Cybersecurity News
REvil ransomware gang launches auction site to sell stolen data
Ransomware gang takes extortion to a whole new level. Threatens to auction Madonna's legal documents in a future auction.02 June 2020
Thycotic Buys Onion ID to Extend PAM Portfolio
The acquisition brings three new products into Thycotic's privileged access management lineup.02 June 2020
Women in Payments: Q&A with Diane Rogerson
Diane Rogerson didn’t choose a career in cybersecurity; rather, it chose her. In this month’s blog series, find out how Rogerson’s transferrable skillsets were more valuable than her subject matter expertise around cybersecurity, and how she thinks other women can be successful in this regard, too.
02 June 2020
Octopus Scanner Sinks Tentacles into GitHub Repositories
At least 26 different open-source code repositories were found to be infected with an unusual attack on the open-source software supply chain.
02 June 2020
Google adds Nest devices to Advanced Protection Program
You can now shore up your smart home security by leveraging Google's top security offering
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02 June 2020
Cybersecurity Spending Hits 'Temporary Pause' Amid Pandemic
For now, security teams face freezes in projects and hiring - and budget cuts, security industry analysts say.02 June 2020
Banking on Data Security in a Time of Insecurity
How banks can maintain security and data integrity in the middle of a pandemic.02 June 2020
Apple Jailbreak Zero-Day Gets a Patch
The zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-9859 is exploited by the "Uncover" jailbreak tool released last week.
02 June 2020
Podcast: Why Identity Access Management is the New Perimeter
DivvyCloud discusses the changing nature of identity access management (IAM) - and what kind of challenges and opportunities that is creating for businesses.
02 June 2020
G Suite Marketplace primed for a privacy scandal, researchers warn
G Suite apps that have access to Drive and Gmail data found communicating with undisclosed external services.02 June 2020
Amtrak discloses data breach, potential leak of customer account data
The rail service says that customer PII may have been compromised.02 June 2020
VMware Cloud Director vulnerability could lead to hijack of enterprise server infrastructure
The security flaw handed over the keys to enterprise infrastructure.02 June 2020
Data on Indian Mobile Payments App Reportedly Exposed via Open S3 Bucket
Over 7 million records exposed, according to vpnMentor, but app maker says there is no sign of malicious use.01 June 2020
Apple Pays Researcher $100,000 for Critical Vulnerability
Apple has fixed a flaw in the "Sign in with Apple" feature that could have enabled attackers to break into user accounts for third-party services.01 June 2020
White House says security incidents at US federal agencies went down in 2019
US federal agencies reported 28,581 cyber-security incidents in 2019, down by 8% from 31,107 in 2018.01 June 2020
26 IoT Flaws Enable Denial-of-Service Attacks, Privilege Escalation
Research details vulnerabilities in the Zephyr Real Time Operating Systems and MCUboot, both used in IoT devices and sensors.01 June 2020
After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, study finds
Only a third of users changed their password following a data breach.01 June 2020
Rare NSA Advisory About Russia-Based Cyberattacks Unlikely to Stop Them
The Sandworm group -- behind disinformation and election-hacking campaigns and responsible for a 2016 power outage in the Ukraine -- is now targeting e-mail servers.01 June 2020
Apple Pays $100K Bounty for Critical ‘Sign in With Apple’ Flaw
Apple has fixed a critical flaw in its Sign in with Apple feature, which could have been abused by attackers to takeover victims' third-party applications.
01 June 2020
Minneapolis Police Department Hack Likely Fake, Says Researcher
Troy Hunt said that the supposed data breach perpetrated by Anonymous is most likely a hoax.
01 June 2020