Lorenz Ransomware Goes After SMBs via Mitel VoIP Phone Systems
A ransomware gang has been seen using a unique initial-access tactic to exploit a vulnerability in voice-over-IP (VoIP) appliances to breach corporate phone systems, before pivoting to corporate networks...
Name That Toon: Shiver Me Timbers!
Avast ye! Come up with a cybersecurity-themed caption for the cartoon, above, and if it's Dark Reading editors' favorite, you'll win a $25 Amazon gift card. We offer four convenient ways for...
ShadowPad Threat Actors Return With Fresh Government Strikes, Updated Tools
A threat group previously associated with the notorious ShadowPad remote access Trojan (RAT) has been observed using old and outdated versions of popular software packages to load malware on...
Google Releases Pixel Patches for Critical Bugs
A pair of critical security vulnerabilities in Google's Pixel mobile phone line could lead to privilege escalation and device takeover.
The Pixel bugs, tracked as CVE-2022-20231 and CVE-2022-20364, are in the...
Google Completes Acquisition of Mandiant
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and RESTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google LLC today announced the completion of its acquisition of Mandiant Inc. (NASDAQ: MNDT),
a recognized leader in dynamic...
Cisco Data Breach Attributed to Lapsus$ Ransomware Group
A month after confirming its systems were breached, networking giant Cisco reported that the attack was a failed ransomware attempt conducted on behalf of the Lapsus$ group.
The cybercriminals obtained access...
8 notable open-source security initiatives of 2022
Open-source security has been high on the agenda this year, with a number of initiatives, projects, and guidance launched in 2022 to help improve the cyber resiliency of open-source...
Crypto insurance a ‘sleeping giant’ with only 1% of investments covered
While on-chain insurance has been around since 2017, only a measly 1% of all crypto investments are actually covered by insurance, meaning the industry remains a “sleeping giant,” according...
Entrepreneurs must learn to tackle business risks in the Metaverse
Hyped as it is, the Metaverse remains largely undefined. It’s a challenge to answer the question “What is the Metaverse?” in part because its definition depends on whom you...
DApp activity rises 3.7% in August for the first time since May: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.Decentralized applications, or DApps,...
