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Russia’s APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy ‘GooseEgg’ Malware
Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft
Pentera’s 2024 Report Reveals Hundreds of Security Events per Week, Highlighting the Criticality of Continuous Validation
MITRE Corporation Breached by Nation-State Hackers Exploiting Ivanti Flaws
Ransomware Double-Dip: Re-Victimization in Cyber Extortion

2020-11-17 Tara Seals

Zoom Takes on Zoom-Bombers Following FTC Settlement

The videoconferencing giant has upped the ante on cybersecurity with three fresh disruption controls.

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2020-11-16 Tara Seals

Cybercrime Moves to the Cloud to Accelerate Attacks Amid Data Glut

A report on the underground economy finds that malicious actors are offering cloud-based troves of stolen data, accessible with handy tools to slice and dice what’s on offer.

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2020-11-13 Tara Seals

Nation-State Attackers Actively Target COVID-19 Vaccine-Makers

Three major APTs are involved in ongoing compromises at pharma and clinical organizations involved in COVID-19 research, Microsoft says.

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2020-11-09 Tara Seals

Ultimate Member Plugin for WordPress Allows Site Takeover

Three critical security bugs allow for easy privilege escalation to an administrator role.

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2020-10-31 Tara Seals

Crippling Cyberattacks, Disinformation Top Concerns for Election Day

Cyber-researchers weigh in on what concerns them the most as the U.S. heads into the final weekend before the presidential election — and they also highlight the positives.

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2020-10-31 Becky Bracken

Wisc. GOP’s $2.3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns

Scammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention.

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2020-10-30 Becky Bracken

Kegtap, Singlemalt, Winekey Malware Serve Up Ransomware to Hospitals

Amid an uptick in attacks on healthcare orgs, malware families, Kegtap, Singlemalt and Winekey are being used to deliver the Ryuk ransomware to already strained systems.