Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, is notifying patients that their personal and health information was stolen in a December 2024 data theft attack, which affected a former business partner. The health network operates 142 hospitals nationwide, has over 142,000 employees, and has reported a total revenue of $28.3 billion in…
Newly released 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report revealed,50 % cyberattacks in 2024 bypassed traditional security defenses by using legitimate login credentials. The report, which analysed over 400 cases of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR), revealed that 56 percent of cyberattacks were executed by adversaries simply logging in rather than breaking in….
Hackers target Chrome browser extensions 16 extensions being compromised Exposed over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign Hackers used their access permissions to insert malicious code into legitimate extensions in order to steal cookies and user access…
Resecurity reports a rise in attacks on AI Conversational platforms, targeting chatbots that use NLP and ML to enable automated, human-like interactions with consumers. Resecurity reported hike in malicious campaigns targeting AI agents and Conversational AI platforms that leverage chatbots to provide automated, human-like interactions for consumers. Conversational AI platforms are designed to facilitate natural…
Kaspersky has identified ransomware attacks using Microsoft’s BitLocker to attempt encryption of corporate files. The threat actors are using VBScript – a programming language used to automate tasks on Windows computers – to create a malicious script with previously unreported features to maximize the damage of the attack, Kaspersky Global Emergency Response team reports. The…
A data leak at the recently formed German political party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has given unauthorized people access to information on thousands of donors and subscribers to a newsletter. A party spokeswoman confirmed a corresponding report by Der Spiegel news magazine on Thursday. According to the report, up to 35,000 people are affected, including…
