Cybersecurity News
Security Breach Disrupts Fintech Firm Finastra
Finastra, a company that provides a range of technology solutions to banks worldwide, said it was shutting down key systems in response to a security breach discovered Friday morning. The company's public statement and notice to customers does not mention the cause of the outage, but their response so far is straight out of the playbook for dealing with ransomware attacks.20 March 2020
Proof of Concept Released for kr00k Wi-Fi Vulnerability
The code demonstrates a relatively simple method to exploit a vulnerability in more than a billion devices.20 March 2020
Keep calm and carry on working (remotely)
How can employees stay motivated and productive while teleworking during the COVID-19 crisis?
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20 March 2020
Zxyel Flaw Powers New Mirai IoT Botnet Strain
In February, hardware maker Zyxel fixed a zero-day vulnerability in its routers and VPN firewall products after KrebsOnSecurity told the company the flaw was being abused by attackers to break into devices. This week, security researchers said they spotted that same vulnerability being exploited by a new variant of Mirai, a malware strain that targets vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices for use in large-scale attacks and as proxies for other cybercrime activity.20 March 2020
WHO chief emails claiming to offer coronavirus drug advice plant keyloggers on your PC
Fraudsters are trying to capitalize on fears surrounding the illness in new phishing campaigns.20 March 2020
Security Ratings Are a Dangerous Fantasy
They don't predict breaches, and they don't help people make valuable business decisions or make users any safer.20 March 2020
Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears
The coronavirus pandemic is creating a lucrative market for facial recognition manufacturers. But privacy issues need to be top of mind, tech experts warn.
20 March 2020
Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears
The coronavirus pandemic is creating a lucrative market for facial recognition manufacturers. But privacy issues need to be top of mind, tech experts warn.
20 March 2020
New Mirai Variant ‘Mukashi’ Targets Zyxel NAS Devices
The botnet exploits a vulnerability discovered last month that can allow threat actors to remotely compromise and control devices.
20 March 2020
New Mirai Variant ‘Mukashi’ Targets Zyxel NAS Devices
The botnet exploits a vulnerability discovered last month that can allow threat actors to remotely compromise and control devices.
20 March 2020
Attack Surface, Vulnerabilities Increase as Orgs Respond to COVID-19 Crisis
In typical fashion, attackers are gearing up to take advantage of the surge in teleworking prompted by the pandemic.20 March 2020
What to do if your Twitter account has been hacked
Losing access to your account can be stressful, but there are steps you can take to get it back – and to avoid getting hacked again
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20 March 2020
Windows, Ubuntu, macOS, VirtualBox fall at Pwn2Own hacking contest
Team Fluoroacetate wins fourth tournament in a row.20 March 2020
APT28 has been scanning vulnerable email servers for more than a year
Scans have been observed against webmail and Microsoft Exchange Autodiscover servers.20 March 2020
US, Israel, South Korea, and China look at intrusive surveillance solutions for tracking COVID-19
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreads across the world, some governments are deploying or exploring the idea of deploying privacy-intrusive solutions for tracking the disease's spread.19 March 2020
Misconfigured Elasticsearch Instance Exposes More Than 5 Billion Records
The collections contained information collected by a UK research firm on data breaches from the years 2012 to 2019.19 March 2020
Coronavirus Poll Results: Cyberattacks Ramp Up, WFH Prep Uneven
A poll of Threatpost readers shows that security preparedness is uneven as organizations make an unprecedented transition to remote working.
19 March 2020
Coronavirus Poll: Cyberattacks Ramp Up as Work from Home Takes Hold
A poll of Threatpost readers shows that security preparedness is uneven as organizations make an unprecedented transition to remote working.
19 March 2020
Security flaws found in popular password managers
Not all they’re cracked up to be? Several password vaults have been found to contain vulnerabilities, both new and previously disclosed but never patched, a study says
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19 March 2020
Cisco Warns of High-Severity SD-WAN Flaws
The high-severity flaws exist in the products using SD-WAN software earlier than Release 19.2.2.
19 March 2020