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Office 365 Phishing Attack Targets Financial Execs

Office 365 Phishing Attack Targets Financial Execs

Attackers move on new CEOs, using transition confusion to harvest Microsoft credentials. A new phishing scam is on the rise, targeting executives in the insurance […]
Ransomware gang demands $50 million from computer maker Acer

Ransomware gang demands $50 million from computer maker Acer

Taiwanese computer maker Acer has suffered a ransomware attack over the past weekend at the hands of the REvil ransomware gang, which is now demanding […]
Threat actors start attacking F5 devices using recent vulnerability

Threat actors start attacking F5 devices using recent vulnerability

Multiple hacking groups have started attacking F5 networking devices after the publication of proof-of-concept exploit code online for a recent critical vulnerability the vendor patched […]
Why America will never be safe from cyberattacks

Why America will never be safe from cyberattacks

It’s impossible to stop all hacks, and a lack of cybersecurity experts isn’t helping + “Nobody knows how to make a system that is usable […]
China-linked TA428 Continues to Target Russia and Mongolia IT Companies

China-linked TA428 Continues to Target Russia and Mongolia IT Companies

Recorded Future’s Insikt Group recently identified renewed activity attributed to the suspected Chinese threat activity group TA428. The identified activity overlaps with a TA428 campaign […]
“Expert” hackers used 11 zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users

“Expert” hackers used 11 zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users

The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets group apart. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/expert-hackers-used-11-zerodays-to-infect-windows-ios-and-android-users/     […]
New macOS malware XcodeSpy Targets Xcode Developers with EggShell Backdoor

New macOS malware XcodeSpy Targets Xcode Developers with EggShell Backdoor

Threat actors are abusing the Run Script feature in Apple’s Xcode IDE to infect unsuspecting Apple Developers via shared Xcode Projects. XcodeSpy is a malicious […]
ETSI standard to secure digital signatures solves issue for 4,000 banks

ETSI standard to secure digital signatures solves issue for 4,000 banks

ETSI is pleased to unveil ETSI TS 119 182-1, a specification for digital signatures supported by PKI and public key certificates which authenticates the origin […]
Chinese cyberspies go after telco providers, 5G secrets

Chinese cyberspies go after telco providers, 5G secrets

A Chinese cyber-espionage group has shifted operations from targeting Vatican officials and Catholic organizations to telecom providers across Asia, Europe, and the US.   https://therecord.media/chinese-cyberspies-go-after-telco-providers-5g-secrets/ […]
29% of Cyber Threats Previously Unknown, HP Research Finds

29% of Cyber Threats Previously Unknown, HP Research Finds

HP threat intel team reveals rising web browser exploits, RAT-infested delivery alerts, DOSfuscation and other hacker activity HP Inc. today released its new Quarterly Threat […]
REvil ransomware gang claims over $100 million profit in a year

REvil ransomware gang claims over $100 million profit in a year

REvil ransomware developers say that they made more than $100 million in one year by extorting large businesses across the world from various sectors. They […]
Mimecast says SolarWinds hackers breached its network and spied on customers

Mimecast says SolarWinds hackers breached its network and spied on customers

Mimecast-issued certificate used to connect to customers’ Microsoft 365 tenants.   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/mimecast-says-solarwinds-hackers-breached-its-network-and-spied-on-customers/     […]
Microsoft Releases Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool

Microsoft Releases Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool

Microsoft has released the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT.ps1) that can automate portions of both the detection and patching process. Microsoft stated the following along […]
Gartner Identifies Top 10 Data and Analytics Technology Trends for 2021

Gartner Identifies Top 10 Data and Analytics Technology Trends for 2021

These Trends Can Help Organisations Respond to Change, Uncertainty and Opportunities Gartner, Inc. identified the top 10 data and analytics (D&A) technology trends for 2021 […]
Building Trust in the Digital Era: ENISA boosts the uptake of the eIDAS regulation

Building Trust in the Digital Era: ENISA boosts the uptake of the eIDAS regulation

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity issues technical guidance and recommendations on Electronic Identification and Trust Services helping Member States to implement the eIDAS regulation. […]
Fight phishing with these latest web scraping techniques

Fight phishing with these latest web scraping techniques

Organisations understand the power of data, and my job is to help them overcome challenges so they can achieve their data acquisition goals.  Working with […]