City of Oakland Declares State of Emergency After Ransomware Attack

An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: Oakland has declared a local state of emergency because of the impact of a ransomware attack that forced the City to take all its IT systems offline on February 8th. Interim City Administrator …

New MortalKombat Ransomware Attack Aiming for Crypto Wallets

By Habiba Rashid
Hackers are deploying the MortalKombat ransomware and Laplas Clipper malware in a financially motivated campaign against victims worldwide.
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How to secure your iOS device to prevent unwanted access

Leaving your iOS device unattended can pose a security risk as more iOS users are carrying personal information on their devices. Keep it secure with these handy tips.
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Update Now: iOS Devices Receive Vital Security Updates from Apple

By Deeba Ahmed
If you are using an Apple product, it is time to update it right now and make sure the automatic updates are enabled.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Three Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s February 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 75 vulnerabilities, nine of them rated critical, and three (all rated important) that are being exploited. “This is only the second Patch Tuesday of the year, and we have already tripled the number of weaponized threats that need to be fixed in this release,” Syxsense CEO and founder Ashley […]

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Citrix released security updates for multiple High-Severity flaws in its products

Citrix released security updates for multiple High-Severity flaws in Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Workspace apps for Windows and Linux. Citrix released security patches to fix multiple vulnerabilities in Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Workspace apps for Windows and Linux. The first issue listed in the support Knowledge Center of the company, tracked as CVE-2023-24483, […]

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Latest Attack on PyPI Users Shows Crooks Are Only Getting Better

More than 400 malicious packages were recently uploaded to PyPI (Python Package Index), the official code repository for the Python programming language, in the latest indication that the targeting of software developers using this form of attack isn’t…