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Theregister

Information security

Ransomware innovation slowdown a product of crims' success

The number of new ransomware strains has decreased by more than half in the past year due to the success and profitability of existing tools. [ more ]

Axios

2 months ago

Privacy professionals

Stolen passwords are a hacker goldmine now

Hackers use stolen user accounts to exfiltrate data, making detection harder.

Increase in attacks relying on valid login credentials seen by IBM and CrowdStrike. [ more ]

Databreaches

4 months ago

Privacy technologies

University of Twente Maps Decision-Making Process for Ransomware Victims

Organizations with recoverable backups were less likely to pay ransoms during ransomware attacks.

Data exfiltration and insurance led to higher ransom amounts paid by victims. [ more ]

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BleepingComputer

1 month ago

Information security

New Cuttlefish malware infects routers to monitor traffic for credentials

Cuttlefish malware infects routers to steal data and authentication information, active since July 2023. [ more ]

Theregister

6 months ago

Privacy professionals

Google Workspace weaknesses allow plaintext password theft

Researchers have exposed novel weaknesses in Google Workspace that could lead to ransomware attacks, data exfiltration, and password decryption.

Google has stated that these weaknesses fall outside of their threat model and will not receive security fixes.

The vulnerabilities rely on compromised local machines and are not considered Google-specific bugs. [ more ]