Cybersecurity News
As DNA Synthesis Evolves, Cyber-Physical Attack Worries Grow
Israeli scientists warn that cybersecurity around DNA synthesis devices needs improvement -- or else the industry risks harmful DNA produced through cyber means.07 December 2020
Chart: Cyberthreats Follow Workers Home
The COVID-19 crisis has raised the level of cyber-risk significantly over previous Dark Reading Strategic Security surveys.
07 December 2020
QNAP High-Severity Flaws Plague NAS Systems
The high-severity cross-site scripting flaws could allow remote-code injection on QNAP NAS systems.
07 December 2020
Name That Toon: Winter Forecast
Feeling creative? Submit your caption in the comments, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.
07 December 2020
NortonLifeLock buys Avira in $360 million cash deal
Avira acquisitions brings 30M+ active devices to the Norton family, 1.5M paying customers.07 December 2020
Avoiding a 1984-Like Future
We must not simply trust technology to be safe. Technology providers and users should agree on severe security practices, and these standards must be implemented wherever data goes.07 December 2020
RansomExx Ransomware Gang Dumps Stolen Embraer Data: Report
The group published files stolen from the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer in a ransomware attack last month.
07 December 2020
Credit card stealer discovered in social media buttons
Web skimmer (Magecart) gangs find a new ways to attack e-commerce stores and online shoppers.07 December 2020
Italian police arrest suspects in Leonardo military, defense data theft
A former employee and collaborator are accused of siphoning off sensitive information for almost two years.07 December 2020
NSA warns of Russian state-sponsored hackers exploiting VMWare vulnerability
Russian hackers are using a VMWare bug to plant web shells inside hacked networks and pivot to Microsoft ADFS servers from where they steal sensitive data.07 December 2020
Hackers leak data from Embraer, world's third-largest airplane maker
The Brazilian company was the victim of a ransomware attack last month, in November.06 December 2020
Kazakhstan government is intercepting HTTPS traffic in its capital
This marks the third time since 2015 that the Kazakh government is mandating the installation of a root certificate on its citizens' devices.06 December 2020
Ransomware hits helicopter maker Kopter
Data from Kopter's internal network has been published on the LockBit gang's blog, hosted on the dark web.05 December 2020
Ransomware gangs are now cold-calling victims if they restore from backups without paying
Tactic used since August by ransomware gangs like Sekhmet, Maze, Conti, and Ryuk.04 December 2020
Microsoft Cloud Security Exec Talks New Tech, WFH, Gamification
Gunter Ollman explains the benefits of CPSM technology, how IT security teams have evolved, and how the pandemic has shaped security.04 December 2020
Making Sense of the Security Sensor Landscape
Chris Calvert of Respond Software (now part of FireEye) outlines the challenges that reduce the efficacy of network security sensors.
04 December 2020
Kmart Hit by Egregor Ransomware
Egregor is also behind recent attacks on UbiSoft and Barnes & Noble.04 December 2020
High-Severity Chrome Bugs Allow Browser Hacks
Desktop versions of the browser received a total of eight fixes, half rated high-severity.
04 December 2020
Johnson & Johnson CISO: Healthcare orgs are seeing nation-state attacks every single minute of every single day
Johnson & Johnson is one of six COVID-19 research companies that have been recently targeted by North Korean state-sponsored hackers.04 December 2020
BECs and EACs: What's the Difference?
Email accounts are common targets for attack. Understanding how attack types differ is critical for successful defense.
04 December 2020