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Attackers clear logs before exploitation and use "no caller ID" numbers to negotiate ransoms, complicating detection and forensics efforts.

The highest ransom demanded by threat actors this year so far was nearly 20 times last year's average.

Microsoft warns that the two bugs it discovered could lead to remote code execution and disrupt operations via denial-of-service attacks.

SiliconAngle reports that Boston-based cyber asset attack surface management startup Noetic Cyber has been purchased by Rapid7 in a bid to accelerate vulnerability remediation efforts in enterprises.

Cyberinsurance premiums were observed by brokerage firm Howden to have declined by nearly 15% from peak levels in 2022 and while such a decrease was attributed to improved cybersecurity, experts said that the lower rates were more likely to be a corrective measure from insurers as part of a cyclical market, SecurityWeek reports.

Major product lifecycle management software provider PTC has released a fix for a maximum severity vulnerability impacting a license server of its widely used Creo Elements/Direct modeling CAD software, tracked as CVE-2024-6071, reports SecurityWeek.

Google has moved to strengthen Kernel-based Virtual Machine hypervisor security with the introduction of the new kvmCTF vulnerability reward program, reports BleepingComputer.

"Indirector" targets a speculative execution component in silicon that previous research has largely overlooked.

Staying informed about the latest AI security solutions and best practices is critical in remaining a step ahead of increasingly clever cyberattacks.

Croatia's University Hospital Centre Zagreb or KBC Zagreb, which is the country's largest hospital, had its IT systems taken down for a day and its emergency and radiological services disrupted following a cyberattack admitted by the LockBit ransomware operation, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.