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- Hackers accessed 150,000 emails from a government agencyby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The United States Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has recently discovered an email system breach.
- New research identifies, analyzes an email bombing attackby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 10, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Research has shown a recent increase in email bombing attacks.
- Security leaders respond to the dismissal of NSA directorby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 10, 2025 at 5:00 am
Security leaders share their thoughts on the NSA director dismissal, providing insights as to why it may have occurred.
- Recent version of Neptune RAT is spreading, stealing credentialsby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 9, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Research has discovered a recent version of Neptune RAT, which is spreading and stealing credentials.
- Cybersecurity experts share how AI could enhance tax-related scamsby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 9, 2025 at 9:00 am
Cybersecurity experts share their insights on AI-related threats and how users can stay safe this tax season.
- Troy Rydman hired as CIO and CISO at Packsizeon April 8, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Troy Rydman has been hired as the chief information officer (CIO) and chief information security officer (CISO) at Packsize.
- Cybersecurity is the second highest business concern for SMBson April 2, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Research by VikingCloud revealed that a successful cyberattack would force nearly one in five small- and medium-sized businesses to close their doors.
- Who’s driving ransomware’s accelerated growth in 2025on April 2, 2025 at 4:00 am
A look into IAB tactics, relations with ransomware groups and services offered.
- 27,000 records in Australian fintech database were exposedon March 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Research has revealed that an Australia-based fintech company had a database exposed.
- 6 million records allegedly stolen from Oracle Cloudby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 27, 2025 at 4:00 pm
An investigation has uncovered a possible breach against Oracle Cloud.
- White House security messages leaked through Signalon March 26, 2025 at 5:18 pm
An Atlantic article published by Jeffery Goldberg on March 24, 2025 alleges that Goldberg was accidentally included in a group chat detailing classified security information.
- Scammers impersonated USPS more than other organizationson March 26, 2025 at 1:47 pm
A recent scam report by Reboot found that the brands that scammers imitate the most are USPS (15.43%), IRS (11.71%), and Amazon (7.71%).
- 23andMe declares bankruptcy, security leaders discuss data concernsby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Security leaders share their insights on the possible data risks of 23andMe declaring bankruptcy.
- Ransomware incidents increase by 132%, vishing by 1,633%by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 26, 2025 at 7:00 am
New research reveals evolutions in threat actor techniques, with emphasis on ransomware and vishing.
- Security leaders discuss new phishing campaign targeting Mac usersby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 25, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Research has identified a new phishing campaign targeting Mac users.
- Rooted mobile devices are 250 times more vulnerableby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 25, 2025 at 6:00 am
Although there has been a reduction in rooted and jailbroken devices, these devices are still a security concern for users and enterprises.
- Pennsylvania State Education Association announces data breachon March 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm
The Pennsylvania State Education Association announced a data breach impacting the private personal information of 501,183 education professionals.
- 82% of all phishing emails utilized AIon March 24, 2025 at 12:30 pm
A report found that there has been a 57.9% increase in attacks being sent from compromised accounts getting through traditional detection.
- 56% of security teams say AI is crucial to daily operationson March 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A report by Seemplicity found that 86% of security teams are using AI in their security stacks and 56% say AI is now crucial to their daily operations.
- Nearly 22,000 impacted by Western Alliance Bank breachby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 21, 2025 at 11:00 am
Security leaders discuss the Western Alliance Bank breach, which impacted nearly 22,000 customers.
- New LLM jailbreak technique can create password-stealing malwareby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 20, 2025 at 4:00 pm
A new LLM jailbreak technique enables the development of password-stealing malware
- Brand impersonation is 51% of browser phishing attemptson March 20, 2025 at 1:34 pm
A recent Menlo Security report identifies key drivers behind the rise in browser-based attacks, including AI, PhaaS and zero-day vulnerabilities.
- Phishing campaign leverages Microsoft 365 infrastructure for attacksby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 20, 2025 at 9:00 am
A phishing campaign is leveraging Microsoft 365 infrastructure for attacks.
- Education sector unprepared for evolving cyberattacks, research findson March 19, 2025 at 4:00 pm
A new report assesses the cybersecurity posture of the education sector.
- Phishing-based attacks have risen 140% year-over-yearby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Research has identified more than 752,000 browser-based phishing attacks in the past 12 months.
- $20B loss estimated from potential March Madness hacksby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 18, 2025 at 4:00 pm
With the rise of AI, the potential for monetary losses during March Madness is increased.
- 1 in 3 security leaders say AI will make ransomware a greater threaton March 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A report found that the top predicted threat for 2025 is ransomware.
- DeepSeek can develop malware, cyber experts are sharing the risksby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 17, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Research shows DeepSeek can develop malware — what does this mean for organizations?
- 67% of organizations experience a certificate-related outage monthlyon March 17, 2025 at 3:31 pm
A recent report by CyberArk revealed that 72% of organizations have experienced at least one certificate-related outage in the past year.
- Chinese threat actor resided in US electric grid for almost one yearby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm
A case study discusses an intrusion into the United States electric grid associated with Volt Typhoon, a Chinese threat actor.