October 18, 2019
Via: Security WeekChinese state-sponsored hackers conducted cyber-espionage operations targeting various aerospace-related firms for years in an effort to help the county’s advancements in this sector, Crowdstrike reports. The identified hacking operation started in January 2010, just after the state-owned enterprise Commercial Aircraft […]
October 17, 2019
Via: Security WeekAlso known as the Dukes, CozyDuke, and Cozy Bear, the state-sponsored group has been active for over a decade and is believed to have been involved in the 2016 attacks against the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the formal governing body […]
Hacker, Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
October 11, 2019
Via: The HillA bipartisan group of senators is calling for all branches of government to share information on threats to technology supply chains, citing potential risks to national security. In a Wednesday letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, […]
October 9, 2019
Via: Hot for SecurityA victim of Muhstik ransomware paid the attackers to decrypt his data, and then undertook a different kind of payback – he took revenge by hacking into the server and stealing the decryption keys, only to release them for free […]
Hacker, Network security, Threats & Malware
September 27, 2019
Via: Security WeekSocial media posts are wrongly claiming that the FBI failed to review evidence in the hack of the DNC’s computer network before concluding that Russia was responsible for the breach. The claims circulated widely on Twitter and Facebook after the […]
September 24, 2019
Via: Dark ReadingRussian national Andrei Tyurin, who was extradited to the US last year by Georgian officials for allegedly hacking JP Morgan Chase in 2014 as well as several other cyberattacks on US financial and other organizations, now faces sentencing after a […]
Hacker, Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 18, 2019
Via: Hot for SecurityBy now we’re used to the idea of software companies running bug bounty initiatives which hand out thousands of dollars in prizes to independent researchers who find and responsibly disclose security holes. But, as Wired reports, it’s not just technology […]
Cyber warfare, Cyber-crime, Hacker, Threats & Malware
September 16, 2019
Via: Threat PostThe U.S. has slapped sanctions on three well-known North Korean state-sponsored hacker groups – including the group that was tied to the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attacks and the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The three that were sanctioned are […]
Hacker, Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 16, 2019
Via: Threat PostResearchers have identified a new threat actor that is using impersonation fraud to purchase digital certificates that are then used for the spread of malware. Security firm ReversingLabs identified a bad actor that deceives certificate authorities into selling them legitimate […]
September 13, 2019
Via: Computer WeeklyThe cyber security industry needs to embark on a charm offensive and address its image problem if it is to successfully recruit more diverse teams in terms of gender, race, sexuality and neurodiversity, according to a panel of sector experts […]
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