Cybersecurity News
VMWare Patches Critical RCE Flaw in vCenter Server

24 February 2021
Universities Face Double Threat of Ransomware, Data Breaches
Lack of strong security policies put many schools at risk of compromise, disrupted services, and collateral damage.24 February 2021
Google’s Password Checkup tool rolling out to Android devices
People who use devices running Android 9 or newer will be alerted if their login credentials have been stolen
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24 February 2021
Cartoon Caption Winner: Be Careful Who You Trust

24 February 2021
Nvidia’s Anti-Cryptomining GPU Chip May Not Discourage Attacks

24 February 2021
Ukraine reports cyber-attack on government document management system
Ukrainian officials blame "one of the hacker spy groups from the Russian Federation."24 February 2021
Microsoft Lures Populate Half of Credential-Swiping Phishing Emails

24 February 2021
3 Security Flaws in Smart Devices & IoT That Need Fixing
The scope and danger of unsecured, Internet-connected hardware will only continue to deepen.24 February 2021
Botnet Uses Blockchain to Obfuscate Backup Command & Control Information
The tactic makes it much harder for defenders to take down botnets via sinkholing and other standard techniques, Akamai says.24 February 2021
This botnet is abusing Bitcoin blockchains to stay in the shadows
BTC transactions are being used to obfuscate malicious activity.24 February 2021
Start Options, B2G founder indicted for alleged digital currency, investor fraud
The individual has been accused of being part of a scheme to defraud "hundreds" of investors.24 February 2021
COVID pandemic causes spike in cyberattacks against hospitals, medical companies
IBM says attack rates have doubled against medical entities since the pandemic began.24 February 2021
SolarWinds Attackers Lurked for 'Several Months' in FireEye's Network
Top execs from FireEye, SolarWinds, Microsoft, and CrowdStrike testified before the US Senate Intelligence Committee today on the aftermath - and ongoing investigations - into the epic attacks.23 February 2021
Airplane maker Bombardier data posted on ransomware leak site following FTA hack
Bombardier is the latest in a long string of hacks caused by companies using old versions of the Accellion FTA file-sharing server.23 February 2021
Former CISA Director Chris Krebs Discusses Risk Management & Threat Intel
Also on Krebs' radar: the cyber-response to COVID-19 and intelligence-sharing between private and public sectors.23 February 2021
SonicWall Releases Second Set of February Firmware Patches
The latest patches, for its SMA 100 series products, comes less than three weeks after an updates to patch a zero-day vulnerability.23 February 2021
Daycare Webcam Service Exposes 12,000 User Accounts

23 February 2021
10K Targeted in Phishing Attacks Spoofing FedEx, DHL Express
The two campaigns aimed to steal victims' business email account credentials by posing as the shipping companies.23 February 2021
IBM Squashes Critical Remote Code-Execution Flaw

23 February 2021
Augmenting SMB Defense Strategies With MITRE ATT&CK: A Primer
Any organization can use MITRE ATT&CK as a force multiplier, but it's especially valuable for small ones.23 February 2021