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Image: Getty/5m3photos A victim of a ransomware attack paid to restore access to their network – but the cyber criminals didn’t hold up their end of the deal. The real-life incident, as detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Barracuda Networks, took place in August 2021, when hackers from BlackMatter ransomware group used a phishing email to compromise the […] More
Image: Getty The vast majority of ransomware attacks begin with cyber criminals exploiting common cybersecurity errors, which – if correctly managed – could prevent most victims from falling prey to attacks. Microsoft analyzed anonymised data of real threat activity and, according to the company’s new Cyber Signals report, found that over 80% of ransomware attacks […] More
Image: NurPhoto/Getty Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple employee charged by the FBI in 2018 for stealing trade secrets about Apple’s autonomous vehicle project, pleaded guilty in a federal court in San Jose on Monday. Zhang stole the trade secrets while preparing to work for Chinese electric vehicle startup Xiaopeng Motors, also known as XPeng. The […] More
StackCommerce The following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Cybercrimes are growing in intensity and frequency, so the demand for cybersecurity professionals is also on the rise. So if you’ve been hoping to break into a well-paid […] More
Amazon ChromeOS is considered secure compared to legacy Windows and MacOS, but Microsoft recently discovered a nasty, remotely exploitable bug in ChromeOS’s audio server with a severity score of 9.8 out of 10. ChromeOS is Google’s proprietary OS based on the open-source ChromiumOS, which itself is underpinned by Linux. Microsoft security researcher Jonathan Bar […] More
Image: Getty/Motortion Cyber criminals are exploiting dormant Microsoft accounts to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and gain access to cloud services and networks, researchers have warned. The technique has been detailed by cybersecurity researchers at Mandiant, who says the exploit is being used in hacking campaigns by APT29 – also known as Cozy Bear – a […] More
Getty Images/iStockphoto Cyber attacks don’t just affect the virtual world: they can have concerning real-world consequences for everyone, and a recent incident seemingly involving a near miss has demonstrated just how disruptive they can be. South Staffordshire Water, which provides drinking water for over 1.6 million people in the UK, was hit by what it […] More
Apple Apple’s AirTags have had a short and controversial life. For every good use, there seems one that’s very much for the worse — stalking people, for example. Two recent stories show how, even for the simplest uses, AirTags don’t — by themselves — necessarily solve the problem. ZDNET Recommends The first may feel familiar. As airlines […] More
