Security News > 2018 > March

Police Bust 20 Phishing Suspects in Italy, Romania
2018-03-30 16:33

Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime GroupPolice have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1...

Under Armour Reports Massive Breach of 150 Million MyFitnessPal Accounts
2018-03-30 15:58

Under Armour is getting kudos for disclosing breach within weeks, but concerns remain over an unknown portion of credentials reportedly stored using the weak SHA-1 hashing function.

Prague Extradites Russian Hacker to US for Alleged Cyberattacks
2018-03-30 15:06

The Czech Republic on Friday said it had extradited a Russian hacker to the United States where he is wanted for alleged cyberattacks on social networks. Yevgeni Nikulin, who is also sought by his...

3 Steps to Asset Management and Software Auditing
2018-03-30 14:03

Protecting Critical Endpoints Is Paramount for Your BusinessWith the explosion of laptops, IoT, tablets, smartphones and other smart technologies, endpoints are the single largest group of devices...

Crypto-Locking Malware Hits Atlanta, Baltimore, Boeing
2018-03-30 13:03

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Ransomware hits the city of Atlanta, Baltimore's 911 system as well as aviation giant Boeing. Plus, WikiLeaks and its Julian Assange get...

VMware Acquires Threat Detection and Response Firm E8 Security
2018-03-30 12:48

VMware announced this week that it has acquired threat detection and response company E8 Security, whose technology will be used to improve the Workspace ONE digital workspace platform. This is...

Apple Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities Across Product Lines
2018-03-30 12:46

Apple this week released a new set of security patches to address tens of vulnerabilities impacting macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, as well as Windows software. Over 40 security bugs were fixed...

Are there too many cybersecurity companies?
2018-03-30 12:30

The most potent global threat in 2018 may not be armed conflict or civil unrest, but cybersecurity. While cybersecurity awareness has increased with high profile breaches in recent years, the core...

Crypto mining runs rampant in higher education: Is it students?
2018-03-30 12:15

The higher education sector exhibited a startling increase in potentially damaging cryptocurrency mining behaviors, according to Vectra. The Attacker Behavior Industry Report reveals cyberattack...