Cybersecurity News
Video game developers under siege by cyberattacks seeking to plunder in-game cash
The Winnti Group is targeting gaming vendors once more with a new backdoor.21 May 2020
BlockFi discloses failed hack attempt after SIM swapping incident
BlockFi says a hacker SIM swapped an employee to gain access to its platform, but the hacker failed in their attempt to steal BlockFi customer funds.20 May 2020
Hacker selling 40 million user records from popular Wishbone app
Seller claims the data was obtained following a hack that took place earlier this year.20 May 2020
60% of Insider Threats Involve Employees Planning to Leave
Researchers shows most "flight-risk" employees planning to leave an organization tend to start stealing data two to eight weeks before they go.20 May 2020
Digital Transformation Risks in Front-end Code
Why making every front-end developer a DevSecOps expert will lead to a more holistic approach to web and native application security.20 May 2020
NetWalker Ransomware Gang Hunts for Top-Notch Affiliates
The operators behind the Toll Group attack are taking applications for technically advanced partners.
20 May 2020
Fraudulent Unemployment, COVID-19 Relief Claims Earn BEC Gang Millions
The business email compromise (BEC) gang Scattered Canary has filed more than 200 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits and for COVID-19 relief funds.
20 May 2020
Offers to Sell Enterprise Network Access Surge on Dark Web
In contrast, Q1 2019 saw more interest in selling and buying access to individual servers.20 May 2020
Bank of America blames PPP applications leak on faulty SBA test server
BofA says SBA test platform allowed others to view details for its customers' PPP loan applications.20 May 2020
Microsoft Warns of Vulnerability Affecting Windows DNS Server
A new security advisory addresses a vulnerability that could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack.20 May 2020
Coronavirus-Themed Phishing Fears Largely Overblown, Researchers Say
As COVID-19-themed spam rises, phishing-not so much. An analysis of newly registered domains finds that only 2.4% are actually phishing sites aiming to steal credentials.20 May 2020
Verizon DBIR: Web App Attacks and Security Errors Surge
Threatpost talks to Verizon DBIR co-author Gabriel Bassett about the top takeaways from this year's Data Breach Investigations Report.
20 May 2020
Signal to move away from using phone numbers as user IDs
Signal launches profile PINs, the first step in supporting Signal user accounts that are not tied to phone numbers.20 May 2020
Is Zero Trust the Best Answer to the COVID-19 Lockdown?
Enterprises need to recognize that remote access and other pandemic-related security challenges cannot be fixed with buzzwords or silver-bullet security tools.
20 May 2020
Alleged Hacker Behind Massive ‘Collection 1’ Data Dump Arrested
The threat actor known as ‘Sanix’ had terabytes of stolen credentials at his residence, authorities said.
20 May 2020
‘Flight risk’ employees involved in 60% of insider cybersecurity incidents
The majority of staff planning their exit also take sensitive information with them, research suggests.20 May 2020
Adobe issues out-of-band patch to fix remote code execution flaw in animation software
Information leaks have also been patched up in Premiere Rush, Audition, and Premiere Pro.20 May 2020
These things may be cool, but are they safe?
In the rush to embrace IoT devices, we shouldn’t trade in our privacy and security for the added convenience
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20 May 2020
NXNSAttack technique can be abused for large-scale DDoS attacks
New vulnerability in DNS server software can be leveraged for DDoS attacks with an 1620x amplification factor.19 May 2020
Magecart Plants Card Skimmers via Old Magento Plugin Flaw
The FBI has warned ecommerce sites about attacks targeting a more than three-year-old flaw in the Magmi mass importer.19 May 2020