The concept of “passwordless” authentication has been gaining significant industry and media attention. And for a good reason. Our digital lives are demanding an ever-increasing number of online accounts and …
Malware That Spreads Via Xcode Projects Now Targeting Apple’s M1-based Macs
A Mac malware campaign targeting Xcode developers has been retooled to add support for Apple’s new M1 chips and expand its features to steal confidential information from cryptocurrency apps. XCSSET …
SysAdmin of Billion-Dollar Hacking Group Gets 10-Year Sentence
A high-level manager and systems administrator associated with the FIN7 threat actor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Fedir Hladyr, a …
What are the different roles within cybersecurity?
People talk about the cybersecurity job market like it’s a monolith, but there are a number of different roles within cybersecurity, depending not only on your skill level and experience …
Severe Bugs Reported in EtherNet/IP Stack for Industrial Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday issued an advisory warning of multiple vulnerabilities in the OpENer EtherNet/IP stack that could expose industrial systems to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, data leaks, and …
US Sanctions Russia and Expels 10 Diplomats Over SolarWinds Cyberattack
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday formally attributed the supply chain attack of IT infrastructure management company SolarWinds with “high confidence” to government operatives working for Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service …
1-Click Hack Found in Popular Desktop Apps — Check If You’re Using Them
Multiple one-click vulnerabilities have been discovered across a variety of popular software applications, allowing an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code on target systems. The issues were discovered by Positive …
Malware Variants: More Sophisticated, Prevalent and Evolving in 2021
A malicious program intended to cause havoc with IT systems—malware—is becoming more and more sophisticated every year. The year 2021 is no exception, as recent trends indicate that several new variants …
YIKES! Hackers flood the web with 100,000 pages offering malicious PDFs
Cybercriminals are resorting to search engine poisoning techniques to lure business professionals into seemingly legitimate Google sites that install a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) capable of carrying out a wide …
New WhatsApp Bugs Could’ve Let Attackers Hack Your Phone Remotely
Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently addressed two security vulnerabilities in its messaging app for Android that could have been exploited to execute malicious code remotely on the device and even compromise encrypted …