Security News > 2020 > April > Kaspersky cleans up poisoned watering hole, Google presses pause on cookie crackdown

Kaspersky has detailed its takedown of a massive so-called watering-hole attack appearing to target certain folks in China, in the top story in The Reg's infosec roundup that looks at issues of the past week beyond our own detailed coverage.

"We were not able to witness any live attacks and thus could not determine the operational target. However, this campaign once again demonstrates why online privacy needs to be actively protected," said Kaspersky researcher Ivan Kwiatkowski.

Redmond says it will be stepping up its efforts to help facilities avoid ransomware attacks during this critical period.

Ca registry overseer CIRA is launching its own effort to protect critical infrastructure from attacks during the pandemic.

"As of March 30 2020, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has received and reviewed more than 1,200 complaints related to COVID-19 scams. In recent weeks, cyber actors have engaged in phishing campaigns against first responders, launched DDoS attacks against government agencies, deployed ransomware at medical facilities, and created fake COVID-19 websites that quietly download malware to victim devices," the FBI warned.

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