Cybersecurity News
Ransomware Grows Easier to Spread, Harder to Block
Researchers illustrate the evolution toward more complete and effective ransomware attacks designed to cripple target organizations.23 November 2020
Critical VMware Zero-Day Bug Allows Command Injection; Patch Pending
VMware explained it has no patch for a critical escalation-of-privileges bug that impacts both Windows and Linux operating systems and its Workspace One.
23 November 2020
Evidence-Based Trust Gets Black Hat Europe Spotlight
An FPGA-based system could change the balance of power between hardware attackers and defenders within IT security.23 November 2020
GoDaddy Employees Tricked into Compromising Cryptocurrency Sites
‘Vishing’ attack on GoDaddy employees gave fraudsters access to cryptocurrency service domains NiceHash, Liquid.
23 November 2020
Security flaws in smart doorbells may open the door to hackers
The peace of mind that comes with connected home security gadgets may be false – your smart doorbell may make an inviting target for unwanted visitors
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23 November 2020
Manchester United Suffers Cyberattack
Premier League soccer club says the attack didn't affect its website and app, and it doesn't appears to have exposed any fan or customer data either.23 November 2020
TA416 APT Rebounds With New PlugX Malware Variant
The TA416 APT has returned in spear phishing attacks against a range of victims - from the Vatican to diplomats in Africa - with a new Golang version of its PlugX malware loader.
23 November 2020
Chinese APT Group Returns to Target Catholic Church & Diplomatic Groups
APT group TA416 reemerges with new changes to its documented tool sets so it can continue launching espionage campaigns.23 November 2020
Spotify Users Hit with Rash of Account Takeovers
Users of the music streaming service were targeted by attackers using credential-stuffing approaches.
23 November 2020
Tesla Model X hacked and stolen in minutes using new key fob hack
Tesla is rolling out over-the-air software updates this week to prevent the attack from hijacking owner key fobs.23 November 2020
Manchester United: IT Systems Disrupted in Cyberattack
The popular U.K. soccer club confirmed an attack but said personal fan data remains secure.
23 November 2020
Joe Biden Campaign Subdomain Down After Hacktivist Defacement
A Turkish hacktivist defaced a subdomain of the president-elect's campaign website.
23 November 2020
Vote Now for 2020 Special Interest Group Projects
From now through 21 December 2020, PCI SSC Participating Organizations are invited to vote on proposals for 2021 Special Interest Group (SIG) projects.
23 November 2020
Malware creates scam online stores on top of hacked WordPress sites
The malware gang also poisoned the victims' XML sitemaps with thousands of scammy entries, lowering the sites' SERP ranking.23 November 2020
3 Steps CISOs Can Take to Convey Strategy for Budget Presentations
Answering these questions will help CISOs define a plan and take the organization in a positive direction.23 November 2020
How Retailers Can Fight Fraud and Abuse This Holiday Season
Online shopping will be more popular than ever with consumers... and with malicious actors too.23 November 2020
GoDaddy staff fall prey to social engineering scam in cryptocurrency exchange attack wave
The domain registrar has confirmed that employees became embroiled in wider attacks.23 November 2020
10 Undergraduate Security Degree Programs to Explore
Colleges and universities are ramping up cybersecurity education with a wider range of degree programs and more resources for students to build their infosec careers.
23 November 2020
TikTok patches reflected XSS bug, one-click account takeover exploit
The vulnerabilities impacted the video platform’s website.23 November 2020
Manchester United football club discloses security breach
Football club said it's not "currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans or customers."21 November 2020
