Cybersecurity News
A Patriotic Solution to the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
Why now is the right time for the security industry to invest in the human capital that will make technology better, smarter, and safer.03 August 2020
Meetup Critical Flaws Allow ‘Group’ Takeover, Payment Theft

03 August 2020
How Should I Securely Destroy/Discard My Devices?

03 August 2020
2gether hacked: €1.2m in cryptocurrency stolen, native tokens offered in exchange
Almost a third of funds stored in cryptocurrency investment accounts have been taken.03 August 2020
GandCrab ransomware distributor arrested in Belarus
Creator of the actual ransomware still at large.03 August 2020
Google: Eleven zero-days detected in the wild in the first half of 2020
A report from Google's Project Zero also looks at 2019 zero-day statistics and draws some interesting conclusions.02 August 2020
Phishing campaigns, from first to last victim, take 21h on average
Most phishing victims experience a fraudulent transaction around 5 days after getting phished, new research shows.01 August 2020
Author of FastPOS malware revealed, pleads guilty
A 30-year-old Moldovan man admitted this month to creating the FastPOS malware.01 August 2020
How the FBI tracked down the Twitter hackers
A timeline of the Twitter hack composed from court documents published today.31 July 2020
Three Charged in July 15 Twitter Compromise
Three individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in the July 15 hack on Twitter, an incident that resulted in Twitter profiles for some of the world's most recognizable celebrities, executives and public figures sending out tweets advertising a bitcoin scam.31 July 2020
4 Unpatched Bugs Plague Grandstream ATAs for VoIP Users

31 July 2020
3 Arrested for Massive Twitter Breach
Three individuals aged 17, 19, and 22 have been charged for their alleged roles in the massive July 15 Twitter attack.31 July 2020
Authorities Arrest Alleged 17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’ Behind Twitter Hack

31 July 2020
Florida teen arrested for orchestrating Twitter hack
Main suspect identified as Graham Ivan Clark, a 17-year-old teen from Tampa, Florida.31 July 2020
New Initiative Links Cybersecurity Pros to Election Officials
A University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy initiative will build a database of cybersecurity volunteers.31 July 2020
CWT Travel Agency Faces $4.5M Ransom in Cyberattack, Report

31 July 2020
Anti-NATO Disinformation Campaign Leveraged CMS Compromises

31 July 2020
Twitter: Employees Compromised in Phone Spear-Phishing Attack
The attack earlier this month started with a spear-phishing attack targeting Twitter employees, the company says in a new update.31 July 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
New ESET Threat Report is out – Defending against Thunderspy attacks – Thousands of databases wiped in Meow attacks
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31 July 2020
Twitter breach: Staff tricked by ‘phone spear phishing’
The attackers exploited the human factor to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems and the accounts of some of the world’s most prominent figures
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31 July 2020