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What’s in a Botnet? Researchers Spy on Geost Operators
by Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading on December 4, 2019 at 9:05 pm
The investigation of a major Android banking botnet yields insights about how cybercriminals structure and run an illicit business.
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Shades of Shamoon: New Disk-Wiping Malware Targets Middle East Orgs
by Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer on December 4, 2019 at 8:00 pm
‘ZeroCleare’ shares some of the same features as its more notorious predecessor, IBM Security says.
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Navigating Security in the Cloud
by Diya Jolly Chief Product Officer, Okta on December 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Underestimating the security changes that need to accompany a shift to the cloud could be fatal to a business. Here’s why.
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‘Ultimate’ MiTM Attack Steals $1M from Israeli Startup
by Elizabeth Montalbano on December 5, 2019 at 11:44 am
Researchers uncovers “ultimate man-in-the-middle attack” that used an elaborate spoofing campaign to fool a Chinese VC firm and rip off an emerging business.
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ThreatList: 1 in 9 SMBs Believe Nation-State Actors Are Targeting Them
by Tara Seals on December 4, 2019 at 10:11 pm
Larger SMBs are more likely to feel targeted by APTs.
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Dutch Politician Could Get Three Years in Prison for Hacking iCloud Accounts
by Elizabeth Montalbano on December 4, 2019 at 1:52 pm
Prosecution asks for imprisonment of the hacker who stole nude photos and other personal data from women’s iCloud accounts and then distributed some of the material online.
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Incident Of The Week: Australian Government Directory Breached In First Cyberatt…
by Esther Shein on January 4, 2019 at 8:54 pm
The first data breach of 2019 came less than 24 hours into the new year when the private data of 30,000 Australian civil servants was stolen in a phishing attack. The breach occurred when a directory…
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Incident Of The Week: NASA Reveals Employee Data Breach In Memo
by Esther Shein on December 28, 2018 at 3:29 am
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that one of its servers was hacked earlier this year, exposing personal data of current and former employees including social securit…
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China used the Great Cannon DDoS Tool against forum used by Hong Kong protestors
by Pierluigi Paganini on December 5, 2019 at 12:34 pm
China is accused to have used the “Great Cannon” DDoS tool to launch attacks against LIHKG, a forum used by Hong Kong residents to […]
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CyrusOne, one of the major US data center provider, hit by ransomware attack
by Pierluigi Paganini on December 5, 2019 at 7:34 am
Ransomware attacks continue to threaten organizations worldwide, CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, is facing with an […]