Category: Kamban

The California-based imaging sensors manufacturer OmniVision is warning of a data breach after the company suffered a Cactus ransomware attack last year. OmniVision, a subsidiary of the Chinese Will Semiconductor, designs and develops imaging sensors for smartphones, laptops, webcams, automotive, medical imaging systems, and others. In 2023, the company employed 2,200 people and reported an annual…

The owner and operator of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics online, was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 18. This illegal drug market was used to sell more than $100 million worth of narcotics, including over 1,000 kilograms (kgs) of illicit drugs, including 295…

Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered feature for Windows 11 called ‘Recall,’ which records everything you do on your PC and lets you search through your historical activities. Recall works like a photographic memory for your PC, letting you access everything you’ve seen or done on your computer in an organized way using queries in your…

A new version of the BiBi Wiper malware is now deleting the disk partition table to make data restoration harder, extending the downtime for targeted victims. BiBi Wiper attacks on Israel and Albania are linked to a suspected Iranian hacking group named ‘Void Manticore’ (Storm-842), which is believed to be affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). BiBi Wiper was first spotted by…

Ransomware gangs are a serious global threat to companies, government agencies and critical infrastructure, with their actions leading to everything from minor inconveniences to major international crises. They often have periods of activity and inactivity; their operations are not always continuous. This article will look at five factors that contribute to this cyclical pattern and…

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World. ARRL is the national association for amateur radio in the United States, representing amateur radio interests to government regulatory bodies, providing technical advice, and promoting events and educational programs for…

The banking trojan “Grandoreiro” is spreading in a large-scale phishing campaign in over 60 countries, targeting customer accounts of roughly 1,500 banks. In January 2024, an international law enforcement operation involving Brazil, Spain, Interpol, ESET, and Caixa Bank announced the disruption of the malware operation, which had been targeting Spanish-speaking countries since 2017 and caused $120 million in losses.…

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three security vulnerabilities to its ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities’ catalog, one impacting Google Chrome and two affecting some D-Link routers. Adding the issues to the KEV catalog serves as a warning to federal agencies and companies that threat actors are leveraging them in attacks and security updates or…

Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. Unfortunately, you can’t. However, there are ways to turn it off using a new “Web” search mode, which we explain below. AI Overviews, also known as “Search Generative Experience,” is Google’s new…