Critical Cisco Bug in VPN Routers Allows Remote Takeover
Security researchers warned that at least 8,800 vulnerable systems are open to compromise.
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Zoom Settlement: An $85M Business Case for Security Investment
Zoom’s security lesson over end-to-end encryption shows the costs of playing cybersecurity catchup.
Read MoreAuditors: Feds’ Cybersecurity Gets the Dunce Cap
Out of eight agencies, four were given D grades in a report for the Senate, while the Feds overall got a C-.
Read MoreBlack Hat: Charming Kitten Leaves More Paw Prints
IBM X-Force detailed the custom-made “LittleLooter” data stealer and 4+ hours of ITG18 operator training videos revealed by an opsec goof.
Read MoreBlack Hat: Let’s All Help Cyber-Immunize Each Other
We’re selfish if we’re only mitigating our own stuff, said Black Hat USA 2021 keynoter Jeff Moss. Let’s be like doctors battling COVID and work for herd immunity.
Read MorePhishing Campaign Dangles SharePoint File-Shares
Attackers spoof sender addresses to appear legitimate in a crafty campaign that can slip past numerous detections, Microsoft researchers have discovered.
Read MoreWe COVID-Clicked on Garbage, Report Finds: Podcast
Were we work-from-home clicking zombies? Steganography attacks snagged three out of eight recipients. Nasty CAPTCHAs suckered 50 times more clicks during 2020.
Read MoreIranian APT Lures Defense Contractor in Catfishing-Malware Scam
Fake aerobics-instructor profile delivers malware in a supply-chain attack attempt from TA456.
Read More‘PwnedPiper’: Devastating Bugs in >80% of Hospital Pneumatics
Podcast: Blood samples aren’t martinis. You can’t shake them. But bugs in pneumatic control systems could lead to that, RCE or ransomware.
Read MoreChipotle Emails Serve Up Phishing Lures
Mass email distribution service compromise mirrors earlier Nobelium attacks.
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