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IT departments aren't managing their organizations' attack surfaces anywhere near the speed at which threat actors are finding and exploiting vulnerabilities. That's the conclusion of a new report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat research team. Cybercriminals are exploiting new vulnerabilities within hours of public disclosure, the report notes, but, on average, an organization

The Cuba ransomware gang has tweaked its attack strategy to go after IT environments that haven't patched a recently discovered vulnerability in Veeam Software's backup solutions. Usually the gang exploits the three-year old Windows Server Netlogon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) known as Zerologon, BlackBerry said in a report Thursday. However, an analysis of a series of attacks

Microsoft's latest vulnerabilities include more than 100 malicious drivers and an unusual announcement of an unpatched Office and Windows flaw.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized the website of the Hive ransomware gang after penetrating the group's computer networks. The agency said Thursday it penetrated the networks in July, 2022, leading to the capture of decryption keys. Since then it has quietly offered those keys to 300 victims. In addition, the FBI

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized the website of the Hive ransomware gang after penetrating the group's computer networks -- apparently in Calfornia. The agency said Thursday it penetrated the networks in July, 2022, leading to the capture of decryption keys. Since then it has quietly offered those keys to 300 victims.

Microsoft on Tuesday released software updates to plug at least 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software. For the second month running, there are no scary zero-day threats looming for Windows users (that we know of),…

Newly discovered Prometheus uses a network of compromised websites and servers to direct victims to malware or scams.

Newly discovered Prometheus uses a network of compromised websites and servers to direct victims to malware or scams.

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. Six of the vulnerabilities were publicly detailed already, potentially giving attackers a head start in figuring out how to exploit them in unpatched systems. More…

As networks become more hyperconnected, ransomware will continue to become even more pervasive and costlier.