A Peek Inside the Underground Ransomware Economy
Threat hunters weigh in on how the business of ransomware, the complex relationships between cybercriminals, and how they work together and hawk their wares on the Dark Web.
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Author: Tara Seals
Trend Micro Bugs Threaten Home Network Security
The security vendor’s network management and threat protection station can open the door to code execution, DoS and potential PC takeovers.
Read MoreBose Admits Ransomware Hit: Employee Data Accessed
The consumer-electronics stalwart was able to recover without paying a ransom, it said.
Read MoreFBI Analyst Indicted for Theft of Osama bin Laden Threat Intel
An FBI employee allegedly made off with top-secret documents, keeping them in her home for more than a decade.
Read MoreWP Statistics Bug Allows Attackers to Lift Data from WordPress Sites
The plugin, installed on hundreds of thousands of sites, allows anyone to filch database info without having to be logged in.
Read More100M Android Users Hit By Rampant Cloud Leaks
Several mobile apps, some with 10 million downloads, have opened up personal data of users to the public internet – and most aren’t fixed.
Read MoreThe Gig Economy Creates Novel Data-Security Risks
Enterprises are embracing on-demand freelance help — but the practice, while growing, opens up entirely new avenues of cyber-risk.
Read MoreKeksec Cybergang Debuts Simps Botnet for Gaming DDoS
The newly discovered malware infects IoT devices in tandem with the prolific Gafgyt botnet, using known security vulnerabilities.
Read MoreStalkerware Apps Riddled with Security Bugs
Attackers can take advantage of the fact these apps access, gather, store and transmit more information than any other app their victims have installed.
Read MoreWhat a Year It’s Been: RSA 2021 Embraces ‘Resilience’
Keynoters from Cisco, Netflix and RSA highlighted lessons from the last year, and cybersecurity’s new mandate in the post-pandemic world: Bounce back stronger.
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