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  • "Honeywell Cybersecurity Research Reveals The Risk Of USB Threats To Industrials Has Doubled Over 12 Months"
    A new study conducted by the technology firm Honeywell emphasizes the dangers posed by USB devices to the security of operational technology (OT) systems. The study examined cybersecurity threat data collected from industrial facilities worldwide via…
  • "Google Fixes Smartwatch Security Problem Discovered by Purdue Researchers"
    Google released a patch to fix a vulnerability that researchers at Purdue University found in its Wear OS smartwatches. The exploitation of the vulnerability could have allowed attackers to crash specific apps, cause the watch to become unresponsive, or…
  • "Billions of Passwords Now Available on Underground Forums, Say Security Researchers"
    An 18-month analysis conducted by cybersecurity researchers at Digital Shadows on cybercriminals' access to and use of stolen account details revealed that usernames and passwords for more than 15 billion accounts are being distributed on the dark web.…
  • "Automotive Cyber Incidents Doubled in 2019, Reaching 188 Vulnerabilities"
    Connected vehicles introduce significant risks to safety. As vehicles increase in connectivity, they become more vulnerable to being hacked, manipulated, and disabled by cybercriminals. The existence of vulnerabilities in connected cars creates more…
  • "Magecart-Related Group Hits 570 Websites, Taking 184,000 Card Numbers"
    A hacking group known as "Keeper" has targeted 570 e-commerce sites to steal customer financial information using Magecart attacks.  The hacking group has been around since 2017 and has been able to compromise more than 180,000 payment cards as part…
  • "Mounting IIoT Cyber Risks Must Be Addressed Now to Prevent Catastrophe"
    The speed and sophistication of cyberattacks on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continue to grow. A report from Lloyd's Register Foundation, the U.K.-based global safety charity, suggests preventative security measures to address the…
  • "Microsoft Seizes Domains Used in COVID-19-Themed Attacks"
    The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Microsoft permission to seize control of malicious domains used in COVID-19-themed attacks, such as those executed against Office 365 accounts, that have become common over the past…
  • "Cerberus Banking Trojan Unleashed on Google Play"
    Researchers first spotted Cerberus malware last August, and it was being offered in a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model. Since then, a newly discovered variant of the Cerberus Android trojan has been spotted. The malware has become much more…
  • "Cyber Command Backs 'Urgent' Patch for F5 Security Vulnerability"
    F5 Networks, one of the leading global providers of enterprise networking equipment, recently patched a critical vulnerability found in its BIG-IP family of application delivery controllers. The remote code execution vulnerability impacts the BIG-IP…
  • "Android Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ Adware"
    Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered that 14.8 percent of Android users who were targeted with mobile malware or adware last year, was left with undeletable files.  Most of the users affected by mobile adware or mobile malware suffered a system…
  • "Researchers Use AI to Highlight Zoom's Privacy Risks"
    According to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), it is relatively easy to extract personal information such as face images, names, ages, and more from public screenshots of video meetings held on Zoom and other video conferencing…
  • "Thousands of MongoDB Databases Ransacked, Held For Ransom"
    Attacks that involve infiltrating and holding cloud databases for ransom have been around since at least 2016. Security researchers at GDI Foundation have discovered that an unknown cybercriminal has infiltrated 22,900 unsecured MongoDB databases.  …