Category: News

Cobalt Strike Usage Explodes Among Cybercrooks

The legit security tool has shown up 161 percent more, year-over-year, in cyberattacks, having “gone fully mainstream in the crimeware world.”

Data for 700M LinkedIn Users Posted for Sale in Cyber-Underground

After 500 million LinkedIn enthusiasts were affected in a data-scraping incident in April, it’s happened again – with big security ramifications.

5G Security Vulnerabilities Fluster Mobile Operators

A survey from GSMA and Trend Micro shows a concerning lack of security capabilities for private 5G networks (think factories, smart cities, industrial IoT, utilities and more).

NVIDIA Patches High-Severity GeForce Spoof-Attack Bug

A vulnerability in NVIDIA’s GeForce Experience software opens the door to remote data access, manipulation and deletion.

Russian Attackers Breach Microsoft Customer Service Accounts

American IT companies and government have been targeted by the Nobelium state-sponsored group.  

Microsoft Signs Malware That Spreads Through Gaming

The driver, called “Netfilter,” is a rootkit that talks to Chinese C2 IPs and aims to spoof gamers’ geo-locations to cheat the system and play from anywhere, Microsoft said.

Critical CISO Initiatives for the Second Half of 2021

Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, goes over what defenses CISOs need now, and how and why to prioritize the options.

Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window

For over three years, a vendor was recklessly driving the cloud-stored data of luxury-car-owning customers and wannabe buyers.

PS3 Players Ban: Latest Victims of Surging Attacks on Gaming Industry  

Every Sony PlayStation 3 ID out there was compromised, provoking bans of legit players on the network.

FIN7 ‘Pen Tester’ Headed to Jail Amid $1B in Payment-Card Losses

One of the Carbanak cybergang’s highest-level hackers is destined to serve seven years while making $2.5 million in restitution payments.