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  • "FBI Official Says Foreign Hackers Have Targeted COVID-19 research"
    A senior cybersecurity official with the FBI has confirmed that foreign government hackers are hacking into companies that are researching treatments for COVID-19.  It is advised that medical research organizations and organizations that work for…
  • "In Search of a B.S. Filter for Software Bugs"
    Some organizations are still struggling to determine the potential impact of a software bug on their business. The cybersecurity company Rapid7 set up a project to bring further attention to how crowdsourcing can help organizations rate the severity of…
  • "Critical 'Starbleed' Vulnerability in FPGA Chips Identified"
    Scientists from the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and from Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy have discovered that Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) contain a critical security vulnerability, dubbed "…
  • "New Silicon Chip 'Fingerprint' for Stronger Hardware Security at Low Cost"
    Researchers from NUS (National University of Singapore) Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed new self-healing and self-concealing Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs). PUFs use the inherent, unique manufacturing variations in microchips…
  • "‘Double Extortion’ Ransomware Attacks Spike"
    Ransomware attacks are starting to use a tactic called Double Extortion much more often.  The ransomware tactic Double Extortion emerged in late 2019 but has been being used much more frequently in Q1 of 2020.  In this tactic, adversaries try…
  • "Scammers Are Masquerading as Smart TV Owners to Fleece Advertisers, Researchers Say"
    Security researchers from White Ops, have discovered an ongoing scheme in which fraudsters are charging advertising companies for ad space on smart TVs, and then not delivering on their promise.  The scammers are disguising bot activity which,…
  • "Phishing Campaign Tries to Fool WebEx Users With Bogus IT Security Warnings"
    The Cofence Phishing Defense Center released a report detailing a new phishing campaign that targets users of the video conferencing platform WebEx. According to the report, remote workers who have been using the platform are receiving IT security email…
  • "Hospital Hackers Seize Upon Coronavirus Pandemic"
    The COVID-19 pandemic has impelled hackers to execute more cyberattacks against hospitals, healthcare systems, clinical labs, and research centers. Security professionals have observed an increase in ransomware attacks and phishing attacks targeting…
  • "Phishing Kit Prices Skyrocketed in 2019 by 149%"
    Group-IB's analysis of advertisements posted on known cybercrime markets and hacking forums revealed a rise in the average price of a phishing kit. The average price for a phishing kit had risen from $122 in 2018 to $304 in 2019 despite the increase in…
  • "Are we Doing Enough to Protect Connected Cars?"
    Cars are becoming more connected and should meet the highest level of security, safety, and performance. However, that is not always the case.  As cars have become more connected and have more autonomous features, cars are extremely susceptible to…
  • "WordPress WooCommerce Sites Targeted by Card Swiper Attacks"
    Credit card swipers found a new hard-to-detect way to target WordPress websites using the WooCommerce plugin.  Researchers at Securi, have discovered that credit card swipers are hiding malicious JavaScript code inside system files.  Most…
  • "MSC Data Center Closes Following Suspected Cyber-Attack"
    The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) recently reported a network outage at one of its data centers, which took down its website msc.com and myMSC portal. According to a message posted on Twitter by MSC, there is a chance that malware caused the…