Security News

Caught in the Net: Unraveling the Tangle of Old and New Threats

Looking back at the most significant issues of 2018, we saw shifting cybercriminal strategies and lingering security threats. Enterprises faced a multitude of challenges, but careful study of these issues can present opportunities for improvement.

News & Updates

Ryuk Ransomware Shows Diversity in Targets, Consistency in Higher Payouts
May 21, 2019
Ransomware's persistence is perhaps best embodied by a relatively new breed of ransomware, Ryuk, which has been making waves recently with multiple incidents occurring over the past year.
Read more
Cyberextortionists Wipe Over 12,000 MongoDB Databases
May 20, 2019
Over 12,000 MongoDB databases have been deleted, with hackers demanding ransom in return for their restoration. A security researcher has connected these attacks with hacking group Unistellar.
Read more
Magecart’s Payment Card Data-Skimming Code Found on Forbes Magazine’s Website
May 17, 2019
The cybercriminal group Magecart has struck again, this time injecting their payment card data-skimming script into the subscription page of Forbes Magazine.
Read more
ScarCruft Launches Malware With Bluetooth Device-Harvesting Capability
May 17, 2019
Cybercriminal group ScarCruft has recently developed Bluetooth device-harvesting malware that collects Bluetooth device information such as names, device addresses, device types, as well as connection and authentication information.
Read more
Side-Channel Attacks RIDL, Fallout, and ZombieLoad Affects Millions of Vulnerable Intel Processors
May 15, 2019
Researchers reported new side-channel attacks — ZombieLoad, Fallout, and Rogue In-Flight Data Load (RIDL) — that can leak data being processed by vulnerable Intel processors. Here's what you need to know.
Read more
Container Security: Examining Potential Threats to the Container Environment
May 14, 2019
The rise in adoption of containers means a greater need for security awareness. Our infographic details the various threats that container users could encounter at each stage of the development pipeline.
Read more
Unsecured Server Leaks PII of Almost 90% of Panama Residents
May 14, 2019
The personally identifiable information (PII) of almost 90% of Panama’s population has been divulged due to an unsecured Elasticsearch server. The server was found without authentication or firewall protection, connected to the internet, and publicly viewable
Read more
Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited to Drop Kerberods Malware and Launch Monero Miner
May 10, 2019
Threat actors were found exploiting CVE-2018-1000861, a vulnerability in the Stapler web framework that is used by the Apache Jenkins open-source software development automation server with versions 2.153 and earlier.
Read more
Microsoft Exchange Backdoor Gives Hackers Unprecedented Access and Control
May 09, 2019
A sophisticated Microsoft Exchange server backdoor gives hackers access to incoming and outgoing email. They would be able to intercept, redirect, and modify emails as well as send messages on behalf of the compromised victims.
Read more

Security News

Caught in the Net: Unraveling the Tangle of Old and New Threats

Looking back at the most significant issues of 2018, we saw shifting cybercriminal strategies and lingering security threats. Enterprises faced a multitude of challenges, but careful study of these issues can present opportunities for improvement.

Featured Stories