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2020 Cybersecurity Holiday Gift Guide for Kids
Grab some wrapping paper: These STEM toys and games are sure to spark creativity and hone coding and logic skills among a future generation of cybersecurity pros.
01 December 2020
'Hacker_R_US' gets eight years in prison for bomb threats and DDoS extortion
'Hacker_R_US' was one of the two members of the Apophis Squad hacker group.01 December 2020
2020's worst cryptocurrency breaches, thefts, and exit scams
Cryptocurrency exchanges have felt the impact of everything from vulnerability exploit to social engineering scams over this year.01 December 2020
The biggest hacks, data breaches of 2020
A pandemic is no reason for hackers to hold off cyberattacks against everything from government bodies to healthcare providers.01 December 2020
Microsoft links Vietnamese state hackers to crypto-mining malware campaign
Vietnamese state hackers imitate Chinese groups and start making money on the side while spying for their government.30 November 2020
Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value
Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year.30 November 2020
Manchester United Cyberattack Highlights Controversy in Paying Ransomware Attackers
The Premier League English football (soccer) club team is reportedly being held to ransom by cyberattackers. Manchester United may face a difficult decision: whether to pay a ransom for release of its stolen data.30 November 2020
Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack
The incident struck the day before Thanksgiving and interfered with online classes for some 115,000 students, officials report.30 November 2020
Post-Cyberattack, UVM Health Network Still Picking Up Pieces
More than a month after the cyberattack first hit, the UVM health network is still grappling with delayed payment processing and other issues.
30 November 2020
Docker malware is now common, so devs need to take Docker security seriously
Three years after the first malware attacks targeting Docker, developers are still misconfiguring and exposing their Docker servers online.30 November 2020
Conti Gang Hits IoT Chipmaker Advantech with $14M Ransom Demand
The ransomware group has leaked stolen data to add pressure on the company to pay up.
30 November 2020
Digitally Signed Bandook Trojan Reemerges in Global Spy Campaign
A strain of the 13-year old backdoor Bandook trojan has been spotted in an espionage campaign.
30 November 2020
Industrial Computer Maker Confirms Ransomware, Data Theft
Advantech reports the stolen data was confidential but did not contain high-value documents.30 November 2020
MacOS Users Targeted By OceanLotus Backdoor
The new backdoor comes with multiple payloads and new detection evasion tactics.
30 November 2020
Pandemic, A Driving Force in 2021 Financial Crime
Ransomware gangs with zero-days and more players overall will characterize financially motivated cyberattacks next year.
30 November 2020
Four years after the Dyn DDoS attack, critical DNS dependencies have only gone up
If Cloudflare, AWS, or GoDaddy go down, around 40% of the Alexa Top 100,000 websites will also go down with DNS resolution problems.30 November 2020
Four years after the Dyn DDoS attack, critical DNS dependencies went up by 4.7%
If Cloudflare, AWS, or GoDaddy go down, around 40% of the Alexa Top 100,000 websites will also go down with DNS resolution problems.30 November 2020
Why Vulnerable Code Is Shipped Knowingly
The business priority of speed of development and deployment is overshadowing the need for secure code.30 November 2020
Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone
Are mobile payments and digital wallets safe? Are the apps safer than credit cards? What are the main risks? Here’s what to know.
The post Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
30 November 2020
This new cyberattack can dupe DNA scientists into creating dangerous viruses and toxins
The research highlights the potential dangers of new 'biohacking' techniques.30 November 2020