Beware: New Android Spyware Found Posing as Telegram and Threema Apps
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A hacking group known for its attacks in the Middle East, at least since 2017, has recently been found impersonating legitimate messaging apps such as Telegram and...
Phishing scam lures employees by teasing secrets of Trump COVID diagnosis
By:
Bradley Barth
A go-to strategy among cyberattackers is developing phishing lures based on timely news events. Sure...
Cybercriminals Abusing Legitimate Windows Programs
Cybercriminals Abuse Built-in Services to Target Windows
Cybercriminals are now abusing inbuilt legitimate services of Windows to perform fileless attacks. Researchers reveal they use spear-phishing emails to spread a zip...
New P2P Botnet Targeting IoT Devices
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a new botnet hijacking Internet-connected smart devices in the wild to perform nefarious tasks, mostly DDoS attacks, and illicit cryptocurrency...
Ransomware Attacks Slows Down AstraZeneca Coronavirus Clinical Trial
The ransomware attack at eResearchTechnology that provides software to manage clinical trials data forced researchers to switch to pen and paper, halting their progress at a crucial time
By Krishnendu Banerjee
As...
Russian operation masqueraded as right-wing news site to target U.S. voters
By Jack Stubbs
The Russian group accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has posed as an independent news outlet to target right-wing social media users ahead of this year’s...
Magento Based Stores See Biggest Attack Due to 0day flaw
Well-known cybersecurity expert and founder of Sanguine Security (SanSec) Willem de Groot (Willem de Groot) warned of the largest ever campaign aimed at compromising online stores based on the e-commerce platform...
North Korean Hackers target UN Security Members
New UN Security Council report reveals repeated targeting of UN Security Council officials over the past year
By Catalin Cimpanu
Today's security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now...
Foreign Hackers Disrupt Texas County Email System, Raising Concerns For the Election
By Jack Gillum, Jessica Huseman, Jeff Kao and Derek Willis
The malware attack, which sent fake email replies to voters and businesses, spotlights an overlooked vulnerability in counties that don’t follow best practices...
Ransomware, Phishing & Unpatched VPNs Highlighted in New Microsoft Report
By Kurt Mackie
Microsoft on Tuesday announced the release of its "Digital Defense Report," which is described as "a reimagining" of Microsoft's "Security Intelligence Report" (SIR).
The "Digital Defense Report" is an annual publication...
