Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Conference on Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare November 13, 2018 — Washington, D.C. Welcome Remarks and The Rising Global Cyber Threat. Speakers: Dr. Samantha F. Ravich, Principal Investigator, FDD’s project on C…
Continue ReadingThe reports, citing cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and FireEye Inc, about a cyberoperation against US government agencies emerged on Friday. They claimed that hackers sent emails purporting to come from a State Department employee, Susan Stevenson…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (Reuters) – Hackers linked to the Russian government are impersonating U.S. State Department employees in an operation aimed at infecting computers of U.S. government agencies, think tanks and businesses, two cybersecurity firms told Reuters. …
Continue ReadingIt’s the holiday gift-buying season, which means it’s time to carefully consider security features when buying Internet-connected devices. Plus, a kid’s watch with big security problems and a warning for Black Friday. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. I…
Continue ReadingThe malware is being used in the DarkGate campaign, a previously undetected hacking operation uncovered this week by According to the team, DarkGate is currently underway in Spain and France, targeting Microsoft Windows PCs by way of torrent files. Tor…
Continue ReadingThe hacking team behind a cyberattack which impacted the Winter Olympic Games is back with an updated cache of droppers and hacking tools.
This week, researchers from Check Point said that Hades, the advanced persistence threat (APT) group believed to…
Continue Reading16 November 2018.
The year so far has been a punishing one for security firm Kaspersky. Continued clashes with US authorities has resulted in the company changes tactics and limit damage control. At a summit in Zurich, Switzerland, the embattled compa…
Continue ReadingOnline shoppers are currently being targeted by around 14 malware families, including Zeus, Betabot, IcedID, and more. The malware variants have been observed targeting at least 67 online shopping sites. Holiday shopping can be extremely stressful, whi…
Continue ReadingAs the Black Friday post-Thanksgiving buying bonanza looms, many are opting to stay at home and take advantage of the same deals online. But they may get an unwanted extra with their purchase. Banking trojan malware families Betabot, Panda, Gozi, Zeus,…
Continue Readingvia www.infosecurity-magazine.com One Million Kids Tracker Watches Deemed UnsafeSecurity researchers are urging parents to think twice about buying GPS-enabled smart watches to keep their children safe, after revealing that scores of models are riddled…
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