McAfee Joins Tech Accord to Combat Use of AI in 2024 Elections
This year marks the world’s biggest election year yet. An estimated four billion voters will head to the polls across more than 60 national elections worldwide in 2024 — all at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make history of its own. Without question, the harmful use of AI will play a role […]
Sintrex Wins 2024 ThousandEyes Integration Partner of the Year EMEA
Partners serve as the lifeblood of Cisco and form an essential part of the backbone that supports thousands of businesses across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). They play an integral role, acting as key contributors in maintaining the smooth and seamless functioning of critical networks, applications, and operations. In an era where assuring […]
Prescription orders delayed as US pharmacies grapple with “nation-state” cyber attack
Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health. Change Healthcare says that it experienced a “cyber security issue” on Wednesday 21 February, that caused it to experience “enterprise-wide connectivity issues” and forced it to shut down […]
Insomniac Games alerts employees hit by ransomware data breach
Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games is sending data breach notification letters to employees whose personal information was stolen and leaked online following a Rhysida ransomware attack in November. The California-based video game developer has been part of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios division (now known as PlayStation Studios) after being acquired by Sony in August 2019. […]
Dormant PyPI Package Compromised to Spread Nova Sentinel Malware
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Malware A dormant package available on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository was updated nearly after two years to propagate an information stealer malware called Nova Sentinel. The package, named django-log-tracker, was first published to PyPI in April 2022, according to software supply chain security firm Phylum, which detected […]
Privacy Beats Ransomware as Top Insurance Concern
As corporate directors and security teams scramble to ensure they meet the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new cybersecurity regulations, claims due to mishandling protected personally identifiable information (PII) could rival the cost of ransomware attacks, warns David Anderson, vice president of cyber liability at Woodruff Sawyer, a national insurance brokerage. While privacy claims take […]
Information operation targeting Ukrainian speakers in the context of the war
ESET products and research have been protecting Ukrainian IT infrastructure for years. Since the start of the war in February 2022, we have prevented and investigated a significant number of attacks launched by Russia-aligned groups. We have also published some of the most interesting findings on WeLiveSecurity: Even though our main focus remains on analyzing […]