Cybersecurity News
Some email clients are vulnerable to attacks via 'mailto' links
GNOME Evolution, KDE KMail, IBM/HCL Notes, and older versions of Thunderbird found to be vulnerable.18 August 2020
Ransomware Attack on Carnival May Have Been Its Second Compromise This Year
Security vendor Prevailion says it observed signs of malicious activity on the cruise operator's network between at least February and June.
18 August 2020
Canadian Government Issues Statement on Credential-Stuffing Attacks
The government is responding to threats targeting the GCKey service and CRA accounts, which are used to access federal services.18 August 2020
New Campaign Combines Extortion, DDoS
Latest attacks bank on the reputation of two prominent APT groups to increase the threat credibility.18 August 2020
Researchers Warn of Active Malware Campaign Using HTML Smuggling
A recently uncovered, active campaign called "Duri" makes use of HTML smuggling to deliver malware.
18 August 2020
Four Ways to Mitigate Supply Chain Security Risks From Ripple20
Enterprises can significantly alleviate current and long-standing third-party risk by using tactical and strategic efforts to assess and manage them.18 August 2020
New 'Duri' Campaign Uses HTML Smuggling to Deliver Malware
Researchers who detected the attack explain what businesses should know about the HTML smuggling technique.18 August 2020
Large Orgs Plagued with Bugs, Face Giant Patch Backlogs
Vulnerability management continues to challenge businesses, as they face tens of thousands of bugs with every scan.
18 August 2020
Ritz London clients scammed after apparent data breach
Armed with personal data stolen from the hotel's dining reservation system, fraudsters trick guests into handing over their credit card details
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18 August 2020
How to Stay Secure on GitHub
GitHub, used badly, can be a source of more vulnerabilities than successful collaborations. Here are ways to keep your development team from getting burned on GitHub.
18 August 2020
AWS Cryptojacking Worm Spreads Through the Cloud
The malware harvests AWS credentials and installs Monero cryptominers.
18 August 2020
Why Quality & Security Both Matter in Software
It's time to position quality and security as equals under the metric of software integrity.18 August 2020
Make a Difference: Serve on the 2021-2022 PCI SSC Board of Advisors
Every two years, PCI Security Standards Council asks its Participating Organizations to elect its next Board of Advisors. In this election by peers, companies have an opportunity to nominate candidates that they believe will best represent the interests of their organization, industry sector or region. As we enter the fall of 2020, it is election season once again and we begin the process of determining who will serve on the 2021-2022 PCI SSC Board of Advisors.
18 August 2020
Ukraine arrests gang who ran 20 crypto-exchanges and laundered money for ransomware gangs
Gang is believed to have laundered more than $42 million in criminal proceeds.18 August 2020
IcedID Trojan Rebooted with New Evasive Tactics
Juniper identifies phishing campaign targeting business customers with malware using password protection, among other techniques, to avoid detection.
18 August 2020
US Army report says many North Korean hackers operate from abroad
US Army says many North Korean hackers are actually located outside the hermit kingdom, in countries like Belarus, China, India, Malaysia, and Russia.18 August 2020
World's largest cruise line operator discloses ransomware attack
Carnival Corp says it suffered a ransomware attack on Saturday, August 15, and that hackers stole some of its data.17 August 2020
Firms Still Struggle to Prioritize Security Vulnerabilities
Security debt continues to pile up, with 42% of organizations attributing remediation backlogs to a breach, a new study shows.17 August 2020
Advent Completes Forescout Purchase
The purchase by a private equity fund was announced in February and completed today.17 August 2020
Reported Breach Count for H1 2020 Lowest in Five Years
While reported breach numbers are down, a handful of "mega" breaches resulted in more data records being exposed than ever before, analysis shows.17 August 2020