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  • "Researchers Identify Novel Cybersecurity Approach to Protect Army Systems"
    Researchers at the U.S. Army's corporate laboratory collaborated with the University of California, Riverside, to develop a new approach called "SymTCP." The novel approach aims to protect Army systems against intrusion by adversaries and the evasion of…
  • "Warning As Dangerous Coronavirus Malware Is Sent To Millions: Here’s What You Need To Do"
    The fear and confusion surrounding the coronavirus outbreak have prompted threat actors to develop coronavirus-themed malware campaigns that target millions of people. One highly-distributed email contains an attachment claiming to have important…
  • "Fake Alerts About Outdated Security Certificates Lead to Malware"
    Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered that cybercriminals are using fake alerts about outdated security certificates, complete with an "Install (Recommended)" button to download malware onto a person's computer. The fake notification is delivered…
  • "New PwndLocker Ransomware Targeting U.S. Cities, Enterprises"
    U.S. cities and organizations are being targeted by a new strain of ransomware, dubbed "PwndLocker," which demands ransom amounts from $175,000 to more than $660,000 based on the size of the targeted network. Lasalle County in Illinois was demanded to…
  • "Microsoft OneNote Used To Sidestep Phishing Detection"
    Researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign, where the adversaries used OneNote to distribute the Agent Tesla keylogger. OneNote is Microsoft's digital notebook that automatically saves and syncs notes. Using OneNote to distribute the malware…
  • "Ethical Hackers Submitted More Bugs to the Pentagon Than Ever Last Year"
    According to the Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center (DC3), security researchers reported more vulnerabilities to the Pentagon than ever before in 2019. The Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP), created to allow ethical hackers to safely and…
  • "FDA Informs Patients, Providers and Manufacturers About Potential Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Certain Medical Devices with Bluetooth Low Energy"
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautions patients, healthcare providers, and manufacturers about a set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, dubbed "SweynTooth" contained by certain medical devices with wireless communication technology known as…
  • "A Simple New Tool Lets You Open Email Attachments Without Fear"
    Micah Lee, the head of information security for First Look Media, has announced plans to release an alpha version of a free quarantine program he developed, called Dangerzone. The program is capable of removing malicious scripts, tracking beacons, and…
  • "Facebook Takes Down Inauthentic Accounts From India, Egypt"
    Facebook has recently removed hundreds of accounts, pages, groups, and Instagram accounts that were originally from India and Egypt for violating Facebook’s policy against foreign or government interference. The Facebook accounts from India focused…
  • "Billions of Devices Open to Wi-Fi Eavesdropping Attacks"
    Researchers at ESET discovered a critical bug in Wi-Fi chips, which affects billions of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, and routers from Amazon, Apple, Google, Samsung, and others. The vulnerability, dubbed Kr00k, derives from an all-…
  • "Why Threat Intelligence Gathering Can Be a Legal Minefield"
    The Department of Justice (DoJ) released a report, titled "Legal Considerations When Gathering Online Cyber Threat Intelligence and Purchasing Data from Illicit Sources." The report highlights the risks that security researchers and organizations face…
  • "Intel Announces New Hardware-based Security Capabilities"
    Intel recently announced four new hardware-based security capabilities and gave additional information on its Computer Lifecycle Assurance supply chain transparency initiative. The new capabilities are application isolation, VM and container isolation,…