Category: News

Netgear Smart Switches Open to Complete Takeover

The Demon’s Cries, Draconian Fear and Seventh Inferno security bugs are high-severity entryways to corporate networks.

Jenkins Hit as Atlassian Confluence Cyberattacks Widen

Patch now: The popular biz-collaboration platform is seeing mass scanning and exploitation just two weeks after a critical RCE bug was disclosed.

ProtonMail Forced to Log IP Address of French Activist

The privacy-touting, end-to-end encrypted email provider erased its site’s “we don’t log your IP” boast after France sicced Swiss cops on it.

Authorities Arrest Another TrickBot Gang Member in South Korea

A hacker known only as “Mr. A” was picked up by authorities at a South Korean airport after getting stuck in the country due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Holy Grail of Security: Answers to ‘Did XYZ Work?’ – Podcast

Verizon DBIR is already funny, useful & well-written, and it just got better with mapping to MITRE ATT&CK TTPs. The marriage could finally bring answers to “What are we doing…
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Human Fraud: Detecting Them Before They Detect You

Tony Lauro, director of security technology and strategy at Akamai, discusses how to disrupt account takeovers in the exploitation phase of an attack.

IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months

The first half of 2021 saw 1.5 billion attacks on smart devices, with attackers looking to steal data, mine cryptocurrency or build botnets.

FIN7 Capitalizes on Windows 11 Release in Latest Gambit

The financially motivated group looked to steal payment-card data from a California-based point-of-sale service provider.

The State of Incident Response: Measuring Risk and Evaluating Your Preparedness

Grant Oviatt, director of incident-response engagements at Red Canary, provides advice and best practices on how to get there faster.

Brute-Force Attacks Target Inboxes for Gift Card Data

Cybercriminal enterprise is mass testing millions of usernames and passwords per day in a hunt for loyalty card data.