Meta Platforms on Monday announced that it’s bringing advertising to WhatsApp, but emphasized that the ads are “built with privacy in mind.” The ads are expected to be displayed on the Updates tab through its Stories-like Status feature, which allows ephemeral sharing of photos, videos, voice notes, and text for 24 hours. These efforts are…

Unlike typical data-stealing malware, this attack tool targets data specific to corporate and cloud infrastructures in order to execute supply chain attacks.

When security becomes a performance, the fallout isn’t just technical, it’s organizational.

The threat of wiping files and servers clean gives Anubis affiliates yet another way to leverage ransomware victims who may be hesitant to pay to get their data back, Trend Micro said.

Journalists’ Microsoft accounts were breached, which would have given attackers access to emails of staff reporters covering national security, economic policy, and China.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said it has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in federal court that targets over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other digital assets allegedly linked to a global IT worker scheme orchestrated by North Korea. “For years, North Korea has exploited global remote IT contracting and cryptocurrency…

The emerging threat group attacks the supply chain via weaponized repositories posing as legitimate pen-testing suites and other tools that are poisoned with malware.

An emerging ransomware strain has been discovered incorporating capabilities to encrypt files as well as permanently erase them, a development that has been described as a “rare dual-threat.” “The ransomware features a ‘wipe mode,’ which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid,” Trend Micro researchers Maristel Policarpio, Sarah Pearl Camiling,…

Third-party risks are increasing dramatically, requiring CISOs to evolve from periodic assessments to continuous monitoring and treating partner vulnerabilities as their own to enhance organizational resilience.

SP 1800-35 offers 19 examples of how to implement zero trust architecture (ZTA) using off-the-shelf commercial technologies.