Security

Suspects arrested in U.K., Sweden over alleged cybercrime in U.S.

United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of four indictments charging Akinola Taylor (Nigeria), Olayemi Adafin (United Kingdom), Olakunle Oyebanjo (Nigeria), and...

Open-source ransomware toolkit resurfaces as Accidental Wiper Malware

Fortinet researchers observed a sample of malware with wiper capabilities in the wild created with the publicly available open-source ransomware toolkit, Cryptonite, due to...

Toronto Pwn2Own exploit contest starts with US$40,000 awarded

The first Toronto edition of Trend Micro’s Pwn2Own hacking contest began Tuesday, with individuals or teams from a number of countries attempting to break into consumer products in hopes of winning a share of hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes. Within two hours, two teams had each won US$20,000. “This is event is going

Amnesty International Canada intruder was in system for 17 months before detection

Espionage is the suspected motive of the successful attack -- believed to have been committed by a Chinese backed threat actor -- that started in

FBI director warns of TikTok potential threat

The FBI's Director, Chris Wray, has stated that the popular video-sharing app TikTok is a "national security concern" for the U.S., describing it as...

French hospital suspend operations following a cyberattack

An hacking attempt has affected the Hospital Centre of Versailles, which includes Andre-Mignot Hospital, Richaud Hospital, and the Despagne Retirement Home, according to the...

Chinese Hackers steal COVID relief funds, loans

According to the Secret Service, hackers linked to the Chinese government known as APT41 or Winnti stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid...

Software supply chain attacks will increase in 2023: Report

ReversingLabs says DevOps and IT security teams have to work more closely to meet the threat of third-party

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