Microsoft patched a high-severity Windows Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability in February, six months after being informed that the flaw was being exploited as a zero-day. […]
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Ransomware attacks on healthcare over the last few months have been relentless, with numerous ransomware operations targeting hospitals and medical services, causing disruption to patient care and access to prescription drugs in the USA. […]
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Welcome to Cyber Security Today. From Toronto, this is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday March 1st, 2024 I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs will join me to discuss some of the news from the […]
CISA ordered U.S. Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to secure their Windows systems against a high-severity vulnerability in the Microsoft Streaming Service (MSKSSRV.SYS) that’s actively exploited in attacks. […]
The Düsseldorf Police in Germany have seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking illicit trading platform on the internet, arresting six people, including one of its operators. […]
Healthcare organizations need more support from boards and governments to defend against the rising number of cyber attacks, particularly ransomware, says the chief security officer of a U.S.-based information sharing and analysis centre for the sector. “Organizations are stretched thin, they just don’t have the people, budget to support the basic types of [cybersecurity] programs,” […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled an indictment against Alireza Shafie Nasab, a 39-year-old Iranian national, for his role in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. government and defense entities. […]
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Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, March 1st, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Developers who download code from the open-source GitHub repository always have to be careful they don’t get tricked by malicious packages. […]
MWC Barcelona 2024 comes to a close today. Here’s a look at some of the announcements that the event brought to light, from industry leaders like Cisco, Google, Intel and others, spanning artificial intelligence, telecom, security and sustainability. Telecom Cisco has partnered with Telus to launch new 5G capabilities for IoT use cases across industry […]
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The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor […]