Cybersecurity News


Only 40% of Small Business Owners Have a Cybersecurity Policy

Small business owners are concerned about cyberattacks targeting remote workers but lack the resources to invest in security.
10 April 2020

Dutch police take down 15 DDoS services in a week

Dutch authorities launch sudden strike against DDoS-for-hire operators; take down 15 sites in a week.
10 April 2020

Critical VMware Bug Opens Up Corporate Treasure to Hackers

Critical VMware Bug Opens Up Corporate Treasure to Hackers The bug -- rated 10 in severity -- potentially affects large numbers of corporate VMs and hosts.
10 April 2020

When All Behavior is Abnormal, How Do We Detect Anomalies?

When All Behavior is Abnormal, How Do We Detect Anomalies? Identifying normal behavior baselines is essential to behavior-based authentication. However, with COVID-19 upending all aspects of life, is it possible to build baselines and measure normal patterns when nothing at all seems normal?
10 April 2020

Apple App Store Riddled With Money-Sucking Fleeceware Apps

Apple App Store Riddled With Money-Sucking Fleeceware Apps Researchers warn that apps that market themselves as "free" are tricking users to subscribe to services that rack up as much as $500 in charges yearly.
10 April 2020

Criminals Selling Videoconferencing Credentials on Dark Web

Two security firms find thousands of usernames and passwords for Zoom accounts for sale and warn that the shift to remote work is changing attackers' targets.
10 April 2020

Gambling company to set aside $30 million to deal with cyber-attack fallout

In the middle of a merger, SBTech will have $30 million placed in escrow to deal with the repercussions of a suspected ransomware infection.
10 April 2020

10 Ways to Spot a Security Fraud

There is no shortage of people presenting themselves as security experts. Some of them truly are. The others...
10 April 2020

Travelex Pays $2.3M in Bitcoin to Hackers Who Hijacked Network in January

Travelex Pays $2.3M in Bitcoin to Hackers Who Hijacked Network in January The payout stems from a system-wide attack that knocked global networks offline on New Year’s Eve and reflects a shift in thinking about ransom payouts
10 April 2020

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Making sense of passwords in Zoom - What to do if your phone goes missing - Email provider hacked

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10 April 2020

Zoom security: Getting the settings right

Here’s how you can greatly improve your Zoom privacy and security in a few simple steps

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10 April 2020

8 Phishing Lures Preying on Pandemic Panic

8 Phishing Lures Preying on Pandemic Panic Phishing campaigns and scams are skyrocketing to take advantage of people concerned about COVID-19 impacts. Here are some key examples in action.
10 April 2020

8 Phishing Lures Preying on Pandemic Panic

8 Phishing Lures Preying on Pandemic Panic Phishing campaigns and scams are skyrocketing to take advantage of people concerned about COVID-19 impacts. Here are some key examples in action.
10 April 2020

SEC settles with two suspects in EDGAR hacking case

Hacker directly responsible for the hack is still at large, though.
10 April 2020

Compromised Zoom Credentials Swapped in Underground Forums

Compromised Zoom Credentials Swapped in Underground Forums Thousands of compromised Zoom credentials were discovered in underground forums as cybercriminals look to tap into the burgeoning remote workforce.
10 April 2020

Probably NOT a real Gartner Hype Cycle

By William Knowles @c4i Senior Editor InfoSec News April 10, 2020 Its been a while since I’ve seen any up-to-date Gartner research, but it’s safe to say so I don’t get a cease and desist letter that this is likely a fake, but I won’t completely discount the conclusions pointed out as we’re likely reaching the peak […]
10 April 2020

Zscaler to Buy Cloudneeti

The security service provider adds cloud security "posture" management with the deal.
09 April 2020

Senator calls on FTC to create guidelines for video teleconferencing software

Senator says online conferencing software needs to be regulated and follow basic privacy and security rules.
09 April 2020

Cloudflare Axes Google reCAPTCHA Due to Privacy, Price

Cloudflare Axes Google reCAPTCHA Due to Privacy, Price Cloudflare's CEO said it is replacing Google's reCAPTCHA tool with hCaptcha due to pricing, privacy and availability concerns.
09 April 2020

Unique P2P Architecture Gives DDG Botnet ‘Unstoppable’ Status

Unique P2P Architecture Gives DDG Botnet ‘Unstoppable’ Status DDG might be the world's first P2P-based cryptomining botnet.
09 April 2020