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"New, Critical Vulnerability Discovered That Could Let Attackers Gain Entry to SolarWinds Systems"Researchers in Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) team discovered two remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that could lead to the takeover of SolarWinds Orion systems. The team has worked closely with SolarWinds to assist in responding to the… -
"Double-Extortion Ransomware Attacks Surged in 2020"During a new study, researchers at F-Secure discovered that double-extortion ransomware attacks exploded in 2020. The tactic involves threat actors stealing data from organizations in addition to encrypting files. This means that, as well as…
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"Closing the Cyber Skills Gap Will Take New Technologies in Addition to New Talent"Marcus Fowler, the director of strategic threat at the cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Darktrace, discusses the need for new technologies and new talent to close the cybersecurity skills gap. Although the first decrease has been…
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"More Solutions Doesn’t Mean More Protection"Researchers at Acronis conducted a survey of 4,400 IT users and professionals in 22 countries across six continents about their cybersecurity solutions. The results showed that while 80% of companies now run up to 10 different solutions simultaneously to…
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"This Android Malware Hides as a System Update App to Spy on You"Researchers at Zimperium zLabs have discovered new Android malware disguised as a System Update application. The researchers detected the sample app on a third-party repository, not the official Google Play Store. Once the spyware app is…
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"Apple Rushes to Patch Zero‑Day Flaw in iOS, iPadOS"Apple has recently released an emergency update for its iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS operating systems to patch a zero-day security flaw being exploited in the wild. The list of impacted devices includes iPhone 6s and later, all versions of the iPad…
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"Cyberattack Disrupts Operations At Molson Coors"The multi-billion-dollar brewing and beverage giant Molson Coors recently faced a cyberattack that disrupted parts of the company's business, including brewery operations, production, and shipping. Molson Coors reportedly suffered a ransomware attack.…
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"Young Adults, Seniors Over 75 Most Susceptible to Cyber Fraud"According to the latest research shared in the LexisNexis Risk Solutions biannual Cybercrime Report, young adults under the age of 25 and adults over 75 are the most vulnerable to falling victim to cybercrime. The report is based on the analysis of…
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"Insurance Giant CNA Hit With Novel Ransomware Attack"A novel ransomware attack forced insurance giant CNA to take systems offline and temporarily shutter its website. The Chicago-based company is the seventh-largest commercial insurance provider in the world. The company stated that the attack caused…
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"Public-Private Partnership is 'Critical' to Cybersecurity"The National Security Agency's (NSA) Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, together with government and industry partners, is working to share information and strengthen cybersecurity. Morgan Adamski, the chief of NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center,…
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"Mamba Ransomware Leverages DiskCryptor for Encryption, FBI Warns"The FBI recently issued an alert about the abuse of the DiskCryptor open-source tool by the Mamba ransomware to encrypt entire drives as well as the operating system. Mamba ransomware, also referred to as HDDCryptor, has been active for nearly half a…
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"Rise in Attacks on ICS Computers in Second Half of 2020"Researchers from Kaspersky have discovered that attacks on industrial control system (ICS) computers went up by .85 percentage points in H2 of 2020 compared to H1. The researchers also found that the variety of malware families targeting ICS…