Sharp Spike in Ransomware in U.S. as Pandemic Inspires Attackers
COVID-19 has changed the face of cybercrime, as the latest malware statistics show.
ASUS Home Router Bugs Open Consumers to Snooping Attacks
The two flaws allow man-in-the-middle attacks that would give an attacker access to all data flowing through the router.
Cisco, Zoom and Others Must Bolster Security, Say Privacy Chiefs
Privacy commissioners worldwide urged video conferencing systems like Microsoft, Cisco and Zoom to adopt end-to-end encryption, two-factor authentication and other security measures.
Twitter: Hackers Accessed Private Messages for Elite Accounts
A Dutch elected official is among those whose DMs were hijacked, the company said.
OilRig APT Drills into Malware Innovation with Unique Backdoor
The RDAT tool uses email as a C2 channel, with attachments that hide data and commands inside images.
Apple Security Research Device Program Draws Mixed Reactions
Apple’s Security Research Device program is now open to select researchers – but some are irked by the program’s vulnerability disclosure restrictions.
Lazarus Group Surfaces with Advanced Malware Framework
The North Korean APT has been using the framework, called MATA, for a number of purposes, from spying to financial gain.
Going Down the Spyware Rabbit Hole with SilkBean Mobile Malware
An Android spyware attack was recently discovered that targeted the Uyghur ethnic minority group – since 2013.
Leak Exposes Private Data of Genealogy Service Users
An exposed ElasticSearch server belonging to Software MacKiev put 60,000 users of Ancestry.com’s Family Tree Maker software at risk.
Group Replication SYSTEM messages in the error log
Group Replication enables you to create fault-tolerant systems with redundancy by replicating the system state to a set of servers. Even if some of the servers subsequently fail, as long it is not all or a majority, the system is still available.…