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Cyber Espionage Group, Snowbug Targets South American Foreign Policy
Cyber espionage group targets South American and Southeast Asian governments using custom Felismus malware. → Read More
US Department of Defense Getting Aggressive on Adoption of Cloud, Machine Learning
The US Department of Defense is seeking private sector's help to "vault DOD" into the world of elastic computing, data management and analytics, cybersecurity, and machine learning. → Read More
Cloudflare Uses Lava Lamps to Generate Encryption Keys
The web performance and security company, Cloudflare has shared one of the methods it uses to ensure randomness when generating encryption keys. → Read More
Researchers Find One-Third of IPv4 Address Space Under Some Type of DoS Attack
For the first time, a large-scale analysis of victims of internet denial-of-service (DoS) attacks worldwide has resulted in discovery of millions of network addresses subjeted to denial-of-service attacks over a two-year period. → Read More
Security Researchers are Warning About a New IoT Botnet Storm Brewing
A brand new botnet, dubbed ‘IoTroop’, is discovered evolving and recruiting IoT devices at a far greater pace and with more potential damage than the Mirai botnet of 2016. Researchers at the security firm, Check Point, are warning that "a massive Botnet is forming to create a cyber-storm that could take down the internet. ... Our research suggests we are now experiencing the calm before an even… → Read More
Dell Loses Key Customer Support Domain Name for a Month, Site Exposed to Questionable Content
The website designated by Dell Inc. to help customers recover from malicious software and other computer maladies may have been hijacked for a few weeks this summer by people who specialize in deploying said malware, reports Brian Krebs in KrebsOnSecurity. → Read More
Canada's Electronic Spy Agency Makes Its Malware Analysis Tool Public
Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) which rarely discloses detail of its activities has taken the "unprecedented step" of releasing one of its own cyber defense tools to the public, in a bid to help companies and organizations better defend their computers and networks against malicious threats. → Read More
Canada's Electronic Spy Agency Makes Its Malware Analysis Tool Public
Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) which rarely discloses detail of its activities has taken the "unprecedented step" of releasing one of its own cyber defense tools to the public, in a bid to help companies and organizations better defend their computers and networks against malicious threats. → Read More
Google Launcheds Advanced Protection Program for "High-Risk" Users
Coninsiding with October Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google today announced the launch of Advanced Protection Program specifically "designed for those who are at an elevated risk of attack." → Read More
KRACK Attack Can Affect All Modern WiFi Networks, Researchers Have Disclosed
Security researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens have detected a major vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol that secures all protected Wi-Fi networks. → Read More
DHS Planning to Monitor, Collect Social Media Information on All Immigrants to US
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a new rule under the Privacy Act of 1974 in the Federal Register last week, detailing how it intends to expand the information it collects when determining a person's immigration status to include social media handles and potentially even search histories. → Read More
Google Global Cache Servers Go Online in Cuba, But App Engine Blocked
Cuban requests for Google services are being routed to GCC servers in Cuba, and all Google services that are available in Cuba are being cached -- not just YouTube. That will cut latency significantly, but Cuban data rates remain painfully slow. My guess is that Cubans will notice the improved performance in interactive applications, but maybe not perceive much of a change when watching a… → Read More
Bluetooth-Based Attack Vector Dubbed "BlueBorne" Exposes Almost Every Connected Device
Security firm, Armis Labs, has revealed a new attack vector that can target major mobile, desktop, and IoT operating systems, including Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux, and the devices using them. → Read More
U.S. Navy Investigating Possibility of Cyberattack Behind Two Navy Destroyer Collisions
Deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare, Vice Adm. Jan Tigh, says the military is investigating the possibility of compromised computer systems behind two U.S. Navy destroyer collisions with merchant vessels that occurred in recent months. → Read More
Equifax Breach Blamed on Open-Source Software Flaw
Equifax has blamed a flaw in the software running its online databases for the massive breach revealed last week that has allowed hackers to steal personal information of as many as 143 million customers. → Read More
Equifax Hacked, Nearly Half of US Population Affected
In an announcement today, credit reporting giant Equifax revealed a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. → Read More
Europe and North America Energy Sector Targeted by Sophisticated Cyberattack Group
The Western energy sector is being targeted by a new wave of cyberattacks capable of providing attackers ability to severely disrupt affected operations, according to reports on Wednesday. → Read More
Researchers Expose Over 320 Million Hashed Passwords
A group of security researchers have succeeeded in cracking over 320 million passwords which were made public in an encrypted blacklist. → Read More
U.S. Department of Justice Demands IP Addresses, Other Details on Visitors to Trump Resistance Site
The Los Angeles-based hosting company, DreamHost on Monday revealed that for the past several months it has been dealing with a search warrant from the Department of Justice pertaining to a website used to organize protests against President Trump. → Read More
British Organizations Could Face Massive Fines for Cybersecurity Failures
Organizations who fail to implement effective cybersecurity measures could be fined as much as £17 million or 4% of global turnover, as part of Britain's plan to prevent cyberattacks. → Read More