[ad_1] Nearly half (47%) of global CISOs now report to their CEO, and the vast majority (78%) are backed by a board-level cybersecurity committee, signalling the growing influence of cyber risk management in organizations. The findings come from Splunk’s 2023 CISO Report, which was compiled... Continue reading
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[ad_1] Google has announced it is making passkeys the default sign-in option for all users as part of efforts to shift towards passwordless authentication. The move, announced during the annual Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM) campaign, comes five months after Google first rolled out support... Continue reading
[ad_1] Flagstar Bank, a prominent Michigan-based financial services provider, has warned 837,390 of its US customers about a data breach that occurred through a third-party service provider, Fiserv. The breach exposed the personal information of a substantial number of customers. It was traced back to... Continue reading
[ad_1] FortiGuard Labs, the research arm of security firm Fortinet, has uncovered a significant evolution in the IZ1H9 Mirai-based DDoS campaign. Discovered in September and described in an advisory published on Monday, the new campaign has reportedly rapidly updated its arsenal of exploits, incorporating 13... Continue reading
[ad_1] Security researchers have shared evidence of a new APT group that targeted mainly Taiwanese organizations in a cyber-espionage campaign lasting at least four months. Dubbed “Grayling” by Symantec, the group’s activity began in February 2023 and continued until at least May 2023, stealing sensitive... Continue reading
[ad_1] Fraud victims lost $2.7bn to scammers operating on social media between January 2021 and June 2023, according to new research from the FTC. The consumer protection agency said the sum of money lost to fraud on sites like Instagram and Facebook dwarfed that lost... Continue reading
[ad_1] Software provider Blackbaud has reached a multimillion-dollar agreement with 49 states over charges connected to a massive 2020 ransomware breach which impacted 13,000 non-profit customers. Blackbaud first revealed the incident in July 2020, but attorneys general in dozens of US states subsequently took legal... Continue reading
[ad_1] MGM Resorts International has disclosed that costs resulting from a ransomware attack in September have surpassed $100m, including $10m in one-time consulting clean-up fees. In an SEC 8-K filing published last Thursday, the company cited operational disruptions, particularly within its Las Vegas properties, as... Continue reading
[ad_1] Google’s research team has launched v8CTF, a capture-the-flag (CTF) challenge focused on its Chrome browser’s V8 JavaScript engine. The competition opened on October 6, 2023, and is accessible to any exploit writers. “Once you have identified a vulnerability present in our deployed version, exploit... Continue reading
[ad_1] A leading genetics testing firm has confirmed that customers had their profile information accessed by threat actors following a credential stuffing campaign. San Francisco-headquartered 23andMe offers DNA testing, ancestry information and personalized health insights for millions of customers. However, a threat actor known as... Continue reading