December 3, 2019
Via: The HillHouse Republicans are criticizing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for “sidelining” election security for impeachment. In a letter to Pelosi, Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the top Republican on the House Administration Committee, and Reps. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) and Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) […]
November 29, 2019
Via: Security AffairsA confidential report published by the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) revealed that at least 1,800 companies are affected by three strains of ransomware across the world. According to the report, the three ransomware LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Ryuk) involved […]
November 29, 2019
Via: Security AffairsA few days ago the Great Plains center was hit by a ransomware attack that forced its staff to pen and paper. The Great Plains Health medical center was the victim of a ransomware attack, early this week, the malware […]
November 27, 2019
Via: Threat PostSecurity analysts have determined that cybercrime cost the global economy $1.5 trillion in 2018. Ransomware, in particular, is estimated to grow by as much as 350 percent over the next year. And while the ransom for a generic ransomware attack […]
November 27, 2019
Via: Threat PostMicrosoft is warning of malware, Dexphot, that has infected more than 80,000 machines, sucking up their CPU power in order to mine cryptocurrency. Researchers first discovered Dexphot in October 2018 and saw its activity peak during July. They said that […]
November 26, 2019
Via: Threat PostThe New York Police Department’s database of fingerprints was knocked offline over the weekend thanks to a ransomware scare, according to reports. The malware was introduced to the network via a contractor who was installing a digital display, according to […]
November 22, 2019
Via: Help Net SecurityComing off of a year of major data breaches making headline news, it’s easy to draw the conclusion that security teams are losing the cybersecurity battle, a DomainTools survey reveals. Security teams remain confident Security pros are reporting real progress […]
Malware, Spam, Threats & Malware
November 20, 2019
Via: Security WeekA fake Windows Update spam campaign has been dropping the Cyborg ransomware. The mail delivery mechanism claims to come from Microsoft. It directs the potential victim to an attachment described as the ‘latest critical update’. “The fake update attachment,” writes […]
November 14, 2019
Via: Threat PostA new threat actor has been found impersonating the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and other government agencies to deliver and install backdoor malware to various organizations in Germany, Italy and the United States, according to new research. The campaigns, which […]
November 13, 2019
Via: Threat PostThe popular e-commerce platform Magento is urging web administrators to install its latest security update in order to defend against malicious attacks in the wild that could exploit a critical remote code-execution vulnerability. While the company didn’t specify what kinds […]
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