In this Help Net Security video, Dave Ross, Senior Director of the Intelligence Fusion Team at Intel 471, explains what happens behind the scenes during ransomware negotiations. Ross walks through the tactics groups use once an attack begins, from research on a victim’s revenue and insurance coverage to test decryptions that prove they hold a...Read More
Rockwell Automation will host an operational technology cybersecurity roundtable in Hamilton, bringing together senior leaders from critical infrastructure and industrial sectors across New Zealand. The session, titled Securing Critical Operations, is aimed at executives and professionals responsible for OT cybersecurity and the resilience of industrial operations. It will cover strategic planning, standards-based security frameworks, vulnerability...Read More
September 8, 2026 TOKYO – The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is set to strengthen cybersecurity measures at hospitals to counter a surging number of cyberattacks on medical institutions. The ministry has included ¥13.7 billion in its budget request for fiscal 2027 to implement the measures for protecting networks and deploying cybersecurity specialists. The request...Read More
Governor Kelly A. Ayotte and Attorney General John M. Formella announce a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. Under the settlement, New Hampshire will receive up to $224,344,141 paid in ten equal installments. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on...Read More
Jannatul Naym Pieal Six people appeared before a court in Cox’s Bazar and were sent to jail on September 4 after police raided a hotel and uncovered what investigators believe may be one of Bangladesh’s largest organised cyber-fraud operations. Nearly 2,000 iPhones, dozens of laptops and desktop computers, and a purpose-built facility for managing hundreds of...Read More
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky will receive $358 million from a $17 billion settlement Meta is paying to resolve a landmark case over teen social media addiction. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, along with several other states, took Meta to court alleging the company knowingly harmed kids’ mental health by designing and...Read More
Hackers stole about $320 million worth of bitcoin over the weekend from a blockchain platform called the Liquid Network. In a somewhat unusual development, the attackers returned most of the haul earlier today. They retained 598 of the 4,000 stolen bitcoin, or about $47 million worth. The hackers stated that they would keep the funds...Read More
Silicon Motion Technology has completed the first stage of its compliance program for the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), strengthening its cybersecurity processes ahead of new incident-reporting requirements that take effect on September 11, 2026. The company, a supplier of NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, said it has aligned its cybersecurity controls...Read More
CISO AudioCodes | Israel | Hybrid – View job details As a CISO, you will lead security strategy, governance, and risk management across SaaS, managed services, and customer-hosted environments. You will oversee security controls, incident response, Secure SDLC, customer security engagements, and compliance with SOC 2 and ISO 27001, while partnering across Product, R&D, IT,...Read More
Limiting kids’ access to its addictive social media products Facebook and Instagram, Meta cut a worthwhile deal in a lawsuit with 47 states, D.C. and several U.S. territories. No more will children be glued to screens thanks to some needed reforms and Meta will write out at least $12 billion in checks to be doled...Read More
