The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President Joe Biden said, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon who had a $25 million bounty on his head,…

Ransomware has become more pervasive and more sophisticated, challenging organizations to combat attacks that occur at greater frequency and greater complexity. A report released Wednesday by security provider Menlo Security looks at the obstacles faced by organizations as they struggle to protect themselves against the latest wave of ransomware. How often are IT leaders encountering ransomware?…

China has increased military activity around Taiwan as tensions run high ahead of a potential visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to arrive in the capital Taipei today. China has repeatedly warned against Ms Pelosi going to Taiwan, which it claims as its own, warning of repercussions and saying that its…

A Hungarian District Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against a 17-year-old Moldovan man who drove his car off the road while transporting thirteen Syrian illegal immigrants and then fled the scene. Deputy Spokesman of the Kecskemét District Prosecutor’s Office, some 70 kilometers from the Hungarian capital, stated that the Moldovan teenager had taken the 13…

Summary X-Force has identified a new squatting campaign used by threat actors to target the media sector. The campaign has a global scope assumingly luring users into giving away their login credentials. Threat Type Squatting Domain, Phishing Domain, Credential Theft Overview We observed 19 squatting domain registrations related to a victim in the media sector. The…

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after a strong close on Wall Street last week, though the latest manufacturing surveys showed weakening factory activity in the region’s biggest economies. Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul slipped. U.S. futures declined and oil prices lost more than $1 a barrel. On…