In 2024, ransomware attacks affected 44% of U.S. companies, with 43% of those paying a ransom according to a recent threat report.

More than 1,000 ServiceNow Knowledge Base articles were found to be misconfigured.

A report found that companies collected and could indefinitely retain troves of data, including information from data brokers, and about both users and non-users of their platforms. 

Security’s Top 5 from Security magazine showcases the top stories and new developments from across the security industry.

A recent study found that the majority of people worldwide (58%) are more fearful of becoming fraud victims now than they were two years ago. 

Motorists in the United Kingdom are being targeted with QR code scams. 

Claims of hacked voter data are intended to cause distrust in the election process, the FBI and CISA warn. 

GitLab releases a security update for a critical flaw. Security leaders share advice on how organizations can secure against this vulnerability. 

New research discusses the state of email security amongst critical infrastructure organizations.

Bot security was analyzed in a recent report by DataDome, finding that more than 65% of websites are unprotected against simple bot attacks.