Cybersecurity News
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
Microsoft Sway Abused in Office 365 Phishing Attack

30 April 2020
Salt Bugs Allow Full RCE as Root on Cloud Servers

30 April 2020
Healthcare Targeted By More Attacks But Less Sophistication
An increase in attacks targeting healthcare organizations suggests that perhaps new cybercriminals are getting into the game.30 April 2020
Building for Billions: Addressing Security Concerns for Platforms at Scale

30 April 2020
Things Keeping CISOs Up at Night During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Insights from discussions with more than 20 CISOs, CEOs, CTOs, and security leaders.30 April 2020
Ed-Tech Company Chegg Suffers Third Breach Since 2018
The latest incident compromised names, Social Security numbers, and other data belonging to 700 current and former Chegg employees.30 April 2020
User-Friendly Cybersecurity: Is a Better UX the Key to a Better Defense?

30 April 2020
How Cybercriminals are Weathering COVID-19
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon to cybercriminals: With unprecedented numbers of people working from home and anxious for news about the virus outbreak, it's hard to imagine a more target-rich environment for phishers, scammers and malware purveyors. In addition, many crooks are finding the outbreak has helped them better market their cybercriminal wares and services. But it's not all good news: The Coronavirus also has driven up costs and disrupted key supply lines for many cybercriminals.30 April 2020
Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Popular Remote Learning Plug-ins
As more students move to online learning platforms, vulnerability researchers are revealing security flaws in some common software plug-ins.30 April 2020
New Android Malware Targets PayPal, CapitalOne App Users

30 April 2020
Maintaining POS Device Security and Cleanliness
With the global spread of COVID-19, awareness about the potential risks associated with touching public-facing surfaces has intensified. Many merchants are working harder than ever to protect their customers by frequently cleaning common touch points in their stores. One of these common surfaces is the point-of-sale (POS) payment terminals where customers swipe or dip their payment card and potentially enter a PIN to confirm their purchase.
30 April 2020
Spear-phishing campaign compromises executives at 150+ companies
PerSwaysion group appears to be formed of members based in Nigeria and South Africa.30 April 2020
The Rise of Deepfakes and What That Means for Identity Fraud
Convincing deepfakes are a real concern, but there are ways of fighting back.30 April 2020
Here's the NSA's guide for choosing a safe text chat and video conferencing service
NSA publishes guidance on choosing a secure teleworking service. Assessed tools include Slack, Zoom, Signal, Skype, more.30 April 2020
Shade Threat Actors Call It Quits, Release 750K Encryption Keys

30 April 2020
Critical WordPress e-Learning Plugin Bugs Open Door to Cheating

30 April 2020
Critical vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins lead to e-learning platform hijacking
The most serious issues discovered can be used in remote code execution attacks.30 April 2020
Sextortion scammers still shilling with stolen passwords
The email includes the potential victim’s password as evidence of a hack, but there is more than meets the eye
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30 April 2020
Investors sue LabCorp over security failures in light of data breach, ransomware attack
The lawsuit claims that the company’s security posture led to investor losses.30 April 2020