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New Ransomware Victims Surge by 47% with Gangs Targeting Small Businesses
Ransomware attackers are shifting away from “big game” targets and towards easier, less defended organisations, a new report from Trend Micro has found. It observed a 47% increase in the number of new victims of this vector from the second half of 2022, many of which...
SMEs overestimate their cybersecurity preparedness
57% of SMEs have fallen victim to at least one cybersecurity breach, among whom 31% reported that their business experienced a breach within the past 12 months alone, according to Guardz. The increasing number of evolving cyber threats poses a significant risk to...
New Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
The three zero-day flaws addressed by Apple on September 21, 2023, were leveraged as part of an iPhone exploit chain in an attempt to deliver a spyware strain called Predator targeting former Egyptian member of parliament Ahmed Eltantawy between May and September...
Finnish Authorities Dismantle Notorious PIILOPUOTI Dark Web Drug Marketplace
Finnish law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of PIILOPUOTI, a dark web marketplace that specialized in illegal narcotics trade since May 2022. "The site operated as a hidden service in the encrypted TOR network," the Finnish Customs (aka...
China Accuses U.S. of Decade-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Against Huawei Servers
China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has accused the U.S. of breaking into Huawei's servers, stealing critical data, and implanting backdoors since 2009, amid mounting geopolitical tensions between the two countries. In a message posted on WeChat, the government...
Microsoft Paint finally gets support for layers and transparency
Microsoft is finally rolling out support for layers and image transparency to the Paint image editor application 38 years after its launch. The long-awaited new features are available with Paint version 11.2308.18.0 or higher, as Dave Grochocki, Principal Product...
iOS 17 – Whats New?
Lock Screen Updates Apple made further updates to the Lock Screen in iOS 17 with StandBy, a feature that turns an iPhone into a home hub when it's charging and positioned in a horizontal orientation. The update also brings interactive widgets and other features....
A software update is coming to address iPhone 12 radiation concerns in France
For a three-year-old phone that Apple stopped selling this week, the iPhone 12 sure is making a lot of headlines. On Tuesday, French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 citing concerns over high levels of radio frequency radiation. Now Apple says it...
Airbus Cyber Attack: Work of ‘USDoD’ Hacker, Linked to Turkish Airlines Employee Account Hack
Data allegedly from the Aviation and Aerospace Component manufacturing leader, Airbus, was leaked on the dark web. A hacker going by the name USDoD posted samples of data they stole from the Airbus cyber attack. The compromised information includes details from Airbus...
iOS 17 to Launch on September 18, Featuring StandBy Mode, NameDrop, Interactive Widgets, and More
Apple at its "Wonderlust" event announced that iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will be available to all users with compatible iPhone and iPad models starting on Monday, September 18th. iOS 17 adds a new StandBy option for the iPhone, allowing it to serve as an information...