Cybersecurity News
RATicate Group Hits Industrial Firms With Revolving Payloads

15 May 2020
Quantum Security Goes Live with Samsung Galaxy

15 May 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research into malware taking aim at air-gapped networks – Dissecting a backdoor hitting high-profile targets in Asia – WannaCryptor three years later
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15 May 2020
4 Challenges with Existing VPNs
A VPN is a step in the right direction, but it's not the be-all and end-all when it comes to security and falls short in many ways.15 May 2020
Microsoft fixes vulnerability affecting all Windows versions since 1996
Another vulnerability in the same Windows component was abused by Stuxnet a decade ago
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15 May 2020
Hackers preparing to launch ransomware attacks against hospitals arrested in Romania
Hackers were planning to use COVID-19-themed emails to infect Romanian hospitals with ransomware and disrupt operations.15 May 2020
Paying Ransomware Crooks Doubles Clean-up Costs, Report

15 May 2020
Hackers target the air-gapped networks of the Taiwanese and Philippine military
Third state-sponsored malware strain disclosed this week that can jump the air gap and reach isolated networks.15 May 2020
Mikroceen RAT backdoors Asian government networks in new attack wave
The backdoor paved the way for the deployment of other malware including Gh0st RAT.15 May 2020
This new, unusual Trojan promises victims COVID-19 tax relief
QNodeService’s codebase may have helped it avoid detection by traditional antivirus solutions.15 May 2020
UK electricity middleman hit by cyber-attack
Elexon said the incident only impacted its internal IT network, employee laptops, and company email server.14 May 2020
As Businesses Rush to the Cloud, Security Teams Struggle to Keep Up
Most organizations have a gap between current and planned cloud usage and the maturity of their cloud security programs.14 May 2020
Microsoft Patch for Reverse RDP Flaw Leaves Room for Other Attacks
Fix released in February is Microsoft's second pass at fully addressing issue that Check Point first disclosed at Black Hat USA last summer.14 May 2020
Innovative Spy Trojan Targets European Diplomatic Targets

14 May 2020
Project Aims to Unmask Disinformation Bots
BotSight, a machine learning research project, rates Twitter users based on the likelihood that there is a human behind the keyboard. Could such technology blunt the impact of disinformation campaigns?14 May 2020
Identite Comes Out of Stealth
Startup emerges with three-factor, no-password authentication.14 May 2020
Google to block ads that use too many system resources starting August 2020
New "Heavy Ad Intervention" will save battery life and network bandwidth usage on mobile data plans.14 May 2020
8 Supply Chain Security Requirements

14 May 2020
TikTok Violated Children’s Privacy Law, FTC Complaint Says

14 May 2020
Russian hacker group use HTTP status codes to control malware implants
New Turla cyber-espionage operation targets diplomatic entities in Europe with new COMpfun malware.14 May 2020