Cyber Security Newsfeeds from around the world
A day after Apple rolled out macOS High Sierra for Mac desktops and notebooks, a security research firm has found loopholes in the new operating system. According to a report on Forbes, a hacker breached into the new macOS, and was able to steal passwords from it.http://www.bgr.in/news/macos-high-sierra-keychain-bug-exposes-your-passwords-to-hackers-report/
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Microsoft has just released the September Patch Tuesday, a huge batch of security updates to address 81 vulnerabilities including Blueborne issue. Microsoft has just released the September Patch Tuesday, a huge batch of security updates to address 81 vulnerabilities in almost any supported versions of Windows and other MS products.http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/62992/security/windows-september-patch-tuesday.html
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‘This is going to be painful,’ given the tens of millions of affected customers, says analyst. She urges organizations to create business cases for spending on security by calculating the possible costs of breaches
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Based on a sample set of business email compromise data, Trend Micro revealed that cybercriminals fooled the CEO position the most, while CFOs and finance directors were the top targets of attacks.http://www.zdnet.com/article/trend-micro-finds-ceos-are-spoofed-the-most-by-business-email-compromise/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
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In December of last year, we released eight predictions as to what we thought the 2017 cybersecurity landscape would hold. Although we’ve definitely observed new trends and attacks that we didn’t foresee, we’ve also seen several of our predictions play out as anticipated. With only three and a half months left in the year, we’re.http://blog.trendmicro.com/grading-predictions-see-aired-1h-2017/
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By David Balaban, director of the Privacy-PC.com project Computer infections continue to pose a major threat to every one of us. Distinguishing between the most pervasive types of threats is the first step in protecting your particular device. Here is a quick rundown of what lurks out there: Mass mailed phishing campaigns.http://lastwatchdog.com/guest-essay-5-cyber-attacks-you-will-need-to-defend-this-week/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20LastWatchdog%20%28The%20Last%20Watchdog%29
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blog.trendmicro.com – The mobile threat landscape isn’t just rife with information stealers and rooting malware. There’s also mobile ransomware. While it seems they’re not as mature as their desktop counterparts, what wit… Tweeted by @vesajoki https://twitter.com/vesajoki/status/902197880542437378http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/android-mobile-ransomware-evolution/
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By Lorin Wu (Mobile Threat Analyst) The mobile threat landscape isn’t just rife with information stealers and rooting malware. There’s also mobile ransomware. While it seems they’re not as mature as their desktop counterparts, what with the likes of WannaCry and Petya, the increasing usage of mobile….http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/android-mobile-ransomware-evolution/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Anti-MalwareBlog%20%28Trendlabs%20Security%20Intelligence%20Blog%29
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The Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a new warning on Wednesday that North Korean government hackers are continuing to target critical U.S. infrastructure for cyber attacks. A technical report by DHS’ National Cyber Awareness System reveals …http://freebeacon.com/national-security/government-warns-north-korean-cyber-attacks-continue/
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If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don’t click on it. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform campaign on Facebook Messenger, where users receive a video link that redirects them to a fake website, luring them to install malicious software.http://thehackernews.com/2017/08/facebook-virus-hacking.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20TheHackersNews%20%28The%20Hackers%20News%20-%20Security%20Blog%29
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