December 2020 – Page 14

Hackers target EU Commission, COVID-19 cold chain supply orgs

IBM X-Force warned of threat actors actively targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain in a large scale spear-phishing campaign that has started three months ago, in September 2020. […]

02 Dec

Google is closing 3D model site Poly to focus on AR experiences

Google is shutting down its 3D model sharing site Poly in 2021 to focus their resources on building AR experiences. […]

02 Dec

HMRC phishing scam abuses mail service to bypass spam filters

Threat actors are exploiting legitimate SendGrid mailing service to send HMRC phishing emails that bypass spam filters. […]

02 Dec

K12 online schooling giant pays Ryuk ransomware to stop data leak

Online education giant K12 Inc. has paid a ransom after their systems were hit by Ryuk ransomware in the middle of November. […]

02 Dec

Google Chrome will soon warn you when using weak passwords

Your online accounts’ security is heavily dependent on how strong your passwords are, and if they are too easy, attackers could hack into your account by brute-forcing your password. […]

02 Dec

Phishing targets US brokerage firms using FINRA lookalike domain

US securities industry regulator FINRA warned brokerage firms earlier this week of ongoing phishing attacks using a recently registered web domain spoofing a legitimate FINRA website. […]

02 Dec

Alabama school district shut down by ransomware attack

Ransomware operators have attacked the Huntsville City Schools district in Alabama, forcing them to shut down schools for the rest of the week and possibly next week. […]

01 Dec

Malicious NPM packages used to install njRAT remote access trojan

New malicious NPM packages have been discovered that install the njRAT remote access trojan that allows hackers to gain control over a computer. […]

01 Dec

Microsoft Teams Calling gets CarPlay support, SPAM id service, more

The new Microsoft Teams additions include call transfer, spam reduction, CarPlay support, streamlined calling experience, and more. […]

01 Dec

Critical Oracle WebLogic flaw actively exploited by DarkIRC malware

A botnet known as DarkIRC is actively targeting thousands of exposed Oracle WebLogic servers in attacks designed to exploit the CVE-2020-14882 remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability fixed by Oracle two months ago. […]

Month: December 2020

Hackers target EU Commission, COVID-19 cold chain supply orgs

Google is closing 3D model site Poly to focus on AR experiences

HMRC phishing scam abuses mail service to bypass spam filters

K12 online schooling giant pays Ryuk ransomware to stop data leak

Google Chrome will soon warn you when using weak passwords

Phishing targets US brokerage firms using FINRA lookalike domain

Alabama school district shut down by ransomware attack

Malicious NPM packages used to install njRAT remote access trojan

Microsoft Teams Calling gets CarPlay support, SPAM id service, more

Critical Oracle WebLogic flaw actively exploited by DarkIRC malware