CISA is warning that the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Laundry Bear, also known as Void Blizzard, is targeting organizations using Zimbra Collaboration email servers by combining phishing attacks with the exploitation of a now-patched Zimbra vulnerability. According to CISA, Laundry Bear has targeted and compromised users in organizations associated with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB),...Read More
Coalesce Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Workstreet, an AI-native cybersecurity and compliance services provider, expanding its portfolio of technology-enabled services companies focused on mission-critical business solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The investment will support Workstreet’s next phase of growth through expanded investments in talent, technology and go-to-market initiatives...Read More
I sat down at his table and he had probably 100 cards and letters and gifts and boxes and he said, ‘I bet there’s at least 500 …. This isn’t nearly all of it.’ And he really lost count. There were just stacks of love letters and gifts and cards, and it just… the emotional...Read More
Debates about children and screens seem to grow louder each day. They happen at school board meetings, pediatric visits, and dinner tables. In a recent interview, two psychologists at Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) shared some tips for parents and caregivers. Image for illustration purposes Mega Doctor News by Yale School of Medicine Newswise – Debates about...Read More
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – The United States and more than a dozen allied nations said on Thursday that Russian hackers stole emails from users of the Zimbra email program without having to fool them into opening an attachment or clicking a link. The trick, which cybersecurity firm Proofpoint described as a...Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI warned that Iran-affiliated hackers are stepping up attacks targeting key industrial devices in an attempt to disrupt water, energy and other municipal infrastructure sites. The agencies previously warned that hackers were exploiting programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley. Iran-linked groups have since expanded their target...Read More
On 17 July, Zambian journalist Macpherson Mukuka was arrested by police in the capital city of Lusaka and has been detained ever since. He was accused of “publishing and secretly recording” an audio conversation that the authorities deemed to be in violation of the Cyber Crimes Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns, in...Read More
GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) — A Gulf Breeze man has been sentenced in federal court as a child predator, according to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin. Suspect drowns after reportedly fleeing Santa Rosa deputies According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida, 36-year-old Brock A. Westrom was sentenced to...Read More
NCC Group reported a rise in global ransomware attacks in the second quarter, with its latest cyber threat analysis recording 2,229 incidents. That was 3% higher than the 2,165 attacks recorded in the first quarter. The figures show several established ransomware groups remained dominant even as newer actors gained ground. Qilin was the most active...Read More
As outlined in The Register, new data from Proofpoint revealed that a significant portion of organizations in the UK continue to pay ransom demands, despite evidence that doing so does not guarantee an end to extortion or the recovery of data. This trend persists even as law enforcement efforts, like Operation Cronos, aim to dismantle...Read More
