Cybersecurity News
DoJ's Microsoft 365 Email Accounts Compromised in SolarWinds Attacks
Three percent of email accounts were breached, the Department of Justice reports.06 January 2021
Feds Issue Recommendations for Maritime Cybersecurity
Report outlines deep cybersecurity challenges for the public/private seagoing sector.
06 January 2021
Friction Affliction: How to Balance Security With User Experience
There's a fine line between protecting against suspicious, malicious, or unwanted activity and making users jump through hoops to prove themselves.
06 January 2021
SolarWinds fallout: DOJ says hackers accessed its Microsoft O365 email server
The US Department of Justice is one of the rare SolarWinds victims where hackers escalated the hack to a second phase and moved to access internal email inboxes, the agency said today.06 January 2021
Request for Comments: SPoC Unsupported Operating Systems Annex
From 6 January 2021 to 4 February 2021, PCI SSC stakeholders can participate in a Request for Comments (RFC) on the new SPoC Unsupported Operating Systems Annex draft.
06 January 2021
Cybercriminals Ramp Up Exploits Against Serious Zyxel Flaw
More than 100,000 Zyxel networking products could be vulnerable to a hardcoded credential vulnerability (CVE-2020-29583) potentially allowing cybercriminal device takeover.
06 January 2021
Nissan source code leaked online after Git repo misconfiguration
Nissan was allegedly running a Bitbucket Git server with the default credentials of admin/admin.06 January 2021
Feds Pinpoint Russia as ‘Likely’ Culprit Behind SolarWinds Attack
The widespread compromise affecting key government agencies is ongoing, according to the U.S. government.
06 January 2021
How to Protect Your Organization's Digital Footprint
As the digital risk landscape evolves and grows, organizations must stay vigilant against online threats.06 January 2021
6 Open Source Tools for Your Security Team
Open source tools can be great additions to your cloud security arsenal. Here are a half-dozen to get you started.
06 January 2021
Dark Web Forum Activity Surged 44% in Early COVID Months
Researchers analyzed the activity of five popular English- and Russian-speaking Dark Web forums and discovered exponential membership growth.05 January 2021
RCE ‘Bug’ Found and Disputed in Popular PHP Scripting Framework
Impacted are PHP-based websites running a vulnerable version of the web-app creation tool Zend Framework and some Laminas Project releases.
05 January 2021
China's APT Groups May Be Looking to Cash In
Two campaigns have resulted in encrypted drives and ransom notes, suggesting that some China-linked nation-state advanced persistent threat groups have added financial gain as a motive, researchers say.05 January 2021
Cyberattacks on Healthcare Spike 45% Since November
The relentless rise in COVID-19 cases is battering already frayed healthcare systems — and ransomware criminals are using the opportunity to strike.
05 January 2021
SolarWinds Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Following Orion Breach
SolarWinds shareholders accuse the company of lying about its security practices ahead of the disclosure of a massive security incident.05 January 2021
FBI, CISA, NSA & ODNI Cite Russia in Joint Statement on 'Serious' SolarWinds Attacks
The attacks appear to be an "intelligence-gathering" mission, the agencies said.05 January 2021
US government formally blames Russia for SolarWinds hack
Joint statement from the FBI, CISA, ODNI, and NSA says SolarWinds hack was "likely Russian in origin."05 January 2021
Stolen employee credentials put leading gaming firms at risk
It’s hardly fun and games for top gaming companies and their customers as half a million employee credentials turn up for sale on the dark web
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05 January 2021
Telegram Triangulation Pinpoints Users’ Exact Locations
The "People Nearby" feature in the secure messaging app can be abused to unmask a user's precise location, a researcher said.
05 January 2021
Google Warns of Critical Android Remote Code Execution Bug
Google's Android security update addressed 43 bugs overall affecting Android handsets, including Samsung phones.
05 January 2021