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Emerging cyberattacks and threats
- December 19, 2019
19 Dec'19
Two attacks on Maze ransomware list confirmed
Another confirmed ransomware attack, this time against Busch's Fresh Food Markets, was added to the Maze gang's ransomware shaming list after the company refused to pay the ransom.
- December 17, 2019
17 Dec'19
Maze gang outs ransomware victims in shame campaign
The threat actors behind Maze ransomware started a campaign to pressure victims into paying ransom by publicly listing successful attacks and threatening to leak data.
- November 13, 2019
13 Nov'19
ZombieLoad v2 disclosed, affects newest Intel chips
Researchers disclosed another variant of the ZombieLoad side-channel attack that affects the newest Intel processors, and also discovered a flaw in the original ZombieLoad patch.
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- November 08, 2019
08 Nov'19
ConnectWise ransomware attacks affecting Automate customers
ConnectWise warned that ransomware attacks are targeting open ports for its Automate on-premises application, but the company has offered few details about the nature of the attacks.
- October 23, 2019
23 Oct'19
Another CCleaner attack hits Avast supply chain
Avast was able to stop an attempted supply chain attack targeting its CCleaner software, but experts say all enterprises should be wary of similar supply chain attacks.
- October 16, 2019
16 Oct'19
Exposed Docker hosts open the door for cryptojacking
Security researchers discovered a new Docker worm that has been targeting exposed hosts in order to spread cryptojacking malware to other containers.
- September 18, 2019
18 Sep'19
Global cryptomining attacks use NSA exploits to earn Monero
Security researchers tracked a very active threat group launching cryptomining attacks around the world against organizations in banking, IT services, healthcare and more.
- September 17, 2019
17 Sep'19
Researcher finds digital certificate fraud used to spread malware
A new certificate fraud scheme involves a threat actor impersonating company execs to purchase certs which are then resold to those looking to spread malware.
- August 20, 2019
20 Aug'19
KNOB attack puts all Bluetooth devices at risk
Security researchers discovered a way to force Bluetooth devices to use easy-to-crack encryption keys, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks and information leaks.
- August 14, 2019
14 Aug'19
Microsoft discovers BlueKeep-like flaws in Remote Desktop Services
Microsoft disclosed four remote code execution flaws in Remote Desktop Services that are similar to BlueKeep, as well as other vulnerabilities in RDP.
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- August 14, 2019
14 Aug'19
IoT botnets reach new threshold in Q2 of 2019
Defending against the rising number and increasing sophistication of IoT botnet attacks isn't an easy task. Learn about the latest threats and the techniques to mitigate them.
- August 14, 2019
14 Aug'19
Latest news from the Black Hat 2019 conference
Learn the latest from this year's Black Hat conference, Aug. 3 to 8. Our team is in Las Vegas to report on what's new in information security risks, trends and defense tactics.
- August 12, 2019
12 Aug'19
Black Hat 2019 brings out new security, protection offerings
The 22nd Black Hat conference in Las Vegas brought together a slew of vendors in network and data security with a variety of security offerings to pitch.
- August 09, 2019
09 Aug'19
ICS security threats rising, targeting oil and gas facilities
In its latest report on industrial control system threats, Dragos said it believes the first major 'destructive' ICS attack will likely occur at an oil and gas facility.
- August 08, 2019
08 Aug'19
Check Point finds RDP vulnerability jeopardizes Microsoft's Hyper-V
Check Point revealed research at Black Hat that showed a previously disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft's remote desktop protocol affects the company's virtualization platform.