Security News

Hackers behind CCleaner compromise were after Intel, Microsoft, Cisco
2017-09-21 17:45

There is a new twist in the CCleaner hack saga: the attackers apparently didn’t set out to compromise as many machines as possible. A covert, highly targeted attack According to Cisco, their...

Office 365 account compromise attempts on the rise (Help Net Security)
2017-08-31 12:45

Office 365, Microsoft’s software-as-a-service productivity software suite popular with corporate users, is increasingly becoming attackers’ preferred way into business networks, Barracuda...

Business Email Compromise Campaign Harvesting Credentials in Numerous Industries (Threatpost)
2017-08-23 17:02

Flashpoint warns of a new business email compromise campaign targeting organizations in various industries with the aim of harvesting credentials.

How Just Opening A Malicious PowerPoint File Could Compromise Your PC (The Hackers News)
2017-08-14 11:45

A few months back we reported how opening a simple MS Word file could compromise your computer using a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The Microsoft Office remote code execution...

Siemens CT scanners open to remote compromise via publicly available exploits (Help Net Security)
2017-08-07 21:11

Siemens has finally provided patches for a number of Microsoft Windows SMBv1 vulnerabilities that affect some of the medical devices sold under the Siemens Healthineers brand. Some fixes are...

Iran-Linked Hackers Use "Mia Ash" Honey Trap to Compromise Targets (Security Week)
2017-08-01 10:44

A threat group said to be associated with Iranian government-directed cyber operations is believed to be operating a fake online persona to target organizations in the Middle East with malware,...

Hackers Compromise Accounts of FireEye Threat Intelligence Analyst (Security Week)
2017-07-31 18:46

A hacker or group of hackers claimed today to have breached FireEye's Mandiant. In a Pastebin post, they claimed, "It was fun to be inside a giant company named 'Mandiant'... 'Mandiant' knows how...

Every organization is only one click away from a potential compromise (Help Net Security)
2017-07-21 13:00

Information security staffs are so single-minded about defending their organizations from external attack that they all but ignore a threat with vastly greater potential for damage, according to...

Google introduces new protections to prevent app-based account compromise (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 17:47

Google has implemented new protections that should considerably reduce the risk of potentially malicious apps gaining control of users’ Google account. There can be no doubt that the added...

Business Email Compromise: Attackers Strike Back (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-29 16:03

What to Do When Fraudsters Resist Organizations' CountermeasuresIn the wake of the surge in business email compromise incidents, many organizations have implemented new anti-phishing controls. But...