CISA Warns Potential Cyberattacks from State Actors Amid Geo-Political Tensions
Amid the brewing geopolitical tensions in the U.S. and with the Presidential election being just around the corner, CISA has issued an alert for...
Egregor: A Spin-off of Sekhmet Ransomware
Researchers from cybersecurity firm Appgate uncovered a new ransomware variant “Egregor” targeting organizations globally to encrypt files that hold sensitive information. The researchers stated...
Small Businesses are Not Prepared for Evolving Cyberthreats: Report
A survey from the Nationwide Agent Authority, a provider of diversified insurance and financial services, revealed that most of the businesses and consumers in...
“SilentFade” Chinese Malware Campaign Targets Facebook’s Ads Platform
Security experts from Facebook disclosed details about a sophisticated malware campaign “SilentFade” linked to Chinese actors that targeted Facebook’s ad platform between late 2018...
Anthem to Pay $39.5 to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Health insurer Anthem agreed to pay $39.5 million to settle another class action suit related to a cyberattack in 2015 that exposed the personal...
Data Breach Affected 2Mn Users of Indian E-Learning Platform Edureka
Security researchers from SafetyDetectives discovered an unsecured Elasticsearch server belonging to an Indian e-learning platform Edureka, which exposed the personal information of around 2...
Twitter Appoints Cybersecurity Veteran Rinki Sethi as CISO
After leaving the position of CISO vacant for months, Twitter has finally hired cybersecurity veteran Rinki Sethi to the role. Sethi will report to...
U.K. Conferred With 2020 European CYBERSEC Award
Cyberattacks across several verticals in Europe have seen a sharp surge in recent times. A report released by Hiscox highlighted that 61% of the...
CYBERSEC: Data is Worth More Than You Think!
If you thought that the first day of the CYBERSEC Global 2020 was exhilarating, then the second day of the virtual conference was no...
FBI and CISA Warn About Threat Actors Spreading Disinformation on Elections
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned citizens about the potential threat posed by disinformation about cyberattacks on voter registration...
