Phishing Simulation Study Shows Why These Attacks Remain Pervasive
A simulated phishing attack against more than 82,000 workers found that e-mails with a personal impact resulted in more clicks and that technical teams — such as IT workers...
Millions of Routers, IoT Devices at Risk as Malware Source Code Surfaces on GitHub
The authors of a dangerous malware sample targeting millions of routers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have uploaded its source code to GitHub, meaning other criminals can now...
VPNLab.net Shuttered in Latest Spate of Global Takedowns
The European Union's law enforcement agency, Europol, worked with investigators in 10 nations, including the United States and Canada, to take down a virtual private network (VPN) service allegedly...
Experts Urge Firms to Patch Trivial-to-Exploit Flaw in Linux PolicyKit
A local privilege escalation of (LPE) vulnerability in the software used to handle authorizations — and installed by default — on most major distributions of Linux is trivial to...
Threat Actors Use Microsoft OneDrive for Command-and-Control in Attack Campaign
In what's believed to be the first known use of the tactic, an advanced persistent threat actor is leveraging Microsoft OneDrive services for command-and-control (C2) purposes in a sophisticated...
As IoT Attacks Increase, Experts Fear More Serious Threats
With attacks against Internet of Things devices on the rise, threat researchers are warning companies to make sure they know their devices and have processes in place to maintain...
DHS Sounds Alarm on Potential for Major Russian Cyberattacks on US
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly has warned state and local governments and critical infrastructure operators about the risk of Russia hitting the US with cyberattacks in retaliation for...
Trickbot Injections Get Harder to Detect & Analyze
The authors of the Trickbot Trojan have added multiple layers of defenses around the malware to make it harder for defenders to detect and analyze the injections it uses...
A Level-Set on Russia-Borne Cyber Threats
While the continuous and dynamic evolution of malicious cyber adversaries and threats has shown no signs of slowing in recent years, a large portion of the criminal activity has...
