Cyberattacks have been deployed by 168 threat actors against the U.S. in 2023, making it the most targeted country for cybercrime, followed by the UK, Germany, India, and Japan, SiliconAngle reports.
Crypto heist proceeds drop significantly despite mounting attacks
Cryptocurrency platforms have lost $1.7 billion worth of assets from cyberattacks last year, representing a nearly $2 billion drop from 2022, which had the highest-ever losses from cryptocurrency heists, despite a slight increase in attack volume...
Threat actors deployed 550,000 browser-based phishing attacks in 2023, with the number of intrusions rising by 198% between the first and second half of the year, reports SiliconAngle.
Cyberattack vulnerability of offshore wind farms examined
Offshore wind farms leveraging voltage source converter-based high voltage direct current connections are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could compromise sensors to prompt power oscillations that could trigger blackouts and equipment damage...
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20253, makes enterprise communications infrastructure and customer service call centers sitting ducks for unauthenticated cyberattackers.
A sporty, modular downloader allows hackers to cherry-pick their exploits — in this case, two powerful tools for gaining admin access in a Windows system.
Google Kubernetes Clusters Suffer Widespread Exposure to External Attackers
Misunderstanding the permissions of an authentication group in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) opens millions of containers to anyone with a Google account.