Cyberattacks relying on exploitation of vulnerabilities rose by 180% last year, largely attributed to the MOVEit hack, an annual data breach report from Verizon shows. The report also noted that while artificial intelligence was not influential in data breaches, zero-day vulnerabilities used by ransomware actors were prevalent in such attacks.

Valley Man Who Sold Spying Malware, Pleads To Conspiracy
A man from Van Nuys has confessed to conspiring to sell malware, known as Hive RAT, that allowed buyers to illegally access computers, stealing personal