Security firms Crowdstrike, Palo Alto Networks and Sailpoint are making acquisitions to bolster their product portfolios. Here's a rundown of the deals.
Almost two-thirds of digital security vulnerabilities recorded in 2020 were critical or highly critical and more than two thirds did not require any user interaction for exploitation, a new report by National Institute of Standard and Technology and security firm Redscan notes.
As tax season begins, the Internal Revenue Service is warning that it's seeing signs of fraudsters spoofing the agency's domains and incorporating its logos and language into phishing campaigns.
The "Cuba" ransomware gang has hit Seattle-based Automatic Funds Transfer Services, which processes data from California's Department of Motor Vehicles as well as many cities in Washington. Victim organizations say AFTS is investigating the incident and that an unknown amount of individuals' data was exposed.
A California-based eye care provider – which also handles billing and other administrative services for a separate local surgery practice – says its online storage vendor was recently hit by hackers and paid a ransom for the return of patient data stolen from both entities.
A company's Wi-Fi network is an ever-present target for attackers, and the range of risks, particularly in an era of pervasive IoT, continues to grow. Tracie Thompson of HackHunter says rogue access can be difficult to locate and remove.
In an update on the investigation into the SolarWinds supply chain attack, Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger said the Biden administration is preparing "executive action" to address security shortcomings that have come to light.
A Nigerian national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to taking part in a business email compromise operation that extorted $11 million from its victims, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hackers are targeting vulnerabilities in websites offering instant quotes - especially those that provide auto insurance rates - to steal consumers' information, according to an alert from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
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Three North Koreans have been indicted for allegedly taking part in a criminal conspiracy that attempted to steal or extort $1.3 billion in cryptocurrency and cash from banks and other organizations around the world, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is demanding more information from the FBI and the EPA about the Feb. 5 hacking of a water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida. Meanwhile, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is requesting that the FBI provide "all assistance necessary" to the investigation.
Cybercriminal gangs operating darknet stolen payment card marketplaces are scrambling to attract customers from the now-closed Joker's Stash card market, according to the security firms Kela and Flashpoint.
Modern vehicles have been characterized as smartphones on wheels, but the analogy is reductive: They're more like rolling databases. Privacy expert Andrea Amico says data hygiene practices need to be applied to vehicles - just like any other connected system.
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