campaigns.  The attacks, which have escalated from late July through early August 2025, demonstrate the threat actors’ evolving tactics to maintain persistence and avoid detection in...Read More

[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SpyCloud Investigations, now with AI Insights, empowers security teams to act decisively with finished intelligence built from billions of breach, malware, and phishing records. SpyCloud SpyCloud, the leader in identity threat protection, today announced a significant enhancement...Read More

[ad_1] Ransomware actors have significantly expanded their tactics beyond data encryption and exfiltration, according to a new Barracuda report. Other activities most frequently undertaken by ransomware groups during incidents in the past 12 months include: Wiping backups and/or deleting shadow copies of files (37%) Installing additional malware/payloads (29%) Infecting multiple endpoints such as computers or...Read More

[ad_1] Breanna Schermerhorn, the mother of 14-year-old Mason Alexander Schermerhorn—one of the four killed—spoke publicly for the first time since the tragedy. WINDER, Ga. — As students returned to Apalachee High School for a new school year, a district survey asking families what should be done with the hallway where four people were killed in...Read More

[ad_1] News – Scroller Home Page – Highlands Oncology Group discloses ransomware attack impacting over 113,000 patients  teiss [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More

[ad_1] Qatar’s amended cybercrime law imposes a jail term of up to one year and a fine of QR100,000/Representative Image TL;DR: Qatar’s amended cybercrime law imposes a jail term of up to one year and a fine of QR100,000 for violating an individual’s privacy by publishing or sharing their images or videos without consent, especially...Read More

[ad_1] Australia is set to ‘quietly’ introduce ‘unprecedented’ age verification checks for YouTube and Google as part of a wider push to gate-keep access to social media. Quietly. Without the consent of the Australian people. Labor is pushing ahead despite alarming fallout from the UK where their Online Safety Act, claimed to be created in...Read More

[ad_1] Huntress announced the appointment of Jen Easterly, former Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to its Strategic Advisory Board.  As a global authority in both cybersecurity and national defense, with prior roles at Morgan Stanley, the U.S. Army, the White House, and the National Security Agency (NSA), Easterly brings decades...Read More

[ad_1] SonicWall is investigating a series of cyberattacks in which Gen 7 firewalls with SSL VPN services enabled have been targeted by targeted ransomware campaigns. The devices run different firmware versions and, according to the company, were used as an access point for attackers. Reports of suspicious activity that may indicate a new security vulnerability...Read More