Despite an increase in cybersecurity incidents, many industrial organizations turn off security systems if they interrupt or otherwise impact operations, according to a global survey conducted earlier this year by Kaspersky.
FBI Warns of Ransomware Attacks on Farming Co-ops During Planting, Harvest Seasons
The FBI issued a private industry notification on Wednesday to warn agricultural cooperatives about a potential increase in ransomware attacks during planting and harvest seasons.
Okta Closes Lapsus$ Breach Probe, Adds New Security Controls
Identity and access management tech firm Okta says it has concluded an investigation into the embarrassing Lapsus$ hacking incident and has severed ties with a third-party company at the center of the breach.
SeeMetrics Raises $6M for Portfolio Management Platform
An Israeli startup has raised early-stage funding to build technology to help cybersecurity teams measure, track and simplify security program operations.
Attacker Dwell Times Down, But No Consistent Correlation to Breach Impact: Mandiant
While the median attacker dwell time has declined in recent years, it has no consistent correlation to the effect of a breach
Over 30 Countries Take Part in NATO’s ‘Locked Shields 2022’ Cyber Exercise
NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) on Tuesday kicked off the thirteen installment of Locked Shields, its annual live-fire cyber defense exercise.
Webex Monitors Microphone Even When Muted, Researchers Say
Cisco’s enterprise-facing Webex video conferencing and messaging utility monitors the microphone at all times, even when the user’s microphone is muted in the software, according to warning from a group of academic researchers.
GitHub Warns of Private Repositories Downloaded Using Stolen OAuth Tokens
GitHub has sounded the alarm on a cyberattack that resulted in the private repositories of dozens of organizations being downloaded by an unauthorized party abusing stolen OAuth user tokens.
The incident was identified on April 12, when the code hosting platform observed suspicious activity on its npm production infrastructure.
North Korea APT Lazarus Targeting Chemical Sector
Threat hunters at Symantec have spotted signs that North Korea’s Lazarus APT group is targeting companies in the chemical sector in an ongoing cyberespionage campaign that includes fake job lures and clever social engineering.
U.S. Gov Blames North Korea Hackers for $600M Cryptocurrency Heist
The U.S. government says the recent $600 million Ronin Validator cryptocurrency heist was conducted by Lazarus Group, the notorious hacking outfit linked to the North Korean government.












