Mysterious Custom Malware Collects Billions of Stolen Data Points
A nameless malware resulted in a huge data heist of files, credentials, cookies and more that researchers found collected into a cloud database.
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DarkSide Pwned Colonial With Old VPN Password
Attackers accessed a VPN account that was no longer in use to freeze the company’s network in a ransomware attack whose repercussions are still vibrating.
Read MoreMicrosoft Patch Tuesday Fixes 6 In-The-Wild Exploits, 50 Flaws
Researchers discovered a highly targeted malware campaign launched in April, in which a new, unknown threat actor used two of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft said are under active attack.
Read MoreLewd Phishing Lures Aimed at Business Explode
Socially engineered BEC attacks using X-rated material spike 974 percent.
Read MoreBillions of Compromised Records and Counting: Why the Application Layer is Still the Front Door for Data Breaches
Security teams should brace for an unsettling and unprecedented year, as we’re on pace to see 40 billion records compromised by the end of 2021. Imperva’s Terry Ray explains what security teams need to do to bolster their defenses.
Read MoreFBI Claws Back Millions of DarkSide’s Ransom Profits
The tables have been turned, the FBI & DOJ said after announcing the use of blockchain technology to track down the contents of DarkSide’s cryptocurrency wallet.
Read MoreWindows Container Malware Targets Kubernetes Clusters
“Siloscape”, the first malware to target Windows containers, breaks out of Kubernetes clusters to plant backdoors and raid nodes for credentials.
Read MoreGoogle PPC Ads Used to Deliver Infostealers
The crooks pay top dollar for Google search results for the popular AnyDesk, Dropbox & Telegram apps that lead to a malicious, infostealer-packed website.
Read MoreThen and Now: Securing Privileged Access Within Healthcare Orgs
Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, discusses best practices for securing healthcare data against the modern threat landscape.
Read MorePodcast: The State of Ransomware
In this Threatpost podcast, Fortinet’s top researcher sketches out the ransom landscape, with takeaways from the DarkSide attack on Colonial Pipeline.
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