Cybersecurity News
Efficient Security Testing Requires Automation, but Humans Are Needed Too
An annual survey of penetration testers finds that although machines can quickly find many classes of vulnerabilities, human analysts are still necessary to gauge the severity of discovered issues.10 June 2020
Jenkins team avoids security disaster after partial user database loss
Loophole caused by deleted user database could have allowed threat actors to hijack the user accounts of Jenkins plugin authors.10 June 2020
Encryption Utility Firm Accused of Bundling Malware Functions in Product
The increasingly prevalent GuLoader malware has been traced back to a far-reaching encryption service that attempts to pass as above-board.
10 June 2020
3 Ways the Pandemic Will Affect Enterprise Security in the Future
While CISOs have been focused on immediate threats, it's time to look ahead to what a post-COVID-19 future will look like.10 June 2020
Thanos Ransomware First to Weaponize RIPlace Tactic
Thanos is the first ransomware family to feature the weaponized RIPlace tactic, enabling it to bypass ransomware protections.
10 June 2020
Arm CPUs impacted by rare side-channel attack
Arm issues guidance to developers to mitigate new "straight-line speculation" attack.10 June 2020
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, June 2020 Edition
Microsoft today released software patches to plug at least 129 security holes in its Windows operating systems and supported software, by some accounts a record number of fixes in one go for the software giant. None of the bugs addressed this month are known to have been exploited or detailed prior to today, but there are a few vulnerabilities that deserve special attention -- particularly for enterprises and employees working remotely.09 June 2020
Microsoft Fixes 129 Bugs in Largest Patch Tuesday Release
The June release of security updates addresses several remote code execution vulnerabilities in SharePoint, Excel, Windows OLE, and other services.09 June 2020
Vulnerability in Plug-and-Play Protocol Puts Billions of Devices at Risk
"CallStranger" flaw in UPnP allows attackers to launch DDoS attacks and scan internal ports, security researcher says.09 June 2020
DHS Warns on New Exploit of Windows 10 Vulnerability
The vulnerability was patched in March, but a new proof of concept raises the stakes for organizations that haven't yet updated their software.09 June 2020
Microsoft June Patch Tuesday Fixes 129 Flaws in Largest-Ever Update
The June Patch Tuesday update included CVEs for 11 critical remote code-execution vulnerabilities and concerning SMB bugs.
09 June 2020
New CrossTalk attack impacts Intel's mobile, desktop, and server CPUs
Academics detail a new vulnerability named CrossTalk that can be used to leak data across Intel CPU cores.09 June 2020
Alarm sounded over security risks in online voting system
Bad actors could tamper with ballots cast via OmniBallot without being detected by voters, election officials or the tool’s developer, a study finds
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09 June 2020
Will Vote-by-App Ever Be Safe?
Even with strong security measures, Internet voting is still vulnerable to abuse from state-sponsored actors and malicious insiders.09 June 2020
Microsoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 129 vulnerabilities
This month's updates have started rolling out earlier today.09 June 2020
Espionage Group Hits U.S. Utilities with Sophisticated Spy Tool
The FlowCloud modular remote-access trojan (RAT) has overlaps with the LookBack malware.
09 June 2020
Florence, Ala. Hit By Ransomware 12 Days After Being Alerted by KrebsOnSecurity
In late May, KrebsOnSecurity alerted numerous officials in Florence, Ala. that their information technology systems had been infiltrated by hackers who specialize in deploying ransomware. Nevertheless, on Friday, June 5, the intruders sprang their attack, deploying ransomware and demanding nearly $300,000 worth of bitcoin. City officials now say they plan to pay the ransom demand, in hopes of keeping the personal data of their citizens off of the Internet.09 June 2020
Hack-for-Hire Firm Connected to Attacks on Nonprofits, Journalists
The Dark Basin group behind thousands of phishing and malware attacks is likely an India-based "ethical hacking" firm that works on behalf of commercial clients.09 June 2020
Adobe Warns of Critical Flaws in Flash Player, Framemaker
Critical Adobe Flash Player and Framemaker flaws could enable arbitrary code execution.
09 June 2020
Honda Pauses Production Due to Cyberattack
The attack reportedly infected internal servers and forced Honda to halt production at plants around the world on Monday.09 June 2020