FBI: Cyber-scams cost victims $6.9b-plus worldwide in 2021
Another banner year for criminals. For everyone else, not so much
Cyber-crime05 May 2022 | 8
Security
Microsoft, Apple, Google accelerate push to eliminate passwords
Analysis Passphrases PIP'd, FIDO and W3C projects promoted
CSO05 May 2022 | 76
Google chases sovereignty market with EU Workspace Data product
Woos European firms who don't want their data caught in the US Cloud Act dragnet
Security05 May 2022 | 1
Phishing operation hits NHS email accounts to harvest Microsoft credentials
You've won $2m! Now just send me a small fee
Security05 May 2022 | 44
Biden orders new quantum push to ensure encryption isn't cracked by rivals
Domestic action and international collaboration to make sure you-know-who – OK, China – doesn't get ahead of the game
Security05 May 2022 | 10
Beijing-backed gang looted IP around the world for years, claims Cybereason
Infosec outfit says group avoided detection by hiding payloads in undocumented Windows logs
Security05 May 2022 | 13
GitHub to require two-factor authentication for code contributors by late 2023
Code locker has figured out it's a giant honeypot for miscreants planning supply chain attacks
Security05 May 2022 | 17
US Cyber Command shored up nine nations' defenses last year
'Hunt forward' operations push US capabilities across borders
Security04 May 2022 | 15
Communication around Heroku security incident dubbed 'train wreck'
Users claim lack of transparency following compromise of Github tokens
Security04 May 2022 | 5
Putin threatens supply chains with counter-sanction order
‘Certain organizations’ to be named in ten days and denied access to Russian resources
Security04 May 2022 | 77
Cyber-spies target Microsoft Exchange to steal M&A info
If a network snoop probes like a Kremlin agent, exploits like a Kremlin agent, it might be...
Cyber-crime04 May 2022 | 5
SEC nearly doubles cryptocurrency cop roles in special cyber unit
Policing digital assets sounds more Mission Impossible than NCIS
Cyber-crime03 May 2022 | 7
Zero trust is more than just vendors and products – it requires process
Dell Technologies World IT orgs need to adapt their procedures to make it all work, says Dell
Security03 May 2022 | 3
Microsoft's standalone Defender for Business hits GA
Security suite for the orgs unwilling to stump up for a Microsoft 365 Business Premium subscription
Security03 May 2022 | 3
Critical vulnerabilities found in 'millions of Aruba and Avaya switches'
Airports, hospitals, hotels, and more need to deploy patches for hijack bugs
Patches03 May 2022 | 31
Privacy pathology: It's time for the users to gather a little data – evidence
Opinion If Sherlock was alive today, he’d pack a Pi next to pistol and pipe
Security03 May 2022 | 30
Google starts testing fenced frames to guard its Privacy Sandbox
Oh, serve me ads, lots of ads, under clouded eyes above, just fence me in
Security03 May 2022 | 7
Security is a pain for American Dental Association: Ransomware infection feared
In brief Plus: Another university hit with malware, and more
Research02 May 2022 | 5
SSE kicks the ‘A’ out of SASE
Analysis Security Service Edge separates cloud-delivered defenses from SD-WAN as debate rages
Security02 May 2022 | 3
Dell brings data recovery tools to Apex and the cloud
Dell shows off full stack of cyber recovery SaaS, partners with Snowflake for data analytics
Security02 May 2022 |
Spanish PM, defense minister latest Pegasus spyware victims
Latest Spanish officials to detect Pegasus spyware on mobile devices
Security02 May 2022 | 22
Facebook's Meta, tracking code, and the student financial aid website
Also: Oculus virtual reality apps fail to detail info collection
Research30 Apr 2022 | 15
Data-wiper malware strains surge as Ukraine battles ongoing invasion
Besides files being erased, another thing being deleted: Any sense this is a coincidence
Research29 Apr 2022 | 11
Microsoft Edge's 'Secure Network' sounds a lot like a built-in VPN
Only works with signed-in users, but could lure more into using the browser
Security29 Apr 2022 | 30
Don’t expect to get your data back from the Onyx ransomware group
The cybercriminals trash files larger than 2MB, forever losing them to the void
Security29 Apr 2022 | 13
Interpol: We can't arrest our way out of cybercrime
Especially when gangs are better funded than local police
Cyber-crime29 Apr 2022 | 11
India gives local techies 60 days to hit 6-hour deadline for infosec incident reporting
Customer data collection and retention requirements also increased, including for crypto operators
Security29 Apr 2022 | 3
Sina Weibo, China's Twitter analog, reveals users' locations and IP addresses
Sssshhhh! Nobody tell Elon Musk
Security29 Apr 2022 | 9
Bumblebee malware loader emerges as Conti's BazarLoader fades
At least three threat groups are using the loader in malicious email campaigns
Research29 Apr 2022 | 3
Cloudflare stomps huge DDoS attack on crypto platform
At 15.3 million requests per second, the assault was the largest HTTPS blitz on record lasting 15 seconds
Security28 Apr 2022 | 15
Money or your business: Ensure your ransomware defense strategy beats off disruptions, extortions
Multi-layered protection from Huawei curbs ransomware attacks
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Five Eyes nations reveal 2021's fifteen most-exploited flaws
Malicious cyber actors go after 2021's biggest misses, spend less time on the classics
Security28 Apr 2022 | 10
Microsoft points at Linux and shouts: Look, look! Privilege-escalation flaws here, too!
