Cybersecurity News
Voter records for the entire country of Georgia published online
A file containing voter information for 4,934,863 Georgians has been published on a hacker forum over the weekend.29 March 2020
Personal details for the entire country of Georgia published online
A file containing personal information for 4,934,863 Georgians has been published on a hacker forum over the weekend.29 March 2020
Source code of Dharma ransomware pops up for sale on hacking forums
The source code of one of today's most profitable and advanced ransomware strains is up for sale on two Russian-language hacking forums.29 March 2020
A mysterious hacker group is eavesdropping on corporate email and FTP traffic
Hacker group uses zero-day in DrayTek Vigor enterprise routers and VPN gateways to record network traffic.27 March 2020
Network of fake QR code generators will steal your Bitcoin
Nine malicious QR code generator sites have stolen $46,000 from users so far.27 March 2020
Malicious USB Drive Hides Behind Gift Card Lure
Victims are being enticed to insert an unknown USB drive into their computers.27 March 2020
Virgin Media Could Pay GB pound 4.5B for Leak Affecting 900,000 Customers
A misconfigured database holding personal data was left available online between April 2019 and February 2020.27 March 2020
The Wild, Wild West(world) of Cybersecurity
Though set in the future, HBO's "Westworld" works as an allegory for the present moment in cybersecurity.
27 March 2020
Purported Brute-Force Attack Aims at Linksys Routers as More People Work Remotely
The attack takes control of poorly secured network devices, redirecting Web addresses to a COVID-themed landing page that attempts to fool victims into downloading malware.27 March 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
What COVID-19 may mean for privacy rights – Managing supply-chain disruptions – Unpatched Windows zero-day under attack
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27 March 2020
Apple Unpatched VPN Bypass Bug Impacts iOS 13, Warn Researchers
The vulnerability can be exploited to reveal limited traffic data including a device’s IP address.
27 March 2020
What happens when the global supply chain breaks?
If we can’t secure the supply chain, eventually everything else will break
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27 March 2020
InfoSec News Signal Boost – March 27, 2020
By William Knowles @c4i Senior Editor InfoSec News March 27, 2020 As we try to get used to the new normal, InfoSec News understands many cyber and information security professionals (including myself) are looking for their new security forever homes. As I find these calls for security professionals, I’m hopeful this might be the catalyst for breaking […]27 March 2020
Booz Allen analyzed 200+ Russian hacking operations to better understand their tactics
Booz Allen: Russia uses its GRU military hackers following predictable patterns based on a public military doctrine.26 March 2020
Cyber Version of 'Justice League' Launches to Fight COVID-19 Related Hacks
Goal is to help organizations - especially healthcare entities - protect against cybercriminals trying to take advantage of the pandemic.26 March 2020
Insurance Giant Chubb Might Be Ransomware Victim
A ransomware operator claims to have successfully attacked Chubb Insurance databases.26 March 2020
How to Evict Attackers Living Off Your Land
As cyber defenses improve, adversaries are shifting to stealthy "living-off-the-land" attacks that use targets' own tools against them. Here are some tips to defend your turf.
26 March 2020
How Zoom, Netflix, and Dropbox are Staying Online During the Pandemic
Inside the efforts to keep the quarantined world's popular Internet services running smoothly.26 March 2020
Critical CODESYS Bug Allows Remote Code Execution
CVE-2020-10245, a heap-based buffer overflow that rates 10 out of 10 in severity, exists in the CODESYS web server and takes little skill to exploit.
26 March 2020
6 tips for safe and secure remote working
Getting cybersecurity right in the work-from-home world can feel daunting. ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe shares 6 best practices that will steer you in the right direction.
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26 March 2020