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- May 24, 2018
24 May'18
Risk & Repeat: Breaking down the Efail flaws
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the Efail vulnerabilities in PGP and S/Mime protocols, as well as the rocky disclosure process for the flaws.
- May 23, 2018
23 May'18
Wicked botnet: Another Mirai variant targets connected devices
Fortinet researchers uncovered a new variant of the Mirai malware, known as the Wicked botnet, which targets vulnerable IoT devices and uses multiple existing exploits.
- May 22, 2018
22 May'18
Newly disclosed Spectre variant 4 brings more side channel concerns
A new Spectre vulnerability was disclosed this week, adding to concerns about side channel attacks exploiting speculative execution in modern processors.
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- May 22, 2018
22 May'18
Recorded Future sheds light on Iranian hacking operations
Recorded Future's Levi Gundert discusses how the Iranian government uses proxies and contractors to launch cyberattacks, and how its strategy presents challenges for the country.
- May 22, 2018
22 May'18
North Korean hackers linked to Google Play spyware
The 'Sun Team' group of North Korean hackers placed malicious apps in the Google Play store to target defectors and steal personal data such as photos, contacts and SMS messages.
- May 21, 2018
21 May'18
Recorded Future: Iranian cyberattacks poised to resume
Recorded Future's Levi Gundert explains why major cyberattacks against Western enterprises are expected to resume following the United States' withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
- May 18, 2018
18 May'18
Telegrab malware threatens Telegram desktop users
News roundup: Telegrab malware enables hackers to grab encryption keys and browser credentials from Telegram sessions. Plus, DHS released its new cybersecurity strategy, and more.
- May 17, 2018
17 May'18
Securus hack exposes law enforcement customers of location tracking
Following news that it provides near real-time location data to law enforcement without warrants, a Securus hack exposed information on those law enforcement customers.
- May 17, 2018
17 May'18
Risk & Repeat: Why Ray Ozzie's Clear proposal isn't so clear
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss Ray Ozzie's solution for going dark, known as Clear, and what infosec experts are saying about it.
- May 17, 2018
17 May'18
Risk & Repeat: Business email compromise on the rise
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the rise in business email compromise activity based on new data from the FBI's 2017 Internet Crime Report.
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- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
Vault 7 leak suspect is a former CIA employee already in custody
The U.S. government has identified a man already in custody on unrelated charges as the suspect in the Vault 7 leak, but it is unclear how much evidence supports the case.
- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
Illumio: Subtle data manipulation attacks pose serious threats
Illumio CTO P.J. Kirner discusses the threat of data manipulation and explains why subtle, hard to detect attacks could have devastating effects on enterprises.
- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
Efail disclosure troubles highlight branded vulnerability issues
The Efail disclosure process was one day away from completion, but attempts to generate hype for the vulnerabilities led to details leaking earlier than researchers intended.
- May 14, 2018
14 May'18
Efail flaws highlight risky implementations of PGP and S/MIME
The messy disclosure of the Efail flaws raised questions about the security of email encryption, while experts said S/MIME may be more at risk than some PGP implementations.
- May 14, 2018
14 May'18
FBI: Business email compromise tops $676 million in losses
Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report indicates an increase in ransomware while the FBI's Internet Crime Report shows a downward trend, with business email compromise on the rise.