Cybersecurity News
Adware Spreads via Fake TikTok App, Laptop Offers
Cybercriminals are encouraging users to send the "offers" via WhatsApp to their friends as well.
08 April 2021
Zero-Day Bug Impacts Problem-Plagued Cisco SOHO Routers
Cisco says it will not patch three small business router models and one VPN firewall device with critical vulnerabilities.
08 April 2021
IcedID Banking Trojan Surges: The New Emotet?
A widespread email campaign using malicious Microsoft Excel attachments and Excel 4 macros is delivering IcedID at high volumes, suggesting it's filling the Emotet void.
08 April 2021
Azure Functions Weakness Allows Privilege Escalation
Microsoft's cloud-container technology allows attackers to directly write to files, researchers said.
08 April 2021
Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw in Sophisticated Cring Ransomware Attacks
Industrial enterprises in Europe are target of campaign, which forced a shutdown of industrial processes in at least one of its victims’ networks, according to researchers.
08 April 2021
Handcuffs Over AI: Solving Security Challenges With Law Enforcement
We've tried everything else ... now it's time to make the prospect of getting caught -- and punished -- a real deterrent to cybercrime.08 April 2021
Does data stolen in a data breach expire?
Some personal information just doesn’t age – here’s what the Facebook data leak may mean for you
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08 April 2021
Facebook tackles deepfake spread and troll farms in latest moderation push
AI-generated images and an exiled militant group are now on Facebook's radar.08 April 2021
Italian man arrested after allegedly paying hitman in cryptocurrency
Europol claims he attempted to have his ex-girlfriend assassinated.08 April 2021
Vyveva: Lazarus hacking group’s latest weapon strikes South African freight
The backdoor is being used to spy on the activities of freight companies.08 April 2021
(Are you) afreight of the dark? Watch out for Vyveva, new Lazarus backdoor
ESET researchers discover a new Lazarus backdoor deployed against a freight logistics firm in South Africa
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08 April 2021
SecOps and DevOps: From Cooperation to Automation
Omdia Principal Analyst Eric Parizo discusses the major obstacles SecOps organizations face as they seek to build ties with DevOps teams, and offers a programmatic approach to help create a path toward DevSecOps.07 April 2021
Did 4 Major Ransomware Groups Truly Form a Cartel?
An analysis of well-known extortion groups and their cryptocurrency transactions reveals the answer.07 April 2021
Voice-Changing Software Found on APT Attackers' Server
Security researchers believe the presence of Morph Vox Pro could indicate APT-C-23 has new plans for their phishing campaigns.07 April 2021
Attackers Blowing Up Discord, Slack with Malware
One Discord network search turned up 20,000 virus results, researchers found.
07 April 2021
Cring Ransomware Used in Attacks on European Industrial Firms
Attackers exploit a vulnerability in Fortigate VPN servers to gain access to target networks, researchers report.07 April 2021
Fortune 500 Security Shows Progress and Pitfalls
Fortune 500 companies have improved on email security and vulnerability disclosure programs but struggle in asset management and high-risk services.07 April 2021
Crossing the Line: When Cyberattacks Become Acts of War
Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, discusses the new Cold War and the potential for a cyberattack to prompt military action.
07 April 2021
$38 million worth of gift cards stolen and sold on dark web
Easy to redeem and hard to trace, gift cards remain a hot commodity in the criminal underground
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07 April 2021
Rethinking Cyberattack Response: Prevention & Preparedness
The SolarWinds incident is the starkest reminder yet that complacency can exact a terrible price.07 April 2021