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March 10, 2022

Samsung compromised by Lapsus$ ransomware

The Lapsus$ ransomware group has attacked Samsung Electronics, and leaked 190 GB of data — including the source code of bootloaders, activation servers, and trusted applets.

March 03, 2022

Nvidia hit by Lapsus$ ransomware

The American technology company Nvidia, known for its computer graphic cards, has been compromised by Lapsus$ ransomware.

March 01, 2022

Most organizations fell victim to phishing in 2021, per new report

A recent report shows that 83% of all organizations ⁠— and 91% of those in the UK ⁠— were compromised by at least one phishing attack in 2021, while 78% of organizations worldwide were targeted by ransomware attacks that were initiated by email.

February 25, 2022

Logistics giant Expeditors hit by cyberattack

Expeditors, a global logistics giant and top-five freight management company by revenue, recently suffered a cyberattack. The incident appears to involve ransomware.

February 22, 2022

Storm Ylenia disrupts German business operations

Storm Ylenia caused chaos in Germany last week, bringing gale-force winds that toppled trees, caused power outages, and even forced the shutdown of long-distance trains in seven of the country's states.

February 18, 2022

Google patches critical Chrome browser vulnerability

Google has issued an emergency update (Chrome 98.0.4758.102) for its popular Chrome browser, with fixes for seven high-severity vulnerabilities. One of these, CVE-2022-0609, has already been actively exploited in the wild, making it this year's first Chrome zero-day vulnerability.

February 18, 2022

Ransomware payouts hit new heights

A new joint advisory warns of the increasing threat of ransomware, stating that at least $602 million was paid to extortion gangs following ransomware attacks in 2021 — a figure that is only expected to keep rising.