Hundreds of victims are surfacing across the world from zero-day cyberattacks on Europe’s biggest software manufacturer and company.| CyberScoop
In this op-ed, cybersecurity expert Dave Kennedy argues that the U.S. must pivot to offensive cyber operations in 2025.| CyberScoop
Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report noted a 37% increase in ransomware attacks and a 34% increase in exploited vulnerabilities.| CyberScoop
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 says that in the cases it worked, the average demand was up 144% and average payment was up 78%.| CyberScoop
Ransomware groups last year achieved lateral movement within an average of 48 minutes after gaining initial access to targeted environments, threat intelligence experts said.| CyberScoop
A burst of global law enforcement actions during the past few weeks marked by a flurry of successful takedowns gives cybercrime experts a jolt of hope.| CyberScoop
Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence firm said nearly 9 in 10 cyberattacks it responded to last year involved disrupted business operations.| CyberScoop
Mandiant said exploits were the most common initial access vector last year, linking software defects to 1 in 3 attacks. The most commonly exploited vulnerabilities affected network edge devices.| CyberScoop
“It’s practically taboo” for cyber firms to talk about being targeted, but SentinelLabs said in a new report that it has observed multiple threats.| CyberScoop
Law enforcement agencies in Europe and North America have dismantled major infrastructure used in ransomware attacks as part of Operation Endgame, disrupting initial access malware and issuing international arrest warrants against key suspects.| CyberScoop
Three insurance companies have publicly disclosed cyberattacks in the past week. Scattered Spider, an amorphous band of cybercriminals, has been actively targeting the sector.| CyberScoop
Multiple U.S.-based companies in the insurance sector have already been hit over the past week and a half, according to Mandiant.| CyberScoop
A breach of two Las Vegas casino operators is shining a spotlight on the Scattered Spider and ALPHV hacking groups.| CyberScoop
Wild variances in naming taxonomies aren’t going away, but a new initiative from the security vendors aims to more publicly address obvious overlap in threat group attribution.| CyberScoop
An online community known as "the Com" linked to a string of prominent breaches is radicalizing young people into a life of online crime.| CyberScoop