For the first half of his career in law enforcement, working as a police officer in South Florida, Chase Fopiano did not think cyberattacks on police agencies were a serious threat. Many of his law enforcement colleagues were under the same impression — that since they were the most likely to investigate the attacks, there...Read More

Orange Jordan held a strategic conference in cooperation with FutureTEC and NETSCOUT, targeting customers from the enterprise sector, with the aim of supporting business continuity by providing smart and advanced cybersecurity solutions. The conference featured a number of discussions on the increasing challenges facing the financial sector, focusing on the increasing Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, and...Read More

Marks & Spencer dealt with service interruptions following the cyber incident now linked to hacking group Scattered Spider. (Photo: Shutterstock) The cyber incident at British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) resulted from a ransomware attack, suspected to be executed by the hacking group ‘Scattered Spider’, BleepingComputer has reported, quoting multiple anonymous sources. M&S, which operates...Read More

No observable progress made by Hungarian law enforcement authorities into waves of cyber-attacks targeting media websites in Hungary and beyond Illustrative image. Enzozo/Shutterstock The International Press Institute (IPI) today renews its call for a systematic investigation by the Hungarian National Police’s Cybercrime Department into illegal cyber attacking activities against independent media...Read More

LevelBlue, a provider of managed security services, strategic consulting, and threat intelligence, announced the launch of its 2025 Futures Report: Cyber Resilience and Business Impact at the RSAC 2025 Conference. Following the release of the inaugural LevelBlue Futures Report in 2024, this year’s report dives into the characteristics of cyber resilient organizations, evolving attack vectors,...Read More

Ransomware has evolved from a distant “I hope it doesn’t happen to us” threat to an insidious, worldwide crisis. Among the sectors most affected is manufacturing, which has found itself more and more in attackers’ crosshairs.   Manufacturing has long viewed itself as immune to digital crime, but ransomware attackers have belied this belief. Industrial operations rely heavily...Read More

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The eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) in early March 2025, a sophisticated cyberattack leveraging SocGholish malware, also known as FakeUpdates, was uncovered targeting corporate networks. This attack, orchestrated by affiliates of RansomHub-a notorious Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group emerging in 2024-demonstrates a calculated approach to infiltrate high-profile organizations. SocGholish Malware as Initial Vector RansomHub markets its illicit...Read More

The cybersecurity landscape is witnessing a significant shift as threat actors increasingly leverage Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) platforms enhanced by sophisticated Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) killers. Despite successful law enforcement operations against established ransomware gangs like LockBit, new players have swiftly emerged to fill the void, employing aggressive business strategies and advanced tools...Read More

Ongoing outages at British retail giant Marks & Spencer are caused by a ransomware attack believed to be conducted by a hacking collective known as “Scattered Spider” BleepingComputer has learned from multiple sources. Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a British multinational retailer that employs 64,000 employees and sells various products, including clothing, food, and home goods...Read More