The Rhysida ransomware gang claims to have breached Maryland’s Department of Transportation, leaking personal data and demanding a $3.3 million ransom. Officials confirmed data loss affecting Maryland Transit Administration systems but said core services remain operational.
CISA added five actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. This article provides a CVE-by-CVE technical breakdown, enterprise impact assessment, detection and mitigation actions, and prioritized remediation guidance for security operations teams. Includes an AEO-optimized FAQ and verified external sources.
APT35 hackers, linked to Iran, are conducting cyberattacks against global government and military organizations, using spear-phishing and malware for espionage.
Business email compromise drains budgets with executive spoofing and invoice fraud. This practical Microsoft 365 guide shows nine rules that actually stop BEC: tuned anti-phish and impersonation, Safe Links and Safe Attachments, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, phishing-resistant MFA with Conditional Access, external sender tags, mailbox hygiene, attack simulation, and a short incident playbook.
Spin up a free SIEM home lab this weekend. You’ll deploy Wazuh or OpenSearch, collect Windows telemetry with Sysmon, and run Sigma detections you can actually see and tune. This guide prioritizes students and hobbyists: minimal hardware, copy-paste steps, and safe tests so you learn detection engineering not just dashboards.
Who Is Scattered Spider? Scattered Spider is a cybercrime group known for executing high-impact ransomware attacks across the United States. They gained notoriety for their clever use of social engineering, SIM-swapping, and remote access tools to infiltrate major organizations. Operating with international ties, the group targeted companies with sophisticated techniques and insider manipulation to extort…
A cyberattack on real-estate finance vendor SitusAMC has raised the risk that documents tied to major banks, including JPMorgan and Citi, may have been exposed. This analysis explains what we know so far, how attackers leverage third-party providers, and what banks and customers should do next.
Malicious npm packages are being used as hidden attack infrastructure, abusing the open-source supply chain to distribute malware, evade detection, and compromise developer environments.
Volkswagen Group faces a serious cybersecurity challenge after ransomware gang 8Base claimed to have stolen sensitive data from its global operations. The incident exposes growing supply-chain risks and highlights how industrial manufacturers remain prime targets for modern cyber-extortion campaigns.
OpenAI plans to give content owners greater control over how their characters appear in Sora, moving toward an opt-in model and instituting revenue-sharing for participating rights holders.