Ransomware Payments Hit a Record $1.1 Billion in 2023
After a slowdown in payments to ransomware gangs in 2022, last year saw total ransom payouts jump to their highest level yet, […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
The Mystery of the $400 Million FTX Heist May Have Been Solved
When more than $400 million worth of crypto was mysteriously pulled out of the coffers of what was once the world’s biggest […]
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
Even so, a little more than two weeks after publishing its investigation into Appin Technology, on December 5, Reuters complied with the […]
Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year
Later in January, Google released Chrome 121 to the stable channel, fixing 17 security issues, three of which are rated as having […]
Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight
Newly disclosed breaches of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise highlight the persistent threat posed by Midnight Blizzard, a notorious Russian cyber-espionage group.
How a Group of Israel-Linked Hackers Has Pushed the Limits of Cyberwar
From repeatedly crippling thousands of gas stations to setting a steel mill on fire, Predatory Sparrow’s offensive hacking has now targeted Iranians […]
Notorious Spyware Maker NSO Group Is Quietly Plotting a Comeback
Then Hamas attacked Israel. Since then, NSO has been in a position to tangibly demonstrate the value of tools like Pegasus in […]
US Agencies Urged to Patch Ivanti VPNs That Are Actively Being Hacked
A major coordinated disclosure this week called attention to the importance of prioritizing security in the design of graphics processing units (GPUs). […]
A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data
Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult.
A Bloody Pig Mask Is Just Part of a Wild New Criminal Charge Against eBay
“EBay’s actions against us had a damaging and permanent impact on us—emotionally, psychologically, physically, reputationally, and financially—and we strongly pushed federal prosecutors […]