After getting hold of the login details of a Microsoft customer support agent, threat actors obtained sensitive email account data of a limited number of users of Microsoft email services (such as …
The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
A new NSFOCUS report indicates that the declining price of cryptocurrencies in 2018 prompted threat actors to stop using botnet resources for cryptomining attacks - as these were getting less and …
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Why IT pros fear employee error, not hackers, will cause the most breaches
Security analytics firm Gurucul has released a new report on the growing insider threat to organizations. The survey that was conducted among over 650 IT professionals from various countries indicates …
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EU Citizens’ Hit by UK Government Data Leak
In two separate incidents this week, the UK Home Office inadvertently revealed private information on hundreds of UK and EU citizens. In a first incident, 500 email addresses of UK citizens from …
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77% of orgs lack a cybersecurity incident response plan
A new study by IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute exposes major shortcomings in cyber resilience among organizations. The report found that more than 3 out of 4 (77%) companies lack a properly and …
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Tax Fraud and ID Theft Services Getting Cheaper on the Dark Web
New research by Carbon Black shows that the tax fraud and identity theft services that are offered on the dark web keep on getting cheaper. As a result, anyone with $1000 to spend will now be able to …
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Half of security pros would rather walk barefoot in a public restroom than use public Wi-Fi
A new Lastline survey looks at the security habits and views of infosec professionals. The report shows not only that security experts avoid connecting to public Wi-Fi networks because these are hard …
US Government Warns of New North Korean Malware
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a report about a newly uncovered malware strain that is linked to the infamous North Korean hacking group Hidden Cobra aka Lazarus. The …
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Mailgun hacked part of massive attack on WordPress sites
Threat actors on Wednesday launched a massive hacking campaign targeting WordPress websites that use the Yuzo Related Posts plugin, a recently discontinued plugin that is vulnerable to a cross-site …
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‘Dragonblood’ Flaws in WPA3 Allow Recovery of Wi-Fi Passwords
Security researchers have discovered two types of serious vulnerabilities in WPA3, the latest version of the Wi-Fi Protected Access protocol that has been designed in large part to provide better …
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