Faced with COVID Challenges, Enterprises Increase Security Spending
The security impact of workplace disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has ncreased spending on risk mitigation in organizations worldwide: a recent survey
of security leaders by Dark Reading and Omdia...
Translated Ransomware Playbook Gives Rare Insight into Gang’s Operation
A leak of a purported tutorial from the Conti ransomware gang for turning compromised machines into ransomware beachheads provides a rare look inside the operations of a popular cybercriminal syndicate...
Researchers Reveal Details on Now-Patched WhatsApp Vulnerability
WhatsApp earlier this year patched a vulnerability that researchers say could have allowed an attacker to read sensitive information from the popular messaging app's memory.
Check Point Research (CPR) recently discovered what it...
LockBit Jumps Its Own Countdown, Publishes Bangkok Air Files
The ransomware gang claims to have pulled off successful attacks against two airlines and one airport with help from its Accenture attack.
After Bangkok Airways disclosed that it had been...
SpyFone & CEO Banned From Stalkerware Biz
The FTC’s first spyware ban nixes a company whose “slipshod” security practices led to exposure of thousands of victims’ illegally collected personal data.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has...
Google Play Sign-Ins Allow Covert Location-Tracking
A design flaw involving Google Timeline could allow someone to track another device without installing a stalkerware app.
It’s possible to track someone’s user location via Google Play sign-ins, a...
Feds Warn of Ransomware Attacks Ahead of Labor Day
Threat actors recently have used long holiday weekends — when many staff are taking time off — as a prime opportunity to ambush organizations.
Though lots of people might be...
