Spyware, ransomware and cryptojacking malware have been increasingly detected on industrial control system (ICS) computers, according to data collected in the first half of 2022 by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
U-Haul Says Customer Data Accessed Using Compromised Credentials
Moving and storage giant U-Haul has started informing customers of a data breach impacting some of their personal information.
On Friday, U-Haul began sending notification letters to potentially impacted customers to inform them that compromised credentials were used to access some of their data without authorization.
Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko: The Wild Card in Musk’s Clash With Twitter
Respected in cybersecurity circles, former Twitter security chief Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is a wild card in Elon Musk’s legal gambit to break a $44 billion deal to buy the social network.
Apple Warns of macOS Kernel Zero-Day Exploitation
Apple’s security response engine revved into high gear Monday with patches for security defects in a wide range of products, including fixes for a pair of critical macOS kernel vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild.
Google Completes $5.4 Billion Acquisition of Mandiant
Google on Tuesday announced the completion of its $5.4 billion all-cash acquisition of cybersecurity services and threat intelligence firm Mandiant (NASDAQ: MNDT). The deal was originally announced in March 2022.
New Cyberespionage Group ‘Worok’ Targeting Entities in Asia
Cybersecurity firm ESET has detailed a new cyberespionage group targeting high-profile private and public entities in Asia and Africa since 2020.
SaaS Alerts Raises $22 Million to Help MSPs Protect Business Applications
SaaS Alerts, a cybersecurity startup that helps managed service providers (MSPs) protect their customers’ core business SaaS applications, has received a $22 million growth investment from Insight Partners.
Ransomware Group Leaks Files Stolen From Cisco
A cybercrime group has leaked files stolen earlier this year from Cisco, but the networking giant stands by its initial assessment of the incident and says there is no impact to its business.
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Vulnerability in BackupBuddy Plugin Exploited to Hack WordPress Sites
A recently resolved vulnerability in the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin has been exploited in malicious attacks since late August, Defiant’s Wordfence team warns.
