It has been reported that the Costa Rican President, Rodrigo Chaves, has declared a national emergency following cyberattacks from Conti ransomware group on multiple government bodies. Etay Maor, Senior Director of Security Strategy at Cato Networks, said: “The recent ransomware attack on Cost Rica is just the latest example of why organisations shouldn’t ‘go it alone’ when trying […]

Organizations increasingly employ Zero Trust principles to protect digital infrastructure. It is well-reported that the pandemic caused a spike in cyberattacks, including malware, ransomware and DDoS attacks. Threat actors have sought to disrupt not only services people rely on everyday like healthcare, education and financial but also critical infrastructure, like food supply chains, utilities and […]

The Department of Justice has announced the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell hacked data, and unsealed criminal charges against RaidForums’ Founder and Chief Administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho. Coelho was arrested in the UK on January 31, at the United States’ request and remains in custody pending the […]

NATO survey respondents identify software supply chain and cybersecurity skills shortages as key challenges; cyber defence coordination and threat data sharing identified as areas of opportunity for government leadership. Trellix, the cybersecurity company delivering the future of extended detection and response (XDR), has released a global Cyber Readiness Report gauging technology adoption and perceptions of government cybersecurity […]

Nozomi Networks has provided insights from Ukraine’s defeat of a Russian cyberattack attempting to disrupt critical infrastructure. The hackers were targeting the electricity grid and related facilities, which would have severely damaged Ukraine’s defences. The attack, believed to be carried out by a Russian military supported group called ‘Sandworm’, is another effort to shut down […]

The ICO has issued a fine to Tuckers Solicitors following a successful ransomware attack against the law firm. The company was fined £98,000 after a data breach caused by ransomware, during which hackers accessed 24,000 court bundles containing sensitive data such as medical files and witness statements – which were then released on the Dark […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn organisations that Russian state-sponsored cyber actors have gained network access through the exploitation of default Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) protocols and a known vulnerability. As early as May 2021, Russian state-sponsored cyber actors took advantage of a […]

Cybersecurity experts from the UK, US and Australia have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of the ‘growing wave of increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks’ which could have ‘devastating consequences’. Paul Farrington, Chief Product Officer at Glasswall, said: “As world-leading cyber powers, the UK, US and Australian governments have a critical role to play in the […]

As it looks to meet the growing demand for data protection in the Emirates and better serve its Middle East customers, Barracuda Networks, a trusted partner and provider of cloud-first security solutions, has announced that its Cloud-to-Cloud Backup solution will now be delivered to customers in the United Arab Emirates from Microsoft’s local cloud data […]

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new data wiper malware dubbed ‘HermeticWiper’ being used in fresh attacks against hundreds of machines in Ukraine. “The war we see on TV is only a fraction of the conflict,” said Hitesh Sheth, CEO of Vectra AI. “Cyber weapons are doing at least equal damage to Ukrainian computer networks, particularly […]