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  • "Paying Ransomware Paints Bigger Bullseye on Target’s Back"

    Security researchers at Cybereason surveyed 1,456 cybersecurity professionals during their new study.  Participants represented a global mix of cybersecurity professionals in the United States (24 percent), U.K. (17 percent), U.A.E., Japan,…

  • "QBot Now Distributes Black Basta Ransomware During Bot-Powered Attacks"

    The Black Basta ransomware group is working with the QBot malware operation to spread laterally through compromised business systems. QBot, also known as QuakBot, is a Windows malware capable of stealing bank and domain passwords and distributing other…

  • "Attacker Dwell Time Surges 36% in 2021"

    Security researchers at Sophos have found that threat actors spent a median of 15 days inside victim networks last year, an increase of over a third from the previous year.  The researchers stated that the increase in dwell time is down mainly to…

  • "IT Security: When the Hardware Traps Criminals"

    Paul Staat and Johannes Tobisch, Ph.D. students at RUB, are developing methods for protecting hardware against manipulation. Technical systems must be safeguarded not only from remote cyberattacks, but also from hardware modification. They are working on…

  • "New Android Malware Called SMSFactory Is Increasing Users' Phone Bill By Subscribing To Premium Services"

    Newly detected Android malware called SMSFactory is increasing phone bills by adding premium service subscriptions unbeknownst to victims. According to researchers at Avast, the malware has various distribution channels, including those associated with…

  • "Researchers Warn of Spam Campaign Targeting Victims with SVCReady Malware"

    There is a new wave of phishing campaigns attempting to spread SVCReady malware. This malware is known for the unusual way in which it is delivered to target PCs as it uses shellcode hidden in the properties of Microsoft Office documents. SVCReady is…

  • "Data Breach at Shields Health Care Group Impacts 2 Million Patients"

    Shields Health Care Group has recently informed roughly two million individuals of a cybersecurity incident that potentially impacted their personal data.  Shields Health Care Group is located in Massachusetts and provides management and imaging…

  • "Protecting Our Physical and Digital Safety in Hospitals and Connected Cars"

    Guillaume Dupont, a Ph.D. student at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), investigated the 'safeness' risks in hospitals and modern automobiles, two critical cyber-physical domains. He developed three key requirements to provide efficient…

  • "Follina Exploited by State-Sponsored Hackers"

    State-sponsored hackers have been added to the list of adversaries seeking to exploit Microsoft's now-patched Follina vulnerability. According to Proofpoint researchers, state-sponsored hackers attempted to exploit the Follina vulnerability in Microsoft…

  • "6G Component Provides Speed, Efficiency Needed for Next-Gen Network"

    Even though consumers won’t see it for years, researchers worldwide are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless communications, 6G.  Security researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed components that…

  • "Phishing Attacks Will Use Powerful Text Generation, Say Machine-Learning Engineers"

    Would-be phishing victims have a significant edge in a phishing attack, with cybercriminals having to perform everything by hand. However, OpenAI's GPT showed that powerful Machine Learning (ML) text generation can also be designed to be simple for lay…

  • "CISA Challenges Partners and Public to Push for 'More Than a Password' in New Social Media Campaign"

    The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced a collaborative effort with the industry to increase the adoption of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as well as ensure widespread understanding…