Security News

Ubiquiti cyberattack may be far worse than originally disclosed
2021-04-01 07:04

The data breach report from Ubiquiti in January is allegedly a cover-up of a massive incident that put at risk customer data and devices deployed on corporate and home networks. Despite any evidence of access to any databases with user info, Ubiquiti could not guarantee that user details had not been exposed.

Biden Extends Executive Order on Cyberattack Sanctions
2021-03-30 14:40

President Joe Biden on Monday sent a letter to the House of Representatives and the Senate to extend an executive order regarding sanctions issued in response to cyberattacks. Executive Order 13694, issued in 2015 by president Barack Obama, enables authorities to block the property of entities engaging in "Significant malicious cyber-enabled activities."

Morphisec raises $31M to enable business to automatically prevent dangerous cyberattacks
2021-03-29 23:00

Morphisec, deployed on over 7 million endpoints, offers enterprises cyber prevention that automatically stops the most dangerous attacks in an automated and easy-to-manage manner without any impact on users, performance, or IT teams, while conserving costs and achieving efficacy. Morphisec comes to these organizations' defense - without needing dedicated security teams to respond to and investigate attacks - automatically stopping the most dangerous attacks targeting workstations, VDIs, servers, virtual machines, and cloud workloads.

Insurer CNA Says Cyberattack Caused Network Disruption
2021-03-24 13:08

Commercial insurer CNA on Tuesday announced that it was recently targeted in what it described as a sophisticated cyberattack. In a March 23 announcement, the company revealed that, over the weekend, it fell victim to a cyberattack that impacted certain systems, and which resulted in network disruptions.

5G network slicing vulnerability leaves enterprises exposed to cyberattacks
2021-03-24 12:23

AdaptiveMobile Security today publicly disclosed details of a major security flaw in the architecture of 5G network slicing and virtualized network functions. The fundamental vulnerability has the potential to allow data access and denial of service attacks between different network slices on a mobile operator's 5G network, leaving enterprise customers