French data protection regulators on Thursday found the use of Google Analytics a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in …
Apple Releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw
Apple on Thursday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS[1], macOS[2], and Safari[3] to address a new WebKit flaw that it said may have been actively …
FritzFrog P2P Botnet Attacking Healthcare, Education and Government Sectors
A peer-to-peer Golang botnet has resurfaced after more than a year to compromise servers belonging to entities in the healthcare, education, and government sectors within …
COVID Does Not Spread to Computers
“…well, of course!” is what you might think. It’s a biological threat, so how could it affect digital assets? But hang on. Among other effects, …
CISA, FBI, NSA Issue Advisory on Severe Increase in Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity authorities from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have published a joint advisory warning of an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks targeting critical …
Russia Cracks Down on 4 Dark Web Marketplaces for Stolen Credit Cards
A special law enforcement operation undertaken by Russia has led to the seizure and shutdown of four online bazaars that specialized in the theft and …
Critical RCE Flaws in ‘PHP Everywhere’ Plugin Affect Thousands of WordPress Sites
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in a WordPress plugin known as PHP Everywhere that’s used by more than 30,000 websites worldwide and could be …
U.S. Arrests Two and Seizes $3.6 Billion Cryptocurrency Stolen in 2016 Bitfinex Hack
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Tuesday announced[1] the arrest of a married couple in connection with conspiring to launder cryptocurrency worth $4.5 billion that …
Guide: Alert Overload and Handling for Lean IT Security Teams
Alarming research reveals the stress and strains the average cybersecurity team experiences on a daily basis. As many as 70% of teams[1] report feeling emotionally …
Iranian Hackers Using New Marlin Backdoor in ‘Out to Sea’ Espionage Campaign
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to Iran has refreshed its malware toolset to include a new backdoor dubbed Marlin as part of …
