Topic: ransomware threats
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Ransomware & USB Attacks Threaten OT Systems
Industrial systems face growing cyber threats, including ransomware and USB-based attacks, with critical infrastructure at risk due to exploited vulnerabilities in both modern and legacy systems. Ransomware incidents surged by 46% in late 2024 and early 2025, while USB-related threats accounted f...
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Microsoft's 2025 Cyberdefense Report: The New Rules of Engagement
AI is fundamentally reshaping cybersecurity by empowering attackers to refine methods, automate operations, and overwhelm traditional defenses, with nation-state actors increasingly leveraging AI for phishing, vulnerability identification, and malware modification. Identity has become the primary...
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AI-Powered Hacking: How Clickfix Tools Are Breaching Systems
A 500% surge in Clickfix attacks in early 2025 highlights a shift toward AI-enhanced social engineering, where attackers use fake alerts to trick users into executing malicious commands, bypassing traditional security. AI is revolutionizing Business Email Compromise (BEC) by generating fabricated...
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Uncover Dark Web Threats on Your Network with NDR
Cybersecurity teams combat dark web threats like ransomware and data theft by using Network Detection and Response (NDR) systems to identify hidden clues in network traffic. NDR platforms provide real-time monitoring with AI and machine learning to detect malicious activities, reduce response tim...
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Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone's Urgent Tech Warning
Former NSA Director Paul Nakasone warned about the politicization of technology and rising cyber threats, emphasizing challenges in U.S. cybersecurity leadership and global digital defense strategies. Nakasone highlighted the expertise gap between government and private-sector tech, noting dispar...
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Cybersecurity Risks in Food & Space Sectors: Weekly Review
The cybersecurity landscape is rapidly evolving, with critical sectors like food production and space infrastructure facing emerging threats, while open-source tools like Vulnhuntr and AI models like White-Basilisk improve vulnerability detection. Behavioral intelligence and AI-powered fraud defe...
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Smart Buildings Need Stronger Security to Prevent Risks
Smart buildings face significant security risks, with 75% of organizations having exposed building management systems (BMS) to known vulnerabilities and 2% of critical devices operating at the highest risk level. Outdated infrastructure and legacy protocols, combined with weak credentials and uns...
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Navigating Cloud Complexity for Cyber Resilience
Cloud-first strategies now dominate enterprise infrastructure, with 85% of business applications projected to be SaaS-based, driven by IoT data growth and rapid AI adoption requiring immense processing and storage. The shift to cloud introduces significant security and management challenges, incl...
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Salesloft & Drift Breach Results, Malicious GitHub Installers Exposed
Major platforms like Salesloft and Drift were breached via unauthorized GitHub access, emphasizing the need for strong access controls and monitoring. A malvertising campaign in the EU is distributing fake GitHub Desktop installers to deliver malware, urging IT professionals to verify software so...
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US Leads Global List with 396 Hacked SharePoint Systems
A critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770/53771) compromised 396 systems globally, with the U.S. accounting for nearly a third of attacks and government agencies being the primary targets. The breach disproportionately affected high-value targets like U.S. government entities,...
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Unlock Cyber Resilience: Security Awareness Month 2025
Cybersecurity Awareness Month emphasizes the need for collective digital defense as identity-based attacks, accounting for nearly 80% of incidents, exploit compromised credentials to bypass traditional perimeter security. Adopting zero trust principles, such as least privilege and just-in-time ac...
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WatchGuard Issues Critical Firewall Vulnerability Alert
WatchGuard has disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-9242) in its Firebox firewalls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on affected devices. The flaw impacts Fireware OS versions 11.x, 12.x, and 2025.1, specifically when IKEv2 VPN is configured, ...
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Urgent New OT Security Mandate: Maintain Real-Time System Inventory
International cybersecurity agencies have issued updated guidance requiring operational technology organizations to create and maintain a real-time, definitive inventory of their entire system architecture as a foundation for effective cybersecurity. The framework emphasizes a prioritized approac...
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UK NCSC Backs Public Disclosure of AI Security Flaws
UK cybersecurity and AI authorities advocate for crowdsourced initiatives to identify and address AI vulnerabilities, emphasizing the rising risks from malicious exploitation of advanced platforms. In response to AI system breaches, developers have launched bug bounty programs to incentivize ethi...
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Microsoft Now Auto-Archives Exchange Emails by Default
Microsoft has made threshold-based auto-archiving the default in Exchange Online, automatically moving older items to an archive when mailbox usage nears 90% to prevent disruptions. This proactive system monitors mailbox size continuously, archiving the oldest content first to maintain functional...
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Qantas Data Breach Exposes 5.7 Million Customers' Info
Qantas disclosed a data breach affecting 5.7 million customers, with sensitive personal information stolen via a third-party contact center platform, potentially linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. The breach exposed basic details (e.g., names, emails) for 4 million customers, while 1.7...
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