Will Redmond start code-naming Windows make-me-admin bugs?
Patches27 Apr 2022 | 110
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Feds offer big rewards for info on suspected Russian Sandworm intel officers
A different type of bug bounty
Cyber-crime27 Apr 2022 | 4
China turns cyber-espionage eyes to Russia as Ukraine invasion grinds on
State-sponsored Bronze President group launches cyber-espionage malware campaign against notional ally
Security27 Apr 2022 | 18
Chinese drone-maker DJI suspends ops in Russia, Ukraine
First Middle Kingdom company to take a stance says it doesn't want anyone weaponizing its flying machines
Security27 Apr 2022 | 12
Should security teams be giving service with a smile?
Our Vectra Masked CISO series tackles some of the biggest issues in security and how to overcome them
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Study: How Amazon uses Echo smart speaker conversations to target ads
Updated Web giant milks advertisers with data harvested from digital assistant
Research27 Apr 2022 | 167
Who is exploiting VMware right now? Probably Iran's Rocket Kitten, to name one
We hope you've patched that 9.8/10 severity bug
Research26 Apr 2022 | 5
Coca-Cola probes pro-Kremlin gang's claims of 161GB data theft
Life tastes not so good right now
Cyber-crime26 Apr 2022 | 18
USA's plan to decouple its tech with China lacks a strategy – report
The Schmidt hits the fan
Security26 Apr 2022 | 17
DDoS attacks at an all-time-high in Q1 2022, says Kaspersky
More attacks and more targeted attacks than ever before. What could have happened to cause that uptick?
Security26 Apr 2022 | 2
Microsoft fixes Point of Sale bug that delayed Windows 11 startup for 40 minutes
You thought hunting for discount vouchers took a while? That's nothing compared to Windows booting on a till
Security26 Apr 2022 | 41
India inks tech pact with EU – only the US has the same deal
Meanwhile, UK and India finally explain Cyber Security Partnership agreed to in May 2021
Cyber-crime26 Apr 2022 | 8
Crooks steal NFTs worth '$3m' in Bored Ape Yacht Club heist
Worth doing a lot of heavy lifting there, we know
Cyber-crime26 Apr 2022 | 59
Intuit sued over alleged cryptocurrency thefts via Mailchimp intrusion
Financial software giant slammed for 'poor security practices'
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2022 | 13
Homeland Security bug bounty program uncovers 122 holes in its systems
Thinking of another word for this US govt department's name
CSO25 Apr 2022 | 4
Flaw could have granted criminals control over Ever Surf crypto wallets
Check Point uncovers web vulnerability that could have led to cryptocurrency theft
Security25 Apr 2022 | 1
FBI: BlackCat ransomware scratched 60-plus orgs
In brief Plus: Cisco Umbrella flaw patched, lid blown off TeamTNT, and ICS security folks join JCDC party
Security25 Apr 2022 | 1
Now Mandiant says 2021 was a record year for exploited zero-day security bugs
Now that's a race condition
Research23 Apr 2022 | 4
US DOJ probes Google's $5.4b Mandiant acquisition
Not a social network or an instant-chat app used by tens of millions, so scrutiny it is, then
Security22 Apr 2022 | 5
Hive ransomware affiliate zeros in on Exchange servers
Threat actor exploited known vulnerabilities in the Microsoft software to compromise multiple systems
Cyber-crime22 Apr 2022 | 4
REvil resurrected? Ransomware crew appears to be back. Keyword: Appears
Months after arrests, gang – or someone mimicking them – now active
Cyber-crime22 Apr 2022 | 9
YouTube terminates account for Hong Kong's presumed next head of government
Google cites US sanctions while Beijing and John Lee Ka-chiu are miffed
Security21 Apr 2022 | 34
Emotet reestablishes itself at the top of the malware world
Botnet infrastructure shut down last year, now central to a fast-spreading email scam, researchers say
Security21 Apr 2022 | 5
Five Eyes nations fear wave of Russian attacks against critical infrastructure
If this is surprising to operators, we are doomed
Cyber-crime21 Apr 2022 | 25
AWS's Log4j patches blew holes in its own security
Remote code exec is so 2014. Have this container escape and privilege escalation, instead
Patches20 Apr 2022 | 10
Oracle already wins 'crypto bug of the year' with Java digital signature bypass
Whole new meaning for zero consequences
Security20 Apr 2022 | 47
Russian-linked Shuckworm crew ramps up Ukraine attacks
Cyber-espionage gang using multiple variants of its custom backdoor to ensure persistence, Symantec warns
Security20 Apr 2022 | 4
