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Emerging cyberattacks and threats

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  BlackBerry Intelligent Security enables flexible security policy

  BlackBerry launched a new unified endpoint management platform, BlackBerry Intelligent Security, which changes security policies by calculating user risk.

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  SafeBreach launches new platform to prioritize, mitigate security gaps

  SafeBreach has launched SafeBreach GRID, a breach and attack simulation application that helps security teams decide which security gaps to address first.