A study commissioned by IBM Security says the global average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million and warned that the absence of zero trust principles at studied organizations are pushing those costs even higher.
US Offers $10 Million for Information on North Korean Hackers
The US Department of State has announced that it is offering up to $10 million as a reward for information on individuals associated with notorious North Korean state-sponsored hacking groups.
European Lawmaker Targeted With Cytrox Predator Surveillance Spyware
A security audit by the European Parliament has unearthed attempts to plant high-end surveillance software on the phone of a Greek lawmaker and there are fresh reports linking the hack attempt to a known North Macedonia spyware vendor.
PrestaShop Confirms Zero Day Attacks Hitting eCommerce Servers
The team behind the open source PrestaShop ecommerce platform has issued a public advisory to warn of zero day SQL injection attacks hitting merchant servers and planting code capable of stealing customer payment information.
Chrome Flaw Exploited by Israeli Spyware Firm Also Impacts Edge, Safari
A recently patched Chrome vulnerability that appears to have been exploited by an Israeli spyware company also impacts Microsoft’s Edge and Apple’s Safari web browsers.
Intezer Documents Powerful ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux Malware
Security researchers at Intezer are documenting the discovery of a powerful piece of Linux malware that can stay undetected and has the ability to install rootkits.
Romanian Operator of Bulletproof Hosting Service Extradited to the US
A Romanian national accused of operating a bulletproof hosting service used by the Gozi banking trojan was extradited from Colombia and has made an appearance in court in the United States.
USCYBERCOM Releases IoCs for Malware Targeting Ukraine
The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) this week released indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with malware families identified in recent attacks targeting Ukraine.
Exploitation of Recent Chrome Zero-Day Linked to Israeli Spyware Company
An actively exploited Chrome zero-day that Google patched on July 4 has been linked to an Israeli spyware company and used in targeted attacks aimed at entities in the Middle East.
Google, EU Warn of Malicious Russian Cyber Activity
Russia-linked Turla threat actor spotted using Android malware for first time
Google and the European Union have issued separate warnings this week over Russian cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns.
