Cybersecurity News
DHS CISA Launches Site for Teleworking Security
The new website is intended to be a one-stop source for information on securing teleworkers and their employers.01 May 2020
Trump bans acquisition of foreign power grid equipment, citing hacking threats
White House says foreign-made equipment "augments the ability of foreign adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities" in the US power grid.01 May 2020
Name That Toon: The Lights Are On ...
Feeling creative? Submit your caption in the comments, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.
01 May 2020
News Wrap: Microsoft Sway Phish, Malicious GIF and Spyware Attacks
Threatpost editors discuss a phishing attack abusing Microsoft Sway, a Microsoft Teams flaw and an Android spyware campaign unearthed this week.
01 May 2020
Best Practices for Managing a Remote SOC
Experts share what it takes to get your security analysts effectively countering threats from their home offices.01 May 2020
Microsoft Teams Impersonation Attacks Flood Inboxes
Two separate attacks have targeted as many as 50,000 different Teams users, with the goal of phishing Office 365 logins.
01 May 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET's new Threat Report is out – Another deep dive into Latin American banking trojans – More coronavirus-themed scams
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01 May 2020
Apple Makes It Easier to Unlock iPhone While Wearing a Mask
The beta release of iOS 13.5 brings an updated FaceID so that users wearing masks can bypass facial recognition and unlock their phone with a code.01 May 2020
New Firefox service will generate unique email aliases to enter in online forms
Firefox Private Relay add-on to help users safeguard their email addresses from spammers.01 May 2020
Industrial Networks' Newest Threat: Remote Users
We know remote working isn't going away anytime soon, so it's crucial we be extra vigilant about security for industrial networks and critical infrastructure.01 May 2020
TrickBot Attack Exploits COVID-19 Fears with DocuSign-Themed Ploy
Threat actors are spreading the tricky trojan through fake messages in another opportunistic COVID-19-related campaign, said IBM X-Force.
01 May 2020
Oracle warns of attacks against recently patched WebLogic security bug
Oracle patched the bug last month but attacks began after proof-of-concept code was published on GitHub.01 May 2020
SaltStack Salt critical bugs allow data center, cloud server hijacking as root
Researchers expect the vulnerabilities to be exploited in the wild within days.01 May 2020
Ninja Forms WordPress bug exposed over a million users to XSS attacks, website hijacking
The severe XSS vulnerability permitted site takeover and visitor browser redirection to malicious websites.01 May 2020
It’s no time to let your guard down as coronavirus fraud remains a threat
Scammers rehash old campaigns, create credit card-stealing websites and repurpose information channels to milk the COVID-19 crisis for all it's worth
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01 May 2020
Dreambot malware operation goes silent
Dreambot backend servers have gone down and no new samples have been spotted for weeks.01 May 2020
DHS CISA to provide DoH and DoT servers for government use
Until official servers are available, government agencies told to disable DoH (DNS-over-HTTPS) and DoT (DNS-over-TLS) on their networks.30 April 2020
Microsoft's Records Management Tool Aims to Simplify Data Governance
Records Management is intended to help businesses manage security and data governance as more struggle to handle increased amounts of data and regulatory requirements.
30 April 2020
Ransomware mentioned in 1,000+ SEC filings over the past year
A growing number of public companies have started listing ransomware as a forward-looking risk factor in their SEC documents.30 April 2020
Researchers Find Baby Banking Trojan, Watch It Grow
EventBot is an Android information stealer on its way to becoming a very capable piece of malware.30 April 2020