11 Aug Network intruders selling access to high-value companies Breaching corporate networks and selling access to them is a business in and of itself. For many hackers, this is how they make their living, others do it forced by financial struggles to supplement their revenue. […]
11 Aug Microsoft August 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 120 flaws Today is Microsoft’s August 2020 Patch Tuesday, and while this is just a typical day for most of you, Windows administrators around the world want to pull their hair out. […]
11 Aug Colorado city forced to pay $45,000 ransom to decrypt files The City of Lafayette in Colorado, USA has been forced to pay $45,000 after the City’s devices were encrypted in July and they were unable to restore necessary files from backup. […]
10 Aug Upgraded Agent Tesla malware steals passwords from browsers, VPNs New variants of Agent Tesla remote access Trojan now come with modules dedicated to stealing credentials from applications including popular web browsers, VPN software, as well as FTP and email clients. […]
10 Aug Michigan State University discloses credit card theft incident Michigan State University (MSU) today disclosed that attackers were able to steal credit card and personal information from roughly 2,600 users of its shop.msu.edu online store between October 2019 and June 2020. […]
10 Aug Avaddon ransomware launches data leak site to extort victims Avaddon ransomware is the latest cybercrime operation to launch a data leak site that will be used to publish the stolen data of victims who do not pay a ransom demand. […]
10 Aug Office 365 will let you manage phishing simulation emails Microsoft is adding support for allowing emails containing malicious URLs or attachments to reach the mailboxes of end-users to make it easier to run phishing training sessions or simulations. […]
10 Aug Hacked government, college sites push malware via fake hacking tools A large scale hacking campaign is targeting governments and university websites to host articles on hacking social network accounts that lead to malware and scams. […]
09 Aug ProctorU confirms data breach after database leaked online Online exam proctoring solution ProctorU has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor released a stolen database of user records on a hacker forum. […]
08 Aug Bugs in HDL Automation expose IoT devices to remote hijacking A security researcher discovered vulnerabilities in an automation system for smart homes and buildings that allowed taking over accounts belonging to other users and control associated devices. […]