Protenus’s annual Breach Barometer reported 1,161 breaches affecting 171 million patient records in 2023, up 187% compared to 2022. While the number of breaches increased 2%, actual incidents dropped 1% to 942. However, the actual number of breached records may be higher as many entities used vague markers in their reports or didn’t report to a central agency. Protenus criticized the lack of transparency, particularly regarding ransomware attacks.
Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed details about Outlaw, an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet that targets SSH servers with weak credentials. The Romanian-origin malware performs SSH brute-force
