The legit security tool has shown up 161 percent more, year-over-year, in cyberattacks, having “gone fully mainstream in the crimeware world.”
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Security
Traits of a Modern CISO
Information security has morphed from being an unsexy expense to a necessary capability. Without it, organizations remain woefully unprotected against the growing threats of hackers, hacktivists, and…
My Book Live Users Wake Up to Wiped Devices, Active RCE Attacks
“I am totally screwed,” one user wailed after finding years of data nuked. Western Digital advised yanking the NAS storage devices offline ASAP: There’s an exploit.
Cisco ASA Bug Now Actively Exploited as PoC Drops
In-the-wild XSS attacks have commenced against the security appliance (CVE-2020-3580), as researchers publish exploit code on Twitter.
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IOTW: DOJ Indicts Network Security Firm COO
Singla has been charged with 17 counts of intentional damage to a protected computer and one count of obtaining information from a protected computer – specifically, patient data. The case is now bein…
FIN7 ‘Pen Tester’ Headed to Jail Amid $1B in Payment-Card Losses
One of the Carbanak cybergang’s highest-level hackers is destined to serve seven years while making $ 2.5 million in restitution payments.
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PS3 Players Ban: Latest Victims of Surging Attacks on Gaming Industry
Every Sony PlayStation 3 ID out there was compromised, provoking bans of legit players on the network.
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Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window
For over three years, a vendor was recklessly driving the cloud-stored data of luxury-car-owning customers and wannabe buyers.
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Oh FCUK! Fashion Label, Medical Diagnostics Firm Latest REvil Victims
The infamous ransomware group hit two big-name companies within hours of each other.
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Spam Downpour Drips New IcedID Banking Trojan Variant
The primarily IcedID-flavored banking trojan spam campaigns were coming in at a fever pitch: Spikes hit more than 100 detections a day.
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