Cybersecurity News
Ransomware Hit ATM Giant Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf, a major provider of automatic teller machines (ATMs) and payment technology to banks and retailers, recently suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some operations. The company says the hackers never touched its ATMs or customer networks, and that the intrusion only affected its corporate network.11 May 2020
Package delivery giant Pitney Bowes confirms second ransomware attack in 7 months
Pitney Bowes network infected with Maze ransomware, after the company got hit by the Ryuk gang in October last year.11 May 2020
Millions of Thunderbolt-Equipped Devices Open to ‘ThunderSpy’ Attack
If an attacker can get his hands on a Thunderbolt-equipped device for five minutes, he can launch a new data-stealing attack called "Thunderspy."
11 May 2020
Sphinx Malware Returns to Riddle U.S. Targets
The banking trojan has upgraded and is seeing a resurgence on the back of coronavirus stimulus payment themes.
11 May 2020
Over 160 million user records put up for sale on the dark web
Eleven companies, ranging from online marketplaces to news websites, have had their user databases poached
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11 May 2020
Rule of Thumb: USB Killers Pose Real Threat
They look just like a USB thumb drive, but instead of storing data, they can be used to destroy it and the device the data is saved on.11 May 2020
Breaking news? App promises news feeds, brings DDoS attacks instead
After being targeted by an Android DDoS app, ESET seized the opportunity to analyze the attack and to help put an end to it
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11 May 2020
Zeus Sphinx revamped as coronavirus relief payment attack wave continues
The financial malware has been upgraded with new C2 setups and encryption keys.11 May 2020
Data leak, phishing security flaws disclosed in Oracle iPlanet Web Server
Security patches will not be issued to fix the problems.11 May 2020
Potential data breach reported at hard-hit Ontario long-term care home
By William Knowles @c4i Senior Editor InfoSec News May 11, 2020 Ontario’s Minister of Long-term Care Dr. Merrilee Fullerton reported a potential data breach at a Pickering, Ontario long-term care home on Saturday evening on Twitter. “I’m learning of disturbing news out of Pickering’s Orchard Villa LTC home. There is a possibility of a significant privacy breach […]11 May 2020
Microsoft and Intel project converts malware into images before analyzing it
Microsoft and Intel Labs work on STAMINA, a new deep learning approach for detecting and classifying malware.10 May 2020
Microsoft adds protection against Reply-All email storms in Office 365
Redmond adds protection against massive "Reply-All" email storms after suffering two internal incidents in 2019 and 2020.09 May 2020
A hacker group is selling more than 73 million user records on the dark web
Hacker group "ShinyHunters" is selling the data of 10 companies on a dark web cybercrime marketplace.09 May 2020
DEF CON 28 in-person conference is CANCELLED
By William Knowles @c4i Senior Editor InfoSec News May 8, 2020 (Via Jeff Moss / The Dark Tangent) Why? It is not safe for people to gather in large groups for conferences, sports ball events, or clubbing now or in the foreseeable future this year. To commemorate this (hopefully) once in a lifetime event we, […]09 May 2020
Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences to take place in a virtual format
"Defcon is canceled" meme becomes reality.08 May 2020
US Marshals Service exposed prisoner details in security breach
Security breach took place in December 2019 and was discovered by the DOJ's JSOC team.08 May 2020
Companies Struggle for Effective Cybersecurity
The money companies are spending on cybersecurity tools doesn't necessarily result in better security, a new survey shows.08 May 2020
Digital Ocean says it exposed customer data after it left an internal document online
Digital Ocean says no customer servers were accessed following this security lapse.08 May 2020
Black Hat USA, DEF CON 28 Go Virtual
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there will be no in-person Black Hat USA or DEF CON conferences this year.
08 May 2020
Planning Ahead for a Secure SAP S/4HANA Migration
Experts say that the pressure to move to SAP's next-gen platform can be a big opportunity to move the needle on ERP cybersecurity.08 May 2020