Canada’s cybersecurity agency, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, has issued a warning that Chinese-backed hackers are likely responsible for a recent attack that compromised telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The agency confirmed that three network devices registered to a Canadian company were compromised in these attacks. In a joint bulletin (as seen by Bloomberg)...Read More

Dive Brief Ransomware actors are increasingly abusing vulnerable drivers to craft tools known as “EDR killers,” which can disrupt and even delete extended detection and response products in enterprise networks, according to an ESET report published Wednesday. Threat actors abuse vulnerable drivers because they have kernel access to operating systems, which enables attackers to kill...Read More

A cybersecurity breach involving one of the United States’ top intelligence officials has shaken public confidence in the nation’s ability to safeguard its digital systems. The breach, which involved a series of leaked passwords, revealed that even those in positions of immense responsibility and access to classified information can fall prey to basic cybersecurity vulnerabilities....Read More

Cybercrime has emerged as a focal point in a recent legal dispute before the Supreme Court of Appeal, which ruled that payment through electronic funds transfer (EFT) is only deemed complete once the funds are received by the correct account holder. This judgment followed legal proceedings between two car sale companies – with the one...Read More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An FBI operation in North Texas ended with 244 people being charged and arrested for crimes of child pornography and sex trafficking, according to a CBS News article. DSS asking for input on 10% TANF cut Officials report that the success of Operation Soteria Shield led to 109 children being...Read More

PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. The biggest recorded distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in history was recorded on Friday, in what could be a concerning development for website owners everywhere. DDoS attacks are one of the most prevalent types...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Social security numbers and other personal information of Aflac customers may have been breached by cybercriminals, according to the company. Aflac says they identified suspicious activity on June 12 – which initiated cyber incident response protocols and stopped the intrusion within hours. According to officials, the cybercriminals may have accessed files...Read More

Dan Kitchen, CEO of leading Managed IT & Security partner razorblue, works with organisations of all sizes to defend against evolving threats. Here he explains what’s really happening, and why the next cyberattack won’t look anything like the last Cybercrime isn’t always about breaking in. Sometimes it’s about being let in. Retail giants. Banks. Public...Read More

  Thai authorities are issuing an urgent alert regarding a new wave of sophisticated cybercrime, with fraudsters now deploying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to convincingly mimic the voices of family members, friends, or even bosses to trick victims into transferring money.   Anukool Pruksanusak, deputy government spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, highlighted how digital technology,...Read More

This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. In a concerted push to tackle the rising wave of digital payment frauds, major public and private sector banks are collaborating with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to develop a Digital Payment Intelligence Platform (DPIP), a new Digital Public Infrastructure aimed at enhancing fraud...Read More