The digital landscape in 2024 is increasingly perilous, with cyber threats evolving at a rapid pace. Hackers are now exploiting vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and third-party software, creating more dangerous and sinister attack variants. Ransomware remains a significant threat...
For example, in 2024, Intercontinental Exchange was fined $10 million for violating data breach reporting rules. Business continuity problems Mapping out a business continuity plan (BC) is one of the most important steps a business can take to survive a cyberattack. This allows the company to ...
A well-structured IRP is a systematic approach that outlines step-by-step procedures to be followed in the event of a cybersecurity incident. For instance, if a company detects a sophisticatedmalwareattack attempting to compromise sensitive data, an effective IRP would involve predefined roles and ...
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reportedly fallen victim to another cyberattack. This marks the second such incident in 2024, with hackers allegedly compromising sensitive internal communications and employee information. The AMD cyberattack has been linked to criminal groups IntelBroker and EnergyWeapon...
Significant Increase in Attacks:In the first month of 2024, attempts to attack Web APIs impacted 1 in 4.6 organizations worldwide every week, marking a 20% increase compared to January 2023, highlighting the growing risk associated with API vulnerabilities. ...
as 90.4% of attacks focused on the 80,128 gamers who fell victim. Indonesian users in particular faced exploitation through Minecraft, resulting in a Trojan.AndroidOS.Pootel.a attack, discreetly registering mobile subscriptions. Iran witnessed the highest prevalence of these attacks, with 140,482 ...
Overall, the report found that removable media such as USBs are increasingly used in targeted attack campaigns. 51% of malware attacks are designed for USB devices, according to 2024 data, which is a nearly six-fold increase from 9% reported in the 2019 report. For more insights on t...
The hackers breached Microsoft again in March 2024 using information found in the stolen emails, allowing them to steal source code repositories. It kept getting worse, withCISA confirming in Aprilthat emails between US federal agencies and Microsoft were also stolen in the attack. These emails c...
Cyber attacks that result in data breaches undermine brands, affect customer relationships, and expose customers’ sensitive data. Their implications can also be seen in the sphere of finance. In other words, a cyber attack can have devastating financial consequences for a company. ...
MOVEit Data BreachThe attack targeted over 62 million individuals and 2,000 organizations globally, costing an estimated $10 billion.May 2023 All Recent Cyber Security Breaches And Biggest Data Leaks in 2024 Over 54 Million Users Affected by Russian Web Hosting Data Leak ...