Cybersecurity News
New Framework Aims to Describe & Address Complex Social Engineering Attacks
As attackers use more synthetic media in social engineering campaigns, a new framework is built to describe threats and provide countermeasures.09 July 2021
Microsoft Office Users Warned on New Malware-Protection Bypass
Word and Excel documents are enlisted to disable Office macro warnings, so the Zloader banking malware can be downloaded onto systems without security tools flagging it.
09 July 2021
Cisco BPA, WSA Bugs Allow Remote Cyberattacks
The high-severity security vulnerabilities allow elevation of privileges, leading to data theft and more.
09 July 2021
I Smell a RAT! New Cybersecurity Threats for the Crypto Industry
The ElectroRAT Trojan attacker's success highlights the increasingly sophisticated nature of threats to cryptocurrency exchanges, wallets, brokerages, investing, and other services.
09 July 2021
It's in the Game (but It Shouldn't Be)
Five ways that game developers (and others) can avoid falling victim to an attack like the one that hit EA.09 July 2021
Cartoon Caption Winner: Sight Unseen
And the winner of Dark Reading's June contest is ...
09 July 2021
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The Kaseya VST supply-chain attack impacts hundreds of companies – ESET discovers a new version of Bandook malware – How the ransomware business model works
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09 July 2021
Lazarus Targets Job-Seeking Engineers with Malicious Documents
Notorious North Korean APT impersonates Airbus, General Motors and Rheinmetall to lure potential victims into downloading malware.
09 July 2021
Scam artists exploit Kaseya security woes to deploy malware
The company is being impersonated in the fallout of a recent ransomware attack.09 July 2021
Texas resident jailed for role in $2.2 million romance, business email scams
The Nigerian national will spend over seven years behind bars.09 July 2021
Morgan Stanley Discloses Data Breach
Attackers were able to compromise customers' personal data by targeting the Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor.08 July 2021
Oil & Gas Targeted in Year-Long Cyber-Espionage Campaign
A global effort to steal information from energy companies is using sophisticated social engineering to deliver Agent Tesla and other RATs.
08 July 2021
New WildPressure Malware Capable of Targeting Windows and MacOS
The Trojan sends information back to the attackers' servers about the programming language of a target device.08 July 2021
Coursera Flunks API Security Test in Researchers’ Exam
The problem APIs included numero uno on the OWASP API Security Top 10: a Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) issue that could have exposed personal data.
08 July 2021
How Fake Accounts and Sneaker-Bots Took Over the Internet
Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence Security, discusses fake online accounts, and the fraud they carry out on a daily basis.
08 July 2021
Microsoft issues patch to fix PrintNightmare zero‑day bug
The out-of-band update fixes a remote code execution flaw affecting the Windows Print Spooler service
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08 July 2021
Kaseya Left Customer Portal Vulnerable to 2015 Flaw in its Own Software
Last week cybercriminals deployed ransomware to 1,500 organizations that provide IT security and technical support to many other companies. The attackers exploited a vulnerability in software from Kaseya, a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. Now it appears Kaseya's customer service portal was left vulnerable until last week to a data-leaking security flaw that was first identified in the same software six years ago.08 July 2021
Kaseya Hacked via Authentication Bypass
The Kaseya ransomware attack is believed to have been down to an authentication bypass. Yes, ransomware needs to be on your radar -- but good authentication practices are also imperative.08 July 2021
The NSA's 'New' Mission: Get More Public With the Private Sector
The National Security Agency's gradual emergence from the shadows was "inevitable" in cybersecurity, says Vinnie Liu, co-founder and CEO of offensive security firm Bishop Fox and a former NSA analyst. Now the agency has to figure out how to best work with the private sector, especially organizations outside the well-resourced and seasoned Fortune 100.08 July 2021
Ransomware as a service: Negotiators are now in high demand
RaaS groups are hiring negotiators whose primary role is to force victims to pay up.08 July 2021