Cybersecurity News
Tech Giants Lend WhatsApp Support in Spyware Case Against NSO Group
Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and others want appeals court to deny immunity to Israeli company for its alleged distribution of spyware and illegal cyber-surveillance activities.
22 December 2020
Joker’s Stash Carding Site Taken Down, for Now
The underground payment-card data broker saw its blockchain DNS sites taken offline after an apparent law-enforcement effort.
22 December 2020
Security as Code: How Repeatable Policy-Driven Deployment Improves Security
The SaC approach lets users codify and enforce a secure state of application configuration deployment that limits risk.22 December 2020
Patrick Wardle on Hackers Leveraging ‘Powerful’ iOS Bugs in High-Level Attacks
Noted Apple security expert Patrick Wardle discusses how cybercriminals are stepping up their game in targeting Apple users with new techniques and cyberattacks.
22 December 2020
Law enforcement take down three bulletproof VPN providers
The three VPN services provided safe haven for cybercriminals to carry out ransomware attacks, web skimming operations, spearphishing, and account takeovers.22 December 2020
Microsoft and McAfee headline newly-formed 'Ransomware Task Force'
The newly-founded Ransomware Task Force will work to put together a standard framework for dealing with ransomware attacks.22 December 2020
Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook's NSO lawsuit
Tech giants show support for Facebook's legal case against spyware vendor NSO Group.21 December 2020
Cisco, Intel, Deloitte Among Victims of SolarWinds Breach: Report
The Wall Street Journal identified 24 businesses so far that have downloaded the SolarWinds software infected with malicious code.21 December 2020
Nosy Ex-Partners Armed with Instagram Passwords Pose a Serious Threat
A survey of single people found almost a third are still logging into their ex’s social-media accounts, some for revenge.
21 December 2020
Smart Doorbell Disaster: Many Brands Vulnerable to Attack
Investigation reveals device sector is problem plagued when it comes to security bugs.
21 December 2020
NSA, CISA Warn of Attacks on Federated Authentication
While incident responders focus on attacks using SolarWinds Orion, government cyber defenders highlight other methods likely being used as well.21 December 2020
Defending Against State and State-Sponsored Threat Actors
Saryu Nayyar of Gurucul discusses state and state-sponsored threat actors, the apex predators of the cybersecurity world.
21 December 2020
Partial lists of organizations infected with Sunburst malware released online
As security researchers dig through forensic evidence in the aftermath of the SolarWinds supply chain attack, victim names are slowly starting to surface.21 December 2020
7 Infamous Moments in Adobe Flash's Security History
End-of-life is here: Adobe's support for Flash is gone as of Jan. 1. Here's what we won't miss about the multimedia software platform.
21 December 2020
Zero-Click Apple Zero-Day Uncovered in Pegasus Spy Attack
The phones of 36 journalists were infected by four APTs, possibly linked to Saudi Arabia or the UAE.
21 December 2020
Simplifying Proactive Defense With Threat Playbooks
Fortinet's Derek Manky talks about how threat playbooks can equip defense teams with the tools they need to fight back against evolving attacker TTPs.
21 December 2020
Dark Web Pricing Skyrockets for Microsoft RDP Servers, Payment-Card Data
Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging.
21 December 2020
Critical Bugs in Dell Wyse Thin Clients Allow Code Execution, Client Takeovers
The bugs rate 10 out of 10 on the vulnerability-severity scale, thanks to the ease of exploitation.
21 December 2020
Hacker Dumps Crypto Wallet Customer Data; Active Attacks Follow
Customer data from a June attack against cryptocurrency wallet firm Ledger is now public and actively being used in attacks.
21 December 2020
Cybersecurity Advent calendar: Stay aware, stay safe!
When it comes to holiday gifts, surprise and wonder are always welcome. When it comes to protecting your security, however, you don’t want to leave anything to chance.
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21 December 2020