Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply
Threat actors launched a cyberattack on an Irish water utility causing the interruption of the power supply for two days.…
2023
Surge in deceptive loan apps – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET Research reveals details about a growth in the number of deceptive loan apps on Android, their origins and modus…
Black Hat Europe 2023: The past could return to haunt you
Legacy protocols in the healthcare industry present dangers that can make hospitals extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Halting Hackers on the Holidays 2023
by Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine As we saw with major holidays including Black Friday and Cyber…
5Ghoul flaws impact hundreds of 5G devices with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips
A set of flaws, collectively called 5Ghoul, in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major vendors impacts…
Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack
Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May.…
Apple ‘Lockdown Mode’ Attack Subverts Key iPhone Security Feature
Even the most severe security protections for mobile phones aren't all-encompassing or foolproof, as a tactic involving a spoof of…
LLMs Open to Manipulation Using Doctored Images, Audio
As LLMs begin to integrate multimodal capabilities, attackers could use hidden instructions in images and audio to get a chatbot…
Payments Giant Tipalti: No Ransomware Breach, No Threat to Roblox
BlackCat/ALPHV claims it has had access to the payments technology vendor's systems since September, and threatens follow-on attacks on its…
SpyLoan Malicious App Downloaded 12M+ Times in Google Play
The fake financial app tricks users into signing up for high-interest payments, only to steal their information and blackmail them.