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What happened to KnowBe4 also has happened to many other organizations, and it's still a risk for companies of all sizes due to a sophisticated network of government-sponsored fake employees.

Hackers sent a convincing lure document, but after 20 years of similar attacks, the target organization was well prepared.

By accessing the MSSQL, threat actors gain admin-level access to the application, allowing them to automate their attacks.

Thought to be Brazilian in origin, the remote access Trojan is the "perfect tool for a 21st-century James Bond."

Criminal actors are finding their niche in utilizing QR phishing codes, otherwise known as "quishing," to victimize unsuspecting tourists in Europe and beyond.

The 12-member group will compete at the first all-women's capture-the-flag competition this November at the Kunoichi Cyber Games in Tokyo.

Regulators fine AT&T $13 million for failing to protect customer information held by a third-party vendor, and extend consumer data protections to the cloud.

Despite security updates to protect data, 45% of total enterprise instances of the cloud-based IT management platform leaked PII, internal system details, and active credentials over the past year.

Ultimately, the goal of businesses and cyber insurers alike is to build more resilient IT environments to avoid cyberattacks and the ransom, downtime, and reputation hit that come along with them.

Can cyber defenders use the presence of infostealers as a canary in the coal mine to preempt ransomware attacks?

Increasing attacks by the OilRig/APT34 group linked to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security show that the nation's capabilities are growing, and targeting regional allies and enemies alike.

The latest Secure by Design alert from CISA outlines recommended actions security teams should implement to reduce the prevalence of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in software.

A researcher bypassed the Calendar sandbox, Gatekeeper, and TCC in a chain attack that allowed for wanton theft of iCloud photos.

The Eastern European group is actively expanding its financial fraud activities, with its pipelines representing a veritable Silk Road for the transfer of cryptocurrency, and lucrative and exploitable data.

US State Department warns that Kremlin-backed media outlets in democracies around the world are hiding Russian cyber spies and actively working to sow discord.

Hydden's platform detects and classifies an organization's identities, accounts, and privileges, regardless of where they reside in the IT environment.

Despite more US sanctions against spyware operators, Apple decided the cost in terms of disclosures about its own anti-spyware efforts was too great.

It is imperative to develop robust policies for new tech and future-proofing by favoring investments in security.

Hacktivists love to target financial services companies, and their attacks are growing both larger and longer.

Attackers could have exploited a dependency confusion vulnerability affecting various Google Cloud services to execute a sprawling supply chain attack via just one malicious Python code package.