A malware sample extracted from a fuel management system was allegedly compromised by a group linked to the Iranian CyberAv3ngers, the same group believed behind the attacks on Unitronics devices last fall that targeted water systems in the U.S. and Israel. The Claroty Team82 researchers said in a Dec. 10 post that the malware — … Read more
Ransomware attacks against utilities organizations have increased by 42% over the past year, with 81% of all attacks against the utilities sector involving spearphishing, a report by ReliaQuest published Tuesday revealed. In a study conducted between November 2023 and October 2024, ReliaQuest researchers analyzed customer alerts from its GreyMatter security operations platform along with dark … Read more
Thousands of members of three youth and student bodies belonging to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party marched toward the Indian High Commission in the country’s capital on Sunday to denounce attacks on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags in India. The protests came a day before India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, is due … Read more
The Cybersecurity Insiders’ 2024 Report revealed a concerning statistic: 83% of organisations faced insider attacks last year. As businesses plan their budgets for 2025, this sharp increase in insider threats highlights the need for prioritising cybersecurity and IT support investments. The Cost of Insider Threats Insider attacks are costly, with recovery expenses between $100,000 and … Read more
Race Condition Attacks against LLMs These are two attacks against the system components surrounding LLMs: We propose that LLM Flowbreaking, following jailbreaking and prompt injection, joins as the third on the growing list of LLM attack types. Flowbreaking is less about whether prompt or response guardrails can be bypassed, and more about whether user inputs … Read more
