Cybersecurity News


UK Information Commissioner launches probe into private email use at Department of Health

Concerns were raised over claims Matt Hancock and Lord Bethell used private accounts to conduct government business.
07 July 2021

Pro-Trump ‘Gettr’ Social Platform Hacked On Day One

Pro-Trump ‘Gettr’ Social Platform Hacked On Day One The newborn platform was inundated by Sonic the Hedgehog-themed porn and had prominent users' profiles defaced. Next, hackers posted its user database online.
06 July 2021

Researchers Learn From Nation-State Attackers' OpSec Mistakes

Security researchers discuss how a series of simple and consistent mistakes helped them learn more about ITG18, better known as Charming Kitten.
06 July 2021

Android Apps in Google Play Harvest Facebook Credentials

Android Apps in Google Play Harvest Facebook Credentials The apps all used an unusual tactic of loading a legitimate Facebook page as part of the data theft.
06 July 2021

Workers Careless in Sharing & Reusing Corporate Secrets

A new survey shows leaked enterprise secrets costs companies millions of dollars each year.
06 July 2021

Kaseya ransomware attack: Everything you need to know

Updated: A ransomware gang is demanding a huge payment after a major software supply chain attack. Here is everything we know so far.
06 July 2021

Western Digital Users Face Another RCE

Western Digital Users Face Another RCE Say hello to one more zero-day and yet more potential remote data death for those who can’t/won’t upgrade their My Cloud storage devices.
06 July 2021

It's High Time for a Security Scoring System for Applications and Open Source Libraries

It's High Time for a Security Scoring System for Applications and Open Source Libraries A benchmarking system would help buyers choose more secure software products and, more importantly, light a fire underneath software producers to make products secure.
06 July 2021

Alleged Cybercriminal Arrested in Morocco Following Interpol Probe

The suspect operated under the name "Dr Hex" to target thousands of people through phishing, fraud, and carding activities.
06 July 2021

Paving the way: Inspiring Women in Payments - A Q&A featuring Lacey Johnson

 

From Human Resources to IT Senior Program Manager, Lacey Johnson found her way to the payments industry purely randomly, by happy accident. Over time, she has been part of the diversification of her company’s Information Security department, which is now 40 percent women. In this edition of our blog, Lacey explains that while gender diversity and leadership has improved in recent years, there is still more to be done for true equality in the payments space.

06 July 2021

Kaseya Patches Imminent After Zero-Day Exploits, 1,500 Impacted

Kaseya Patches Imminent After Zero-Day Exploits, 1,500 Impacted REvil ransomware gang lowers price for universal decryptor after massive worldwide ransomware push against Kaseya security vulnerability CVE-2021-30116.
06 July 2021

Cyberattack on Kaseya Nets More Than 1,000 Victims, $70M Ransom Demand

The provider of remote monitoring and management services warns customers to not run its software until a patch is available and manually installed.
06 July 2021

8 Ways to Preserve Legal Privilege After a Cybersecurity Incident

Knowing your legal distinctions can make defense easier should you end up in court after a breach, attack, or data loss.
06 July 2021

Website of Mongolian certificate authority served backdoored client installer

Researchers say the domain was breached eight times in a short window.
06 July 2021

Kaseya Attack Fallout: CISA, FBI Offer Guidance

Kaseya Attack Fallout: CISA, FBI Offer Guidance Following a brazen ransomware attack by the REvil cybergang, CISA and FBI offer guidance to victims.
05 July 2021

Watch for Cybersecurity Games at the Tokyo Olympics

The cybersecurity professionals guarding the Summer Olympics are facing at least as much competition as the athletes, and their failure could have steeper ramifications.
05 July 2021

Ransomware Defense: Top 5 Things to Do Right Now

Ransomware Defense: Top 5 Things to Do Right Now Matt Bromiley, senior consultant with Mandiant Managed Defense, discusses the top tricks and tips for protecting enterprise environments from ransomware.
05 July 2021

Kaseya ransomware supply chain attack: What you need to know

A ransomware gang is demanding a huge payment after a major software supply chain attack. Here is everything we know so far.
05 July 2021

Kaseya supply‑chain attack: What we know so far

As news breaks about the supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya's IT management software, here’s what we know so far

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03 July 2021

Barracuda Agrees to Acquire Skout Cybersecurity

The acquisition will bring Barracuda into the extended detection and response (XDR) market with a tool for managed service providers.
02 July 2021