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Congress Debates Renewal of National Cyber Director Role
The U.S. should restore the position of cybersecurity coordinator at the White House because the number of threats against the nation is increasing, several → Read More
Microsoft: Patching 'Wormable' Windows Server Flaw Is Urgent
Microsoft is urging its customers to patch a "wormable" vulnerability affecting the Windows Server operating system that could allow an attacker to → Read More
Patching Urged as F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability Exploited
Security researchers warn that the number of exploit attempts targeting a critical vulnerability in F5 Networks' BIG-IP networking products has steadily increased → Read More
Operators Behind Valak Malware Expand Malicious Campaign
The operators behind the Valak malware strain have expanded their malicious campaigns to other parts of the world, targeting financial, manufacturing, healthcare → Read More
POS Malware Using DNS to Steal Payment Card Data
Fraudsters are using a revamped version of the Alina Trojan to target Windows-based POS devices to steal payment card data, according to Century Link’s Black → Read More
Hacker Group Stole $200 Million From Cryptocurrency Exchanges
A hacking group dubbed CryptoCore has stolen more than $200 million in virtual currency from several cryptocurrency exchanges over the past two years, the security → Read More
Revamped IcedID Banking Trojan Campaign Uses COVID-19 Lure
Fraudsters are now deploying the IcedID banking Trojan via phishing campaigns that use the COVID-19 pandemic as one of several lures, according to Juniper Threat → Read More
COVID-19-Themed Phishing Campaigns Diminish
The surge in phishing campaigns and other types of fraud using COVID-19 themes has diminished in recent weeks, according to the Microsoft Threat Protection → Read More
Unsecured AWS S3 Buckets Infected With Skimmer Code
Cybercriminals are continuing to take advantage of unsecured Amazon S3 buckets, with RiskIQ researchers recently finding card skimming code and redirects to a → Read More
Phishing Attack Targeted German COVID-19 Task Force Firm
An ongoing phishing campaign has targeted top officials at a German multinational company tasked with procuring personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 → Read More
COVID-19 Adds to US Election Security Challenges: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new series of cybersecurity challenges for election officials across the U.S., including concerns about the security of mail-in → Read More
Google: Phishing Attacks Targeted Trump, Biden Campaigns
Separate state-sponsored phishing attacks unsuccessfully attempted to infiltrate the campaign offices of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, → Read More
Phishers Use Fake VPN Alerts to Steal Office 365 Passwords
Fraudsters are using fake VPN update alerts to target remote workers in an effort to steal their Microsoft Office 365 credentials, according to the security firm → Read More
TrickBot Update Makes Malware Harder to Detect: Report
The developers behind TrickBot have updated it to run from an infected device's memory to help better avoid detection, according to researchers at Palo Alto → Read More
ZLoader Banking Malware Resurfaces
Two years after it was last seen in February 2018, ZLoader banking malware has resurfaced, with cybercriminals wielding a new version that gets distributed via → Read More
ATM Manufacturer Diebold Nixdorf Hit With Ransomware
Diebold Nixdorf, one of the largest makers of ATMs, says it sustained a ransomware attack on April 25, but it experienced only a "limited IT systems → Read More
Hacking Group Offers Another 27 Million Records for Sale: Report
After offering three large databases of compromised user data for sale on the darknet last week, a hacking group known as Shiny Hunters now is trying to sell four → Read More
FINRA Warns of Phishing Emails Targeting Members
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private organization that helps self-regulate brokerage firms and exchange markets in the U.S., warns that a → Read More
Executive Order's Focus: Protecting Power Grid Supply Chain
Declaring that threats to the United States’ power grid are a national emergency, President Donald Trump is taking steps designed to help defend the grid from → Read More
Contact-Tracing Apps: Privacy Group Raises Concerns
As Google and Apple prepare to offer a jointly developed infrastructure for contact-tracing smartphone apps to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electronic → Read More