Security News > 2018 > March

Week in review: New LTE attacks, Android P security, backdooring connected cars
2018-03-12 00:49

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How to improve your security infrastructure when you’re on a budget You may not be able to solve all your security...

Cyber Espionage Campaign ‘Slingshot’ Targets Victims Via Routers
2018-03-10 15:30

Researchers have uncovered a new cyber-espionage threat that uses MikroTik routers as a springboard to launch attacks within a network.

HIMSS18: Cybersecurity Take-Aways
2018-03-09 22:33

Insights From Interviews With CISOs, RegulatorsWhat's on the minds of healthcare CISOs these days when it comes to cybersecurity challenges and initiatives? Here's a rundown of insights from the...

Friday Squid Blogging: Interesting Interview
2018-03-09 22:22

Here's an hour-long audio interview with squid scientist Sarah McAnulty. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my...

Robots hijacked by ransomware may soon become a reality
2018-03-09 21:54

How soon will we see our home, office or industrial robots being hijacked and held ransom by attackers? If they dedicate their efforts to research, that day may come sooner rather than later....

APT Hackers Infect Routers to Covertly Implant Slingshot Spying Malware
2018-03-09 21:18

Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a sophisticated APT hacking group that has been operating since at least 2012 without being noticed due to their complex and clever hacking...

Vulnerable Apache Solr, Redis, Windows servers hit with cryptominers
2018-03-09 19:53

Vulnerable servers of all kinds are being targeted, compromised and made to mine cryptocurrencies for the attackers. Apache Solr servers under attack SANS ISC handler Renato Marihno warns about an...

Bankshot Trojan Targets Turkish Financial Sector
2018-03-09 19:03

Attack Campaign Exploits Flash Flaw, Likely Extends to Other Countries, McAfee WarnsA zero-day flaw in Adobe Flash, recently patched, has been targeted by a group of attackers that may have ties...

ISPs Caught Injecting Cryptocurrency Miners and Spyware In Some Countries
2018-03-09 18:48

Governments in Turkey and Syria have been caught hijacking local internet users' connections to secretly inject surveillance malware, while the same mass interception technology has been found...

Cisco Patches Hard-coded Password in PCP Software
2018-03-09 18:10

Cisco this week announced the availability of software updates to address a hard-coded password vulnerability in Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning (PCP) Software. read more