Ransom Payments Have Nearly Tripled
March 18 2021In 2020, ransomware targeted the manufacturing sector, healthcare organizations, and construction companies, with the average ransom reaching $312,000, a report finds.
Read moreExploiting Spectre Over the Internet
March 18 2021
Google has demonstrated exploiting the Spectre CPU attack remotely over the web:
Today, we’re sharing proof-of-concept (PoC) code that confirms the practicality of Spectre exploits against JavaScript engines....
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But the amount of code downloaded is too little to be of any use, the email security vendor says in its latest update.
Read moreRDP Attacks Persist Near Record Levels in 2021
March 17 2021A wave of attacks targeting Remote Desktop Protocol has continued throughout the pandemic as more employees continue to work from home.
Read moreCISA Issues Advisory on TrickBot Campaigns
March 17 2021US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI warn security teams to guard against the advanced Trojan malware.
Read moreCISA Urges Caution on Trickbot Campaigns
March 17 2021Advisory warns security teams to guard against advanced Trojan malware.
Read moreTeen Behind Twitter Hack Agrees to Three Years in Prison
March 17 2021Graham Ivan Clark was 17 when accused of the attack that targeted several high-profile Twitter accounts.
Read moreYoungster behind blue-flag Twitter hack of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Apple Inc. and many others will do three years in prison.
Read moreCOVID, Healthcare Data & the Dark Web: A Toxic Stew
March 17 2021The growing treasure trove of healthcare data is proving irresistible -- and profitable -- to bad actors.
Read moreFintech Giant Fiserv Used Unclaimed Domain
March 17 2021If you sell Web-based software for a living and ship code that references an unregistered domain name, you are asking for trouble. But when the same mistake is made...
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