Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) successfully responded to a sophisticated targeted attack orchestrated by threat actors leveraging DragonForce ransomware. The attackers gained unauthorized access to a Managed Service Provider’s (MSP) remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool, SimpleHelp, using it as a conduit to deploy ransomware across multiple endpoints and exfiltrate sensitive data. This double...Read More
Gen Protects Millions of People as Breached Personal Information, Phishing Reports, Fake Browser Update Scams, and Scam-Yourself Attacks Are on the Rise TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more, today released...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A previously unknown team of Russian government-backed hackers is targeting critical infrastructure organizations in multiple sectors to collect intelligence for Moscow, Microsoft and the Dutch government said in separate reports published Tuesday. The group, which Microsoft calls...Read More
“Behind every cybercrime victim is a human story — of trust broken, dignity shaken, and often, silence borne out of shame,” says Rajesh Dandotiya, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Indore, as he reflects on the years of field experience that culminated into his new book, Cyber Rakshak. Launched by Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar...Read More
Data breaches surged 186% in breached records and 36% in company breaches as reported in Gen’s Q1 2025 Threat Report. Phishing scams increased by 466%, making up 32% of scam reports. AI-driven scams are reshaping cybercrime, with a notable rise in fake browser update scams by 17 times compared to last quarter. Gen (GEN, Financial),...Read More
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Beaver County man has been sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child numerous times. Stanley David Burden, 54, of Aliquippa, pleaded guilty to the felony charges of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault of a...Read More
A cybersecurity breach last summer may have exposed the personal information of about 38,000 patients within a University of Chicago Medicine Medical group. UChicago Medicine was notified of the incident last month by Nationwide Recovery Services, Inc., a now former third-party vendor that specializes in recovery management, customer service and collections. Between July 5 and...Read More
A new report out today from privileged access management firm Delinea Inc. finds that more than two-thirds of organizations faced ransomware breaches last year and that recovery time stretched to two weeks. Those were among the findings from Delinea’s 2025 State of Ransomware Report, based on input from more than 1,000 security leaders. It found...Read More
Gen Protects Millions of People as Breached Personal Information, Phishing Reports, Fake Browser Update Scams, and Scam-Yourself Attacks Are on the Rise TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), a global leader powering Digital Freedom with a family of trusted brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more, today released...Read More
Elon Musk’s X social media service and key US senators agreed on the wording of a bipartisan online safety bill to protect children from bullying and exploitation, Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino said. “After working with the bill authors, I’m proud to share that we’ve made progress to further protect freedom of speech while maintaining...Read More
