Security News

Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware
2024-12-17 16:35

A new social engineering campaign has leveraged Microsoft Teams as a way to facilitate the deployment of a known malware called DarkGate. "An attacker used social engineering via a Microsoft Teams...

Week in review: AnyDesk phishing campaign targets employees, Microsoft fixes exploited zero-days
2024-02-18 09:00

The future of cybersecurity: Anticipating changes with data analytics and automationIn this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Staff Security Strategist at Splunk SURGe, discusses the future of cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of data analytics and automation in addressing evolving threats. Rise in cyberwarfare tactics fueled by geopolitical tensionsIn this Help Net Security interview, Matt Shelton, Head of Threat Research and Analysis at Google Cloud, discusses the latest Threat Horizons Report, which provides intelligence-derived trends, expertise, and recommendations on threat actors to help inform cloud customer security strategies in 2024.

Corporate users getting tricked into downloading AnyDesk
2024-02-14 09:08

Hackers are leveraging the AnyDesk remote desktop application in a phishing campaign targeting employees, Malwarebytes warns. In a phishing campaign recently discovered by Malwarebytes researchers, attackers targeted potential victims via email or SMS, personalized to match their roles within the organization.

Week in review: 10 must-read cybersecurity books, AnyDesk hack, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-02-11 09:00

Choosing the right partner when outsourcing cybersecurityIn this Help Net Security interview, Anya Shpilman, Senior Executive, Cyber Security Services at WDigital, discusses the benefits and potential risks of outsourcing cybersecurity services. Key strategies for ISO 27001 compliance adoptionIn this Help Net Security interview, Robin Long, founder of Kiowa Security, shares insights on how best to approach the implementation of the ISO/IEC 27001 information security standard.

AnyDesk revokes signing certs, portal passwords after crooks sneak into systems
2024-02-05 18:30

AnyDesk has copped to an IT security "Incident" in which criminals broke into the remote-desktop software maker's production systems. "We have revoked all security-related certificates and systems have been remediated or replaced where necessary," AnyDesk said.

AnyDesk has been hacked, users urged to change passwords
2024-02-05 12:24

AnyDesk Software GmbH, the German company behind the widely used remote desktop application of the same name, has confirmed they've been hacked and their production systems have been compromised.The statement was published on Friday evening and lacks technical details about the breach.

AnyDesk Hacked: Popular Remote Desktop Software Mandates Password Reset
2024-02-03 03:55

Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk disclosed on Friday that it suffered a cyber attack that led to a compromise of its production systems. The German company said the incident, which it...

AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, reset passwords
2024-02-02 22:16

AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems. In a statement shared with BleepingComputer late Friday afternoon, AnyDesk says they first learned of the attack after detecting indications of an incident on their product servers.

AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, resets passwords
2024-02-02 22:16

AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems. In a statement shared with BleepingComputer, AnyDesk says they first learned of the attack after detecting indications of an incident on their product servers.