May 15, 2025
Cyber fiends battering UK retailers now turn to US stores
DragonForce-riding ransomware ring also has 'shiny object syndrome' so will likely move on to another sector soon Interview The same miscreants behind recent cyberattacks on British retailers are now trying to dig their claws into major American retailers' IT environments – and in some cases possibly even deploying…
Coinbase extorted for $20M. Support staff bribed. Customers scammed. One hell of a breach disclosure…
One expert tells us: 'It is the most unique breach disclosure I've ever seen' Coinbase says some of its overseas support staff were paid off to steal information on behalf of cybercriminals, and the company is now being extorted for $20 million.…
Socket buys Coana to tell you which security alerts you can ignore
Sometimes, less information is more In its latest gambit to reduce the noise of unnecessary security alerts, Socket has acquired Coana, a startup founded in 2022 by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark that tells users which vulnerabilities they can safely ignore.…
Snowflake CISO on the power of ‘shared destiny’ and ‘yes and’
Lessons learned from last year's security snafu interview Being the chief information security officer at Snowflake is never an easy job, but last spring it was especially challenging.…
Here’s what we know about the DragonForce ransomware that hit Marks & Spencer
Would you believe it, this RaaS cartel says Russia is off limits DragonForce, a new-ish ransomware-as-a-service operation, has given organizations another cyber threat to worry about — unless they’re in Russia, which is off limits to the would-be extortionists.…