A former boss of Ticketmaster has been sentenced after pleading guilty to illegally accessing computer servers of a rival company and stealing sensitive business information.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Starting October 1, WordPress plugin and theme developers must enable 2FA. This move aims to boost security and help prevent supply-chain attacks from targeting millions of websites.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Cicada (also known as Cicada3301) is a sophisticated ransomware, written in Rust, that has claimed more than 20 victims since its discovery in June 2024.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and received a demand for $750,000.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Who doesn't fancy earning US $2.5 million?
That's the reward that's on offer from US authorities for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the man who allegedly was a key figure behind the development and distribution of the notorious Angler Exploit Kit.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
2024 looks set to be the highest-grossing year yet for ransomware gangs, due - in no small part - to emboldened cybercriminals causing costly disruption at larger companies.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog.
Hackers who seized control of the official Instagram account of McDonald's claim that they managed to steal US $700,000 from unsuspecting investors by promoting a fake cryptocurrency.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A phishing exercise conducted by the IT department of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has backfired, after causing unnecessary panic amongst students and staff.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
A production partner of Netflix has suffered a serious security breach which has resulted in yet-to-be-released episodes of popular shows to be leaked online.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Cybercriminals have succeeded in stealing the payment card information from over 110,000 animal lovers over several months after meddling with Oregon Zoo's online ticket payment system.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.