Cybercriminals regularly abuse free services to host malware or to set up command-and-control (C2) infrastructure because they know connections to such services won’t raise suspicion inside networks. Such is the…
The runaway success of an upstart ransomware outfit called “Dark Angels” may well influence the cyberattack landscape for years to come. – Read More
The state-sponsored Chinese threat actor gained access to three systems and stole at least some research data around computing and related technologies. – Read More
Now that the Authy Desktop app has reached EOL and is no longer accessible, users are hoping their 2FA tokens synced correctly with their mobile devices. – Read More
A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The…
In a monoculture, cybercriminals need to look for a weakness in only one product, or discover an exploitable vulnerability, to affect a significant portion of services. – Read More
A Russia-linked threat actor has been linked to a new campaign that employed a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace. “The…
A simple toggle in Proofpoint’s email service allowed for brand impersonation at an industrial scale. It prompts the question: Are secure email gateways (SEGs) secure enough? – Read More
Having a robust identity continuity plan is not just beneficial but essential for avoiding financially costly and potentially brand-damaging outages. – Read More
Enterprise cybersecurity protections are failing to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape, which now includes everything from the weaponization of AI to state-sponsored hacking groups to the metastasizing of…
In what is being lauded as a historic feat, the Biden administration, on Thursday, concluded a prisoner swap with the Kremlin, as part of an exchange deal that involved five…
In today’s digital battlefield, small and medium businesses (SMBs) face the same cyber threats as large corporations, but with fewer resources. Managed service providers (MSPs) are struggling to keep up…
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software is at the heart of many enterprising supporting human resources, accounting, shipping, and manufacturing. These systems can become very complex and difficult to maintain. They…
Nowadays all major operating systems and software programs receive automatic security updates that help users secure their systems against the barrage of vulnerabilities discovered every month. But this is still…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Windows backdoor that leverages a built-in feature called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The newly identified malware strain…