The increasing problem of leaked credentials is becoming a critical issue for businesses, particularly with non-human identities (NHIs) like microservices and Kubernetes workloads, which now outnumber human identities 45:1. Research by GitGuardian and CyberArk reveals that 79% of IT decision-makers have experienced secrets leaks, with over 12.7 million hardcoded credentials …
The cybersecurity agencies within the Five Eyes alliance — the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and New Zealand — have issued an urgent advisory on a troubling trend: cyber actors are now more frequently exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to penetrate networks. This marks a shift from recent years when attackers predominantly targeted …
Hunters International, a ransomware group thought to be a rebrand of Hive, now uses SharpRhino malware against IT professionals. This C# remote access trojan (RAT) helps the group gain access, escalate privileges, and run PowerShell commands to deploy ransomware on corporate networks. SharpRhino spreads through a site that mimics the …
Ransomware attacks have become a relentless threat, with nearly one-third of companies paying a ransom four or more times in the past year to regain access to their systems, according to Semperis. More than a third of companies either didn’t receive decryption keys or received corrupted ones, leaving them without …
The city of Columbus, Ohio, is working diligently to restore its systems following a significant cybersecurity incident. The attack has disrupted multiple resident-facing IT services, although essential services like 911 and employee payroll remain operational. The city first alerted the public through a brief Facebook statement, and officials have since …
