Cybersecurity News
BEC Campaigns Target Financial Execs via Office 365
A series of business email compromise campaigns has been targeting executives of more than 1,000 companies, most recently in the US and Canada.07 August 2020
Bulgarian police arrest hacker Instakilla
Hacker accused of hacking and extorting companies, selling stolen data online.07 August 2020
Facebook open-sources one of Instagram's security tools
In the first half of 2020, Pysa detected 44% of all security bugs in Instagram's server-side Python code.07 August 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET highlights new research at Black Hat 2020 – What to if your data was stolen in the Blackbaud breach
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07 August 2020
IoT Security During COVID-19: What We've Learned & Where We're Going
Vigilance and ongoing training combined with an integrated security framework are key aspects of a successful strategy in the fight against the latest crop of pandemic opportunists.07 August 2020
Hackers Dump 20GB of Intel’s Confidential Data Online
Chipmaker investigates a leak of intellectual property from its partner and customer resource center.
07 August 2020
Augmenting AWS Security Controls
Appropriate use of native security controls in AWS and other CSPs is fundamental to managing cloud risk and avoiding costly breaches.
07 August 2020
Stadeo: Deobfuscating Stantinko and more
We introduce Stadeo – a set of scripts that can help fellow threat researchers and reverse engineers to deobfuscate the code of Stantinko and other malware
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07 August 2020
Canon suffers ransomware attack, Maze claims responsibility
Reports based on an internal memo suggest an external security firm has been hired to investigate.07 August 2020
Magecart group uses homoglyph attacks to fool you into visiting malicious websites
A new campaign is utilizing the Inter kit and favicons to hide skimming activities.07 August 2020
Small and medium‑sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks
Why are SMBs a target for ransomware-wielding gangs and what can they do to protect themselves against cyber-extortion?
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07 August 2020
Black Hat 2020: Influence Campaigns Are a Cybersecurity Problem
An inside look at how nation-states use social media to influence, confuse and divide -- and why cybersecurity researchers should be involved.
06 August 2020
Getting to the Root: How Researchers Identify Zero-Days in the Wild
Google Project Zero researcher Maddie Stone explains the importance of identifying flaws exploited in the wild and techniques used to do it.06 August 2020
Researchers Create New Framework to Evaluate User Security Awareness
Approaches based on questionnaires and self-evaluation are not always a good indicator of how well a user can mitigate social engineering threats.06 August 2020
A Mix of Optimism and Pessimism for Security of the 2020 Election
DHS CISA's Christopher Krebs and Georgetown University's Matt Blaze at Black Hat USA give the lowdown on where things stand and what still needs to happen to protect the integrity of November's election.06 August 2020
Black Hat: Hackers are using skeleton keys to target chip vendors
Operation Chimera focuses on the theft of valuable intellectual property and semiconductor designs.06 August 2020
Where Dark Reading Goes Next
Dark Reading Editor-in-Chief gives a complete rundown of all the Dark Reading projects you might not even know about, his insight into the future of the security industry, and how we plan to cover it.06 August 2020
Black Hat 2020: Mercedes-Benz E-Series Rife with 19 Bugs
Researchers went into detail about the discovery and disclosure of 19 security flaws they found in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, which have all been fixed.
06 August 2020
On 'Invisible Salamanders' and Insecure Messages
Cornell researcher Paul Grubbs discusses how vulnerabilities found in Facebook Messenger encryption could mean trouble for your secure messages.06 August 2020
Exploiting Google Cloud Platform With Ease
Security engineer Dylan Ayrey and Cruise senior infrastructure security engineer Allison Donovan describe fundamental weaknesses in GCP identity management that enable privilege escalation and lateral movement.06 August 2020