In a concerning development, the Cuba ransomware group has broadened its scope by infiltrating previously untouched sectors while arming itself with sophisticated tools. Researchers at BlackBerry recently unveiled the extent of this expansion, revealing that the group, suspected to have ties with Russia, orchestrated a dual assault. In one instance, a critical U.S. infrastructure entity
In a significant cybersecurity incident, over 600,000 individuals enrolled in the US Medicare program have fallen victim to a massive data breach. The breach exposed sensitive personal data, including medical records, due to a security flaw in the file transfer software MOVEit, utilized by Maximus Federal Services, a unit of Maximus Inc. The breach came
In a recent report, cybersecurity firm Patchstack has disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in the popular Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress, potentially leaving over 800,000 websites at risk. The flaws affect versions 3.6.25 and below of the plugin and could be exploited by threat actors to escalate privileges and steal sensitive data. The identified vulnerabilities are
What is Sextortion? Sextortion is a crime that involves blackmailing a victim. The extorter threatens to share images, videos, or information about the victim’s sexual preferences unless the victim pays up or engages in more sexual acts. Usually, the perpetrator will threaten to share sexual content with the victim’s family, colleagues, and friends. Sextorters know
