Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
A new SEO poisoning campaign is using U.S midterm election keywords as a bait to lure victims into multiple scam sites, adult sites and websites pushing unwanted or malicious software. The attackers involved in this campaign seem to have hacked multipl…
Continue ReadingResearchers have found several authentication and encryption vulnerabilities in the firmware of marine diesel engine controllers by Norwegian company Auto-Maskin, as well as the accompanying Android app. These security flaws could be exploited by attac…
Continue ReadingApple iPhones are under attack from crypto-mining malware. This is according to Israeli-based cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies in its Global Threat Index for September 2018, which reveals a near-400% increase in crypto-mining malwa…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to protecting yourself and your organization against cyber scams, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” solution. As organizations and people alike continue to adopt new devices and technology, they’re opening themselves up to more opportunities…
Continue ReadingLeaked data tranche of 8,700 documents purportedly includes tools that turn smart TVs into covert surveillance devices.
In what appears to be another major blow against a U.S. intelligence agency, whistleblower website WikiLeaks has publicly leaked 8,…
Continue Reading#1233389: KeyBoy Attacker Group Uses Publicly Available Exploit Code to Deliver Malware. The KeyBoy attacker group is using publicly available exploit code for two Microsoft security flaws to infect vulnerable machines with malware. Researchers at Alie…
Continue Reading#1233332: Russia-linked APT group DustSquad targets diplomatic entities in Central Asia. Kaspersky experts published a detailed analysis of the attacks conducted by the Russian-linked cyber espionage group DustSquad. Earlier October, security experts f…
Continue ReadingMy mother is now retired, but she worked in HR and payroll for decades, sometimes for banks. Based on her stories, I have an understanding of how handing out or snail-mailing physical checks can be inconvenient from both a payer’s and a payee’s perspec…
Continue ReadingThe newer version of Agent Tesla info stealer could allow the attacker to execute remote code on the victim’s computer. The new exploit chain could download other information stealer malware such as Loki and Gamarue. A new malware campaign uses a modif…
Continue ReadingA newly discovered infection campaign is leveraging malicious RTF files to deliver information-stealing Trojans to the unsuspecting victims, Cisco Talos security researchers warn. As part of the attacks, the adversaries use a well-known exploit chain f…
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