Cybersecurity News
Google Play Apps Remain Vulnerable to High-Severity Flaw
Patches for a flaw (CVE-2020-8913) in the Google Play Core Library have not been implemented by several popular Google Play apps, including Cisco Teams and Edge.
03 December 2020
This phishing group is targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chains
Clues indicate state-sponsored hackers may be to blame.03 December 2020
Mysterious phishing campaign targets organizations in COVID-19 vaccine cold chain
Targets include EU directorates, companies making vaccine shipping containers, a website development firm linked to vaccine supply chains.03 December 2020
8% of all Google Play apps vulnerable to old security bug
Devs have not updated a crucial library inside their apps, leaving users exposed to dangerous attacks. Some of the vulnerable apps include Microsoft's Edge browser, Grindr, OKCupid, and Cisco Teams.03 December 2020
New TrickBot version can tamper with UEFI/BIOS firmware
New TrickBot feature scares security researchers.03 December 2020
Compounder Finance DeFi project allegedly pulls the rug from under investors, $11 million stolen
One investor is offering a $100,000 bounty leading to the unmasking of the thief, or thieves, involved.03 December 2020
Cybersecurity Trends 2021: Staying secure in uncertain times
ESET experts look back at some of the key themes that defined the cybersecurity landscape in the year that’s ending and give their takes on what to expect in 2021
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03 December 2020
Open Source Flaws Take Years to Find But Just a Month to Fix
Companies need to embrace automation and dependency tracking to keep software secure, GitHub says in its annual security report.02 December 2020
Cybersecurity in the Biden Administration: Experts Weigh In
Security pros and former government employees share their expectations and concerns for the new administration - and their hope for a "return to normal."02 December 2020
Spotify Wrapped 2020 Rollout Marred by Pop Star Hacks
Spotify pages for Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Future and others were defaced by an attacker pledging his love for Taylor Swift and Trump.
02 December 2020
FBI: BEC Scammers Could Abuse Email Auto-Forwarding
Private Industry Notification warns of the role email auto-forwarding could be used in business email compromise attacks.02 December 2020
Think-Tanks Under Attack by Foreign APTs, CISA Warns
The feds have seen ongoing cyberattacks on think-tanks (bent on espionage, malware delivery and more), using phishing and VPN exploits as primary attack vectors.
02 December 2020
Loyal Employee ... or Cybercriminal Accomplice?
Can the bad guys' insider recruitment methods be reverse-engineered to reveal potential insider threats? Let's take a look.
02 December 2020
Xerox DocuShare Bugs Allowed Data Leaks
CISA warns the leading enterprise document management platform is open to attack and urges companies to apply fixes.
02 December 2020
Automated Pen Testing: Can It Replace Humans?
These tools have come a long way, but are they far enough along to make human pen testers obsolete?02 December 2020
Security Slipup Exposes Health Records & Lab Results
NTreatment failed to add password protection to a cloud server, exposing thousands of sensitive medical records online.02 December 2020
Turla’s ‘Crutch’ Backdoor Leverages Dropbox in Espionage Attacks
In a recent cyberattack against an E.U. country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Crutch backdoor leveraged Dropbox to exfiltrate sensitive documents.
02 December 2020
Healthcare 2021: Cyberattacks to Center on COVID-19 Spying, Patient Data
The post-COVID-19 surge in the criticality level of medical infrastructure, coupled with across-the-board digitalization, will be big drivers for medical-sector cyberattacks next year.
02 December 2020
Account Hijacking Site OGUsers Hacked, Again
For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers -- a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts -- has been hacked.02 December 2020
Microsoft Revamps ‘Invasive’ M365 Feature After Privacy Backlash
The Microsoft 365 tool that tracked employee usage of applications like Outlook, Skype and Teams was widely condemned by privacy experts.
02 December 2020