Cybersecurity News
BYO-Bug Tactic Attacks Windows Kernel with Outdated Driver
The RobbinHood ransomware is using a deprecated Gigabyte driver as the tip of the spear for taking out antivirus products.
10 February 2020
Israel's Entire Voter Registry Exposed in Massive Incident
Personal details of nearly 6.5 million Israelis were out in the open after the entire registry was uploaded to an notably insecure app.10 February 2020
Active PayPal Phishing Scam Targets SSNs, Passport Photos
Phishing emails have been uncovered that request a full rundown of personal data - even asking for photos of passports.
10 February 2020
Software error exposes the ID numbers for 1.26 million Danish citizens
Danish tax portal accidentally shares tax payer identification numbers with Google and Adobe analytics services.10 February 2020
China's Military Behind 2017 Equifax Breach: DoJ
Four members of China's People Liberation Army hacked the information broker, leading to the theft of sensitive data on approximately 145 million citizens.10 February 2020
Equifax Breach: Four Members of Chinese Military Charged with Hacking
Feds have charged four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the infamous 2017 Equifax breach.
10 February 2020
Unlocked S3 Bucket Lets 36,077 Jail Files Escape
The leaky repository belongs to JailCore, a cloud management and compliance platform used in several states' correctional facilities.10 February 2020
Unlocked S3 Bucket Lets 36,077 Prison Files Escape
The leaky repository belongs to JailCore, a cloud management and compliance platform used in several states' correctional facilities.10 February 2020
6 Factors That Raise The Stakes For IoT Security
Developments that exacerbate the risk and complicate making Internet of Things devices more secure.
10 February 2020
Docker Registries Expose Hundreds of Orgs to Malware, Data Theft
Misconfigured Docker registries could leak confidential data, lead to a full-scale compromise and interrupt the business operations.”
10 February 2020
Emotet Now Hacks Nearby Wi-Fi Networks to Spread Like a Worm
The new tactic used by Emotet allows the malware to infect nearby insecure Wi-Fi networks - and their devices - via brute force loops.
10 February 2020
DOJ charges four Chinese military hackers for Equifax hack
DOJ said the hackers stole data on Americans and Equifax's intellectual property.10 February 2020
Altsbit plans exit after hack leaves cryptocurrency exchange out of pocket
Only a token amount of cryptocurrency was kept safe in cold wallets.10 February 2020
Lock My PC takes on tech scammers with free recovery key offering, software withdrawal
The legitimate software is being abused by scammers seeking to exhort payment from victims.10 February 2020
Two-Step Verification
Two-step verification is one of the best steps you can take to secure any account. Two-step verification is when you require both a password and code sent to or generated by your mobile device. Examples of services that support two-step verification include Gmail, Dropbox and Twitter.10 February 2020
Netanyahu's party exposes data on over 6.4 million Israelis
The app's website exposed a link to an API endpoint that was left without a password, allowing third-parties to obtain passwords for admin accounts.09 February 2020
FBI is investigating more than 1,000 cases of Chinese theft of US technology
US officials talk about all the methods the Chinese government and its agents have been using to target US companies and universities to steal intellectual property.08 February 2020
Dangerous Domain Corp.com Goes Up for Sale
As an early domain name investor, Mike O'Connor had by 1994 snatched up several choice online destinations, including bar.com, cafes.com, grill.com, place.com, pub.com and television.com. Some he sold over the years, but for the past 26 years O'Connor refused to auction perhaps the most sensitive domain in his stable -- corp.com. It is sensitive because years of testing shows whoever wields it would have access to an unending stream of passwords, email and other proprietary data belonging to hundreds of thousands of systems at major companies around the globe.08 February 2020
Windows 7 bug prevents users from shutting down or rebooting computers
Another major bug hits Windows 7 after the January 14 end-of-life (EOL) deadline.07 February 2020