Journalists, lawyers and human rights activists in the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan face increased surveillance by the controversial spyware app Pegasus, with nearly three dozen civilians targeted in the…
Category: Cyber Security
Belarusian Citizen Linked to BTC-e Faces 25 Years for $4 Billion Crypto Money Laundering
05 February 2024PressroomCryptocurrency/financial fraud A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot citizen with alleged links to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed…
Name That Edge Toon: The Great Escape
Here’s a trick that even Harry Houdini might have struggled to master. Find a clever cybersecurity-related caption to describe the scene, above, and our favorite will win a $25 Amazon…
Combined security practices that change the game for risk management
05 February 2024News about hackersData protection/threat intelligence A significant challenge in cybersecurity at the moment is that there are many risk management platforms available on the market, but only a…
Forcepoint Federal changes name to Everfox to reflect the new era of defense cybersecurity
PRESS RELEASE HERNDON, VA…(COMMERCIAL WIRE)– Forcepoint Federal today announced that it has rebranded Everfox to reflect its next chapter as a pioneer in the development and delivery of defense-grade cybersecurity…
Patchwork Using Romance Scam Lures to Infect Android Devices with VajraSpy Malware
05 February 2024PressroomCyber espionage/cyber extortion The threat actor known as Patchwork likely used romance scam lures to trap victims in Pakistan and India and infect their Android devices with a…
How Russia’s war on Ukraine is impacting the global cybersecurity community
Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered a new phase. Based on cyber threat and malicious influence activity As Microsoft observed between March and October last year, Russian threat actors appear…
Pegasus spyware targeted the iPhones of journalists and activists in Jordan
05 February 2024PressroomSpyware/Surveillance iPhones belonging to nearly three dozen journalists, activists, human rights lawyers and civil society members in Jordan were targeted by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to joint…
Recognize security as a strategic component of the business
COMMENT In the middle of a ransomware assault, supply chain and other cyber attacks against business and industry, boards of directors and other business leaders are keenly aware of the…
New Mispadu banking trojan exploits Windows SmartScreen flaw
05 February 2024PressroomMalware/Financial Security Threat actors behind the Mispadu banking trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico. The…