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New Cybersecurity Rules for Indonesia’s Financial Sector
The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has developed new cybersecurity rules for financial institutions in Indonesia. This marks the first time Indonesia has released cybersecurity rules that are specifically addressed to the coun...
Lehigh Valley Health Network Attacked by Ransomware Gang
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) released a statement on Monday announcing that it was the target of a ransomware cyberattack.
The statement was issued by the President and CEO of LVHN, Dr. Brian Nester, who claimed that the...
Norwegian Police Recover $5.8 Million From North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus
The Norwegian Police (Økokrim), recovered $5.8 million worth of cryptocurrency that the Lazarus hacker group had stolen from the crypto-based game, Axie Infinity, last year.
“It is also among the largest money seizures ever mad...
Bitdefender’s VPN Gets an App Traffic Optimizer Feature for Windows
Bitdefender recently released a new feature that aims to optimize the connection speeds of its VPN by allowing you to prioritize which apps are allocated the bulk of your traffic.
A VPN normally secures your traffic by reroutin...
State of Emergency Declared in Oakland After Ransomware Attack
The city of Oakland, Calif., was hit by a ransomware attack on Feb. 8, which prompted officials to take their network offline in order to prevent important data from being leaked. This left several nonemergency services impacted o...
CISA Alerts to Active Attacks Exploiting Vulnerabilities Catalog
On Feb. 10, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) posted a message on its website informing the public of the inclusion of three new flaws in their vulnerabilities catalog.
“CISA has added three new v...
Windows Officially Ends Support for Windows 7 and 8.1
Windows 7 and 8.1 both received final security updates in January, marking the end of both of the operating systems’ lifespans.
Previously, Windows 7 stopped receiving support in 2020. However, it continued to support an Extend...
Indigo Website Remains Down One Week After Security Breach
A week after experiencing a cybersecurity breach, Canadian book retailer Indigo is yet to get its website back up and running. The security incident began on Feb. 8, and it prevented Indigo from accepting gift, debit, and credit c...
Report Details the Worst Security Risks for 2023
The Bipartisan Policy Center recently released a report that detailed the top security risks in 2023. These issues range from geological concerns to heightened political tensions and each provides unique risks to governments, corp...
Dallas Central Appraisal District Targeted By Ransomware And Extorted For $170,000
After suffering a ransomware attack on Nov. 8, the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) was forced to pay $170,000 worth of Bitcoin.
The agency normally determines the value of the county's real estate and personal property...