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Cybersecurity

Cybercrime group that racked up $16m in ransomware payments busted by DOJ

Victims of the cybercrime group include a school system, a law firm, and a healthcare company.

Brianna Monsanto
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Cybersecurity

Vulnerability exploits were up in 2024 (and so was information sharing)

Keeping up with all the exposures requires some scrambling, said VulnCheck’s Patrick Garrity.

Billy Hurley
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Cybersecurity

UK’s CMC to rank cyber incident severity

Let’s hope nobody has to deal with a 5.

Billy Hurley
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Cybersecurity

Ransomware attacks increased in 2024, more damage expected in 2025

“If you look at 2024, the attacks were, I know it sounds crazy…minor attacks,” one expert tells IT Brew.

Eoin Higgins
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Cybersecurity

Subaru security bug allowed hackers to remotely track vehicles

The recent discovery is one of many infotainment vulnerabilities discovered in popular car brands in the last year.

Brianna Monsanto
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Cybersecurity

Rethinking virtual networks could lead to leaving VPNs behind in certain cases, experts tell IT Brew

“They’ve got thousands of people accessing critical systems via VPNs,” one expert says.

Eoin Higgins

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