The exploitation of the CitrixBleed vulnerability in Netscale by a variety of ransomware groups has led to a widespread disruption of services across several industry sectors, including financial services, healthcare and real estate. Dozens of companies are now trying to recover from these attacks, with some being unable to conduct operations due to the severity of the attack. The other reason could be they did not have a good incident response and recovery plan in place.

On December 14, 2023, the Ledger Connect Kit was compromised, allowing attackers to drain users’ wallets on dozens of decentralized apps. Fireblocks’ customers were not impacted by the attack. Fireblocks dApp Protection, the latest security feature in our DeFi solution, detected and prevented customers from unknowingly interacting with the impacted dApps.

Southern Illinois Healthcare oversees the operations of Harrisburg Medical Center (HMC), a not-for-profit community hospital with over 70 beds and 140 physicians. They are partnered with other clinics in the area, providing a comprehensive healthcare network for residents in the region. HMC suffered a network data breach nearly a year ago.

Researchers at Nisos warn that North Korean threat actors are impersonating skilled job seekers in order to obtain remote employment at US companies. “The identified personas claim to have highly sought-after technical skills and experience and often represent themselves as U.S.-based teleworkers, but Nisos investigators found indications that they are based abroad,” the researchers write.

APT28 exploits a critical Outlook vulnerability, QR phishing campaigns grow more complex, and an SQL brute force attack results in BlueSky ransomware.

Even when looking at the various kinds of risks to business, cyber attacks still remain the biggest problem. But new data shows there may be a lesson to be learned to minimize losses. Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey, nearly 3,000 organizations across 61 countries were asked about sources of business risk. In the report, “Cyber Attack/Data Breach” was the #1 current risk and #1 future risk seen by organizations.

Cybersecurity breaches are at epidemic proportions; in the last two years, cybercriminals have stolen over 2.6 billion consumer records from thousands of organizations. The breaches target more than individuals—they target data from healthcare networks, academic institutions, small businesses, and governments. The attacks come at a destructive cost. Where criminals use personal information for extortion, and the trust of the public is ever-decreasing.

Are you aware of the increasing threat of SQL injection vulnerabilities?In Q4 2022, AppTrana stopped 1,111,548 of these attacks. With over a million SQL injection attacks blocked in just three months, it’s clear that web applications are under siege. How to stay ahead of the game and protect your business now? Here is a guide to understanding this OWASP top 10 vulnerability and how to prevent SQL injection attacks.

This week, the threat actor group Anonymous Global (AnonGlobal) has introduced a new website designed for user engagement in attacks directed at Israel. Despite the site’s current inaccessibility, the group already claims already facilitated attacks resulting in the takedown of three Israeli websites. This innovative approach marks a departure from traditional threat actor tactics, aiming to involve ordinary individuals in their attacks.

During a cyber attack, malicious actors often breach an organization’s perimeter security with tactics like vulnerability exploitation and phishing. Once inside, they attempt to navigate the organization’s network to escalate their privileges and steal or encrypt data—but here they often face sophisticated endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems designed to identify and prevent this type of activity.