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The 5 Most-Wanted Threatpost Stories of 2020

30 December 2020
Happy 11th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!
Today marks the 11th anniversary of KrebsOnSecurity! Thank you, Dear Readers, for your continued encouragement and support! With the ongoing disruption to life and livelihood wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a fairly horrid year by most accounts. And it’s perhaps fitting that this was also a leap year, piling on an extra […]29 December 2020
FBI: Pranksters are hijacking smart devices to live-stream swatting incidents
The FBI said it's working with smart device makers to address the issue.29 December 2020
Lawsuit Claims Flawed Facial Recognition Led to Man’s Wrongful Arrest

29 December 2020
Reducing the Risk of Third-Party SaaS Apps to Your Organization
Such apps may try to leak your data, or can contain malicious code. And even legitimate apps may be poorly written, creating security risks.29 December 2020
6 Questions Attackers Ask Before Choosing an Asset to Exploit

29 December 2020
21 arrested after allegedly using stolen logins to commit fraud
UK police also give some food for thought to those on the verge of breaking the law
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29 December 2020
Japanese Aerospace Firm Kawasaki Warns of Data Breach

29 December 2020
India: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat
Geopolitical tensions and a dramatic rise in offensive and defensive cyber capabilities lead India to join Iran, Russia, China, and North Korea as a top nation-state adversary.29 December 2020
2020 Work-for-Home Shift: What We Learned

29 December 2020
Mac Attackers Remain Focused Mainly on Adware, Fooling Users
Despite reports that Macs have encountered more threats than Windows systems, the platform still sees far fewer exploits and malware - including ransomware.29 December 2020
Security Pros Reflect on 2020

29 December 2020
Defending the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
We must treat this supply chain like a piece of our nation's critical infrastructure, just like the electrical grid or air traffic control system.28 December 2020
Finland says hackers accessed MPs' emails accounts
The Finnish Parliament cyber-attack took place around the same time Russian hackers breached the Norwegian Parliament's email system.28 December 2020
Hackers Amp Up COVID-19 IP Theft Attacks

28 December 2020
10 Benefits of Running Cybersecurity Exercises
There may be no better way to ascertain your organization's strengths and weaknesses than by running regular security drills.28 December 2020
Ransomware in 2020: A Banner Year for Extortion

28 December 2020
Remote Desktop Bugs: Patches That Took Priority in a Pandemic Year
Remote Desktop flaws were a patching priority this year as Microsoft distributed fixes and businesses scrambled to protect remote employees.28 December 2020
Homomorphic Encryption: The 'Golden Age' of Cryptography

28 December 2020
Vietnam targeted in complex supply chain attack
Hackers have inserted malware inside an app offered for download by the Vietnam Government Certification Authority (VGCA).28 December 2020