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4 Intriguing Email Attacks Detected by AI in 2020

19 January 2021
Rob Joyce to Take Over as NSA Cybersecurity Director

19 January 2021
FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials
Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks
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19 January 2021
Malwarebytes said it was hacked by the same group who breached SolarWinds
Malwarebytes becomes fourth major security firm targeted by attackers after Microsoft, FireEye, and CrowdStrike.19 January 2021
New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS
A hacker serving a 20-year sentence for stealing personal data on 1,300 U.S. military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. The new charges have derailed plans to deport him under compassionate release because of the COVID-19 pandemic.19 January 2021
The Most Pressing Concerns Facing CISOs Today
Building security into the software development life cycle creates more visibility, but CISOs still need stay on top of any serious threats on the horizon, even if they are largely unknown.19 January 2021
Google Chrome 88 released with no Flash support, bringing an end to an era
Besides removing Flash, Google has also removed support for FTP links (ftp://) as well.19 January 2021
SolarWinds Malware Arsenal Widens with Raindrop

19 January 2021
Linux Devices Under Attack by New FreakOut Malware

19 January 2021
A Security Practitioner's Guide to Encrypted DNS
Best practices for a shifting visibility landscape.19 January 2021
Attackers Steal E-Mails, Info from OpenWrt Forum

19 January 2021
FireEye releases tool for auditing networks for techniques used by SolarWinds hackers
New Azure AD Investigator is now available via GitHub.19 January 2021
Livecoin slams its doors shut after failing to recover from hack, financial loss
The exchange suffered an alleged cyberattack last month.19 January 2021
DNSpooq lets attackers poison DNS cache records
Network administrators urged to apply the latest Dnsmasq updates to prevent the new DNSpooq attacks.19 January 2021
Fourth malware strain discovered in SolarWinds incident
Symantec said it identified Raindrop, the fourth malware strain used in the SolarWinds breach, after Sunspot, Sunburst, and Teardrop.19 January 2021
New FreakOut botnet targets Linux systems running unpatched software
The botnet comes with features that can be used for DDoS attacks, ARP poisoning, hidden crypto-mining, launching brute-force attacks, and more.19 January 2021
US President Trump orders security assessment for Chinese-made drones
Drones sourced from “foreign adversaries” could be removed from federal activities.19 January 2021
OpenWRT reports data breach after hacker gained access to forum admin account
The OpenWRT wiki, which contains the official download links, was not compromised, the project said.18 January 2021
Joker’s Stash Carding Market to Call it Quits
Joker's Stash, by some accounts the largest underground shop for selling stolen credit card and identity data, says it's closing up shop effective mid-February 2021. The announcement came on the heels of a turbulent year for the major cybercrime store, and just weeks after U.S. and European authorities seized a number of its servers.18 January 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash
Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users' concerns
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18 January 2021