Ransomware groups are now targeting Microsoft SharePoint—a platform trusted by more than 190 million users worldwide for collaboration and document management. It’s the latest development in a growing wave of cyberattacks targeting known vulnerabilities in the system. Recent reports suggest the scale of the attacks is far worse than initially thought. What started as an […]
Phishing remains one of the most common entry points for cyberattacks—and thanks to AI, phishing emails are becoming more convincing and harder to detect than ever before. Even though only 0.7–4.7% of phishing emails that made it past filters in 2024 were AI-generated, researchers at Hoxhunt say the level of sophistication is quickly rising. AI
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As 2024 wraps up, cyberattacks caused major headaches across various industries, most often in healthcare and critical infrastructure. This year, we’ve seen a surge in ransomware attacks hitting healthcare providers, leading to stolen patient data and service disruptions. Additionally, Chinese espionage activities have intensified, targeting U.S. and allied nations’ critical sectors to potentially disrupt services
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More than a billion people were hit by data breaches in the first half of 2024 —a jaw-dropping 1,170% jump from the same time last year. The latest Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) report has been released and the numbers are alarming. Here are a few highlights from the H1 2024 Data Breach Report released
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It’s getting tougher to identify a phishing attack with AI technology boosting the frequency and sophistication of phishing schemes. According to recent research by a group of Harvard professors and cybersecurity experts, 60% of participants fell victim to artificial intelligence (AI)-automated phishing, which is comparable to the success rates of non-AI-phishing messages created by human
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Ascension, the fifth largest health system in the US, is recovering from a May ransomware incident that forced staff to make handwritten treatment orders after losing access to critical Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software. In news coverage of the crippling Ascension ransomware event, some staff called the situation “dangerous” for patients as hospitals were forced
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The cyber threat landscape in 2024 is shaping up to be worse for cybersecurity teams than 2023. Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint has logged dramatic increases in all major threat indicators January through February 2024. According to Flashpoint’s data there were 6,077 recorded data breaches in 2023, with attackers accessing more than 17 billion personal records
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A recent report from Swiss technology company Acronis revealed that phishing remains the most popular tactic for stealing credentials, making up 73 percent of all cyberattacks. The phishing trends for 2024 include smishing and deepfakes, as the race in developing AI technology continues to be a critical one between cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts.. The following
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United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare unit has reportedly paid $22 million to recover data and regain access to systems, according to the latest news updates. The cryptocurrency transaction was visible on Bitcoin’s blockchain and suggests the company which is victim of what now ranks as one of the worst ransomware attacks in years, paid the ransom
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