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Female cyber pros group targeted in phishing scam

A threat actor is trying to con female cybersecurity pros into downloading malware. The warning comes from the Canadian-based Women CyberSecurity Society (WCS2), which says...

Many IT departments still don’t know how many APIs they have: Report

IT departments still don’t have an accurate count of the number of application programming interfaces (APIs) their app developers are putting into production, says...

Toronto Zoo hit by ransomware

The municipally-owned Toronto Zoo has been hit by a ransomware attack. The cyber attack was first detected early Friday, Jan. 5, the zoo said in...

NIST issues cybersecurity guide for AI developers

No foolproof method exists so far for protecting artificial intelligence systems from misdirection, warns an American standards body, and AI developers and users should...

Ontario healthcare providers now face possible fines for ‘severe’ data privacy violations

Healthcare providers covered by Ontario’s privacy law have an extra incentive to follow provincial data protection regulations: They now face administrative fines for serious...

Mandiant regains control of X/Twitter account

The X/Twitter account of Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity service has been taken over by a hacker who is seemingly promoting a cryptocurrency scam. The incident happened...

Canadian Senator temporarily loses control of X account

The office of Canadian Senator Amina Gerba has confirmed the Quebec parliamentarian’s account on the X/Twitter social media platform was hacked this week. Walter Calderon,...

Stolen Gold X accounts are increasingly being peddled on dark web, says report

Cybercrooks have increased the number of new or stolen Gold checkmarked accounts from the X/Twitter platform offered for sale; they are a valuable way...

Ban ransomware payments, Emsisoft urges governments

A major cybersecurity company is urging governments to forbid all organizations in their countries from paying ransomware gangs, arguing it would at least make...

Microsoft disables feature after abuse by threat actors

Application developers relying on Windows’ App Installer feature for distributing software over the web will have to find another vehicle, after Microsoft disabled a...

Predictions 2024 from cybersecurity vendors, Part 2

We’ve collected comments from more than 40 vendors to give infosec pros an idea of what they might face in the next 12 months....

Predictions 2024 from cybersecurity vendors, Part 1

2024 will be a year dominated by artificial intelligence-created deepfakes and advanced phishing attacks, but also new AI-based detection applications to help defenders. These are...

Channel Bytes December 22, 2023 – National procurement standard published; Cisco to acquire Isovalent; Okta to acquire Spera Security; and more

Staying informed is a constant challenge. There's so much to do, and so little time. But we have you covered. Grab a coffee and...

AlphV/BlackCat allegedly calls for ransomware gang ‘cartel’ to stand up to police

Seemingly stunned by this week’s action by law enforcement agencies in several countries,  members of two ransomware groups allegedly talked about forming a partnership. Security...

Two Lapsus$ gang members sentenced in U.K.

One of two British teens in the Lapsus$ hacking gang has been sent to a secure hospital indefinitely by a judge, while another was...

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