There are a number of ways to increase password strength, but it all means nothing if your credentials are stolen. A series of new phishing campaigns shows increased focus on info-stealing tactics.

Kronos, the provider of workforce management and human capital management solutions, has suffered a significant ransomware attack that threatens to disrupt payroll and timesheet processing services for its customer organizations.

Notepad++, one of the most popular, and free, text and source code editors for Windows systems, is being used by attackers to distribute malware.

Late last week, a critical zero-day vulnerability in the popular Java logging library Log4j surfaced when attackers were observed exploiting Minecraft servers via the game’s chat box. It has since become clear that the vulnerability in question poses perhaps the largest security threat we’ve seen in years.Details are still unfolding, but here’s what we know now.

Shortly after Trickbot was observed dropping an updated version of the Emotet botnet malware, Windows Defender began incorrectly reporting certain executables and Microsoft Office documents as Emotet payloads.

Handa Hospital, in the Japanese town of Tsurugi, has announced that following a ransomware attack this past October, they will be spending around ¥200 million to build a new computer system instead of paying the demanded ransom.

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an international consortium (of which Acronis is a member) that aims to unify the global response against cybercrime, has released their Q3 2021 trend report.