Security News > 2019 > September

Rheinmetall Investigating Malware Attack at Three Plants
2019-09-30 17:33

German Defense Contractor Says Incident Costing $4 Million a WeekAn unspecified malware attack against the IT systems of Rheinmetall's automotive division in Brazil, Mexico and the U.S. is costing...

New Bug Found in NSA’s Ghidra Tool
2019-09-30 17:02

Flaw in National Security Agency's Ghidra reverse-engineering tools allows hackers to execute code in vulnerable systems.

Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Exim Email Server
2019-09-30 16:47

A Critical vulnerability recently addressed in the popular open-source email server Exim could lead to remote code execution.  Exim is an open source mail transfer agent (MTA) widely used in...

Senate Passes Bill Aimed At Combating Ransomware Attacks
2019-09-30 15:51

New legislation has been approved by the U.S. senate aimed at protecting local cities and schools from ransomware attacks.

'Masad Stealer' Uses Telegram to Exfiltrate Data
2019-09-30 15:46

A recently identified data stealer is using Telegram to exfiltrate information harvested from infected machines, Juniper Networks security researchers say. read more

Vulnerability Management Firm Kenna Security Raises $48 Million
2019-09-30 15:39

San Francisco-based vulnerability management solutions provider Kenna Security on Monday announced that it has raised $48 million in a Series D funding round, which brings the total raised by the...

Former Army Contractor Gets Prison Term for Insider Attack
2019-09-30 15:33

Judge Sentences Maryland Man to Two Years in Prison for Causing $1 Million in DamageA former Army contractor has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after admitting causing more than $1...

Tridium Niagara Affected by BlackBerry QNX Vulnerabilities
2019-09-30 15:12

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) informed organizations last week that Tridium’s Niagara product is affected by two...

'WhiteShadow' Downloader Employs Microsoft SQL for Malware Delivery
2019-09-30 15:05

Microsoft Office macros that collectively act as a stage downloader are utilizing Microsoft SQL queries to fetch malicious payloads, Proofpoint’s security researchers report. read more