The number of new ransomware samples more than doubled in the first quarter of this year, a new study by McAfee Labs shows. New ransomware increased by 118%, while the most prevalent strains were …
Hackers Could Steal a Tesla Model S by Cloning Its Key Fob—Again
Just like they did about a year ago, security researchers at a Belgian university have demonstrated that they could steal Tesla Model S vehicles by cloning the key fob. In order to fix the previously …
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North Korean state hackers target retired diplomats and military officials
New research by IssueMakersLab has identified a unique state-sponsored threat campaign targeting retired South Korean government and military officials. Between July and August of this year, hackers …
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State and local governments increasingly targeted by ransomware attacks
So far this year, ransomware has hit over 70 local government entities in the United States, a new Barracuda Networks report shows. The most prevalent ransomware strains used to target local …
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SOCs still overwhelmed by alert overload, struggle with false-positives
A new survey by Critical Start shows that Security Operations Center (SOCs) are increasingly overwhelmed with alerts, and that false-positives remain a major contributor to alert fatigue. 70% of SOC …
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NATO: Attack Like WannaCry Could Prompt “Collective Defense Commitment”
A massive cyberattack on NATO targets, like the 2017 WannaCry outbreak that infected hundreds of thousands of computers across the globe, could result a collective response under Article 5 of the …
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Avast Maker Team WIth Police To Free 850,000 Computers From Cryptomining Malware
In a collaborative effort, security researchers with Avast and the French police took down a massive cryptomining botnet earlier this year. The botnet consisted of 850,000 machines that were infected …
TrickBot Targets Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint Users to Siphon PINs
Threat actors are using TrickBot malware, which previously plagued US banks, in order to carry out SIM swapping attacks targeting users of Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and other US-based mobile carriers, …
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Magecart Shops for Victims as E-Commerce Market Grows
A researcher with Aite Group recently discovered a cluster of 80 e-commerce websites that had been injected with card-skimming malware by Magecart actors. Magecart is an umbrella term for various …
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Some employees willing to use company data to snag job at competitor
A recent survey by Gurucul reveals that nearly one in four (24%) security experts would use information of their current company to help their chances of getting a better job at another firm. Some …
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