An Opened Orange Colored Lock Standing Out From Locked Green Colored Locks on Green Background Directly Above View. (Getty Images) Hackers find 15,000 credentials by scanning for git configuration The credentials are likely for future phishing and spam campaigns, Sysdig researchers said. 3 days ago By Christian Vasquez
Maintenance, repair, under construction in computer system from virus or ransomware concept. Close up yellow triangle emergency warning sign on keyboard computer background with copy space. (Getty Images) Researchers out new Qilin ransomware-as-a-service variant The Qilin ransomware operation first emerged in July 2022 after rebranding a previous variant known as Agenda and rewriting the malware in Rust. Oct 24, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Vital signs monitor. (Getty Images) 14,000 medical devices are online, unsecured and vulnerable Censys cybersecurity researchers find medical devices, login portals, and health records floating online. Oct 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
The inspiration for the new ransomware’s name. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) New ransomware variant has BlackCat-like similarities, report says The new malware identified by Morphisec is named after an old internet mystery: Cicada3301. Sep 3, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
A bridge at night. (Getty Images) Researchers uncover rare, difficult-to-exploit OpenSSH vulnerability The OpenSSH bug represents the latest high-profile vulnerability to affect the open-source software ecosystem. Jul 2, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Getty Images US intelligence research agency examines cyber psychology to outwit criminal hackers An Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity project looks to study hackers' psychological weaknesses and exploit them. May 30, 2023 By Elias Groll
Getty Images MIT and Stanford researchers develop operating system with one major promise: Resisting ransomware Computer science researchers at MIT and Stanford are developing an operating system with built-in cybersecurity defenses. Apr 21, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Flags of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the foundational political party of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. (Getty Images) Supply chain cyberattack with possible links to North Korea could have thousands of victims globally An attack that could be the work of the notorious Lazarus Group attempted to install infostealer malware inside corporate networks. Mar 29, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Getty Images Chinese-linked hackers deployed the most zero-day vulnerabilities in 2022, researchers say The overall number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in the wild last year declined compared to numbers in 2021. Mar 20, 2023 By Elias Groll
Stickers bearing the Facebook logo at the F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam) Facebook stops NYU researchers from examining misinformation, is criticized for ‘silencing’ transparency efforts Facebook says researchers violated the website's privacy protections. Aug 5, 2021 By Tonya Riley