Cybersecurity News
Average Cost of a Data Breach: $3.86 Million
New IBM study shows that security system complexity and cloud migration can amplify breach costs.29 July 2020
'BootHole' Vulnerability Exposes Secure Boot Devices to Attack
A flaw in the GRUB2 bootloader affects most Linux devices and some Windows computers using UEFI Secure Boot.29 July 2020
Critical Magento Flaws Allow Code Execution
Adobe has released patches for critical and important-severity flaws in its popular Magento e-commerce platform.
29 July 2020
Security Flaws Discovered in OKCupid Dating Service
Researchers identified a variety of vulnerabilities in apps and websites for the popular online dating platform.29 July 2020
Billions of Devices Impacted by Secure Boot Bypass
The "BootHole" bug could allow cyberattackers to load malware, steal information and move laterally into corporate, OT ,IoT and home networks.
29 July 2020
Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing
Most of the civilized world years ago shifted to requiring computer chips in payment cards that make it far more expensive and difficult for thieves to clone and use them for fraud. One notable exception is the United States, which is still lurching toward this goal. Here's a look at the havoc that lag has wrought, as seen through the purchasing patterns at one of the underground's biggest stolen card shops that was hacked last year.29 July 2020
70,000+ WordPress Sites Affected by Critical Plug-in Flaw
A vulnerability in the wpDiscuz plug-in could let attackers remotely execute code on the servers of affected websites.29 July 2020
Dark Reading Video News Desk Returns to Black Hat
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Critical Bugs in Utilities VPNs Could Cause Physical Damage
Gear from Secomea, Moxa and HMS Networks are affected by remote code-execution flaws, researchers warn.
29 July 2020
Kaspersky: New hacker-for-hire mercenary group is targeting European law firms
The Deceptikons group is the second major hacker-for-hire mercenary group exposed this year after Dark Basin.29 July 2020
Technical Challenges of IoT Cybersecurity in a Post-COVID-19 World
Effective management of vulnerabilities can be done only when information about supply chain dependencies is accurate and recent.29 July 2020
'BootHole' attack impacts Windows and Linux systems using GRUB2 and Secure Boot
Microsoft, Red Hat, Canonical, SuSE, Oracle, VMWare, Citrix, and many OEMs are expected to release BootHole patches.29 July 2020
Microsoft to remove all SHA-1 Windows downloads next week
Microsoft says file downloads signed with the SHA-1 algorithm are insecure and will be removed on August 3, 2020.29 July 2020
Critical Security Flaw in WordPress Plugin Allows RCE
WordPress plugin Comments – wpDiscuz, which is installed on over 70,000 sites, has issued a patch.
29 July 2020
A View into Feedback from the PCI DSS v4.0 RFC
PCI SSC recently concluded the review of over 3,000 comments submitted for the first PCI DSS v4.0 RFC last year. This RFC set the record for the most industry submitted comments for a single PCI SSC standard and was the first time the industry had reviewed a working draft of PCI DSS.
29 July 2020
How to Decipher InfoSec Job Titles' Mysteries
Figuring out which cybersecurity job you want -- or are qualified for -- can be difficult when words have no consistent meaning in the industry.
29 July 2020
New tool detects shadow admin accounts in AWS and Azure environments
CyberArk releases new SkyArk tool for scanning AWS and Azure infrastructure for misconfigured accounts.29 July 2020
The Future's Biggest Cybercrime Threat May Already Be Here
Current attacks will continue to be refined, and what may seem a weakness now could turn out to be a disaster.29 July 2020
Facial-Recognition Flop: Face Masks Thwart Virus, Stump Security Systems
Algorithms clocked error rates of between 5% to 50% when comparing photos of people wearing digitally created masks with unmasked faces.
29 July 2020
OkCupid: Hackers want your data, not a relationship
Researchers discovered a way to steal the personal and sensitive data of users on the popular dating app.29 July 2020