Category: News

Destructive Wiper Targeting Ukraine Aimed at Eroding Trust, Experts Say

Disruptive malware attacks on Ukrainian organizations (posing as ransomware attacks) are very likely part of Russia’s wider effort to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, according to analysts.

Box 2FA Bypass Opens User Accounts to Attack

A security bug in the file-sharing cloud app could have allowed attackers using stolen credentials to skate by one-time SMS code verification requirements.

Beijing Olympics App Flaws Allow Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Attackers can access audio and files uploaded to the MY2022 mobile app required for use by all winter games attendees – including personal health details.

Cloned Dept. of Labor Site Hawks Fake Government Contracts

A well-crafted but fake government procurement portal offers the opportunity to submit a bid for lucrative government projects — but harvests credentials instead.

Will 2022 Be the Year of the Software Bill of Materials?

Praise be & pass the recipe for the software soup: There’s too much scrambling to untangle vulnerabilities and dependencies, say a security experts roundtable.

The Log4j Vulnerability Puts Pressure on the Security World

It’s time to sound the alarm for Log4Shell. Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, discusses what actions you should be taking.

Cybercriminals Actively Target VMware vSphere with Cryptominers

VMware’s container-based application development environment has become attractive to cyberattackers.

‘White Rabbit’ Ransomware May Be New FIN8 Tool

It’s a double-extortion play that uses the command-line password ‘KissMe’ to hide its nasty acts and adorns its ransom note with cutesy ASCII bunny art.

Critical ManageEngine Desktop Server Bug Opens Orgs to Malware

Zoho’s comprehensive endpoint-management platform suffers from an authentication-bypass bug (CVE-2021-44757) that could lead to remote code execution.

Organizations Face a ‘Losing Battle’ Against Vulnerabilities

Companies must take more ‘innovative and proactive’ approaches to security in 2022 to combat threats that emerged last year, researchers said.