Cybersecurity News
Wordpress Discloses Critical Zero-day in Fancy Product Designer Plugin
The plugin under active attack has been installed on more than 17,000 websites, Wordpress reports.02 June 2021
Is Your Adversary James Bond or Mr. Bean?
Especially with nation-state attacks, its critical to assess whether you're up against jet fighter strength or a bumbler who tries to pick locks.02 June 2021
Microsoft 365: Most Common Threat Vectors & Defensive Tips
Security pros discuss the most typical ways attackers leverage Microsoft 365 and share their guidance for defenders.
02 June 2021
REvil Ransomware Ground Down JBS: Sources
Responsible nations don't harbor cybercrooks, the Biden administration admonished Russia, home to the gang that reportedly froze the global food distributor's systems.
02 June 2021
Chaos for the Sake of Chaos? Yes, Nation-States Are That Cynical
Many nation-state-backed attacks are intended to destabilize the US government, not steal from it.02 June 2021
Processor Morphs Its Architecture to Make Hacking Really Hard
Researchers create a processor that uses encryption to modify its memory architecture during runtime, making it very difficult for hackers to exploit memory-based vulnerabilities.02 June 2021
This is how attackers bypass Microsoft's AMSI anti-malware scanning protection
Researchers outline common tactics for circumventing the security software.02 June 2021
DoJ Charges Rhode Island Woman in Phishing Scheme Against Politicians
Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team.
02 June 2021
XSS vulnerability found in popular WYSIWYG website editor
The security flaw was found in how HTML sanitizing is performed.02 June 2021
Amazon Sidewalk Poised to Sweep You Into Its Mesh
On June 8, Amazon’s pulling all its devices into a device-to-device wireless mix, inspiring FUD along the way. Now's the time to opt out if you're be-FUDdled.
02 June 2021
Russian underground forums launch competitions for cryptocurrency, NFT hacks
Prizes are on offer for everything from stealing wallet funds to compromising NFTs.02 June 2021
US schools land IBM grants to protect themselves against ransomware
The grants are worth a total of $3 million.02 June 2021
US Seizes Attacker Domains Used in USAID Phishing Campaign
The move follows last week's disclosure of an ongoing attack designed to mimic emails from the US Agency for International Development.01 June 2021
New Barebones Ransomware Strain Surfaces
The authors of Epsilon Red have offloaded many tasks that are usually integrated into the ransomware -- such as Volume Shadow Copy deletion -- to PowerShell scripts.01 June 2021
Cyber-Insurance Fuels Ransomware Payment Surge
Companies relying on their cyber-insurance policies to pay off ransomware criminals are being blamed for a recent uptick in ransomware attacks.
01 June 2021
Meat Producer JBS USA Hit By Ransomware Attack
The company says recovery from the attack may delay transactions with customers and suppliers.01 June 2021
Where Bug Bounty Programs Fall Flat
Some criminals package exploits into bundles to sell on cybercriminal forums years after they were zero days, while others say bounties aren't enough .
01 June 2021
The Future of PCI SSC Mobile Standards
The Council is currently working on the next evolution of its mobile security standards. To date, PCI SSC has two mobile standards: PCI Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) Standard, which provides a software-based approach for protecting PIN entry on the wide variety of COTS devices, and PCI Contactless Payments on COTS (CPoC) Standard which addresses security for solutions that enable merchants to accept contactless payments using a smartphone or other commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device with near-field communication (NFC).
01 June 2021
Return to Basics: Email Security in the Post-COVID Workplace
As we reimagine the post-pandemic workplace, we must also reevaluate post-pandemic email security practices.01 June 2021
Name That Edge Toon: In Tow
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01 June 2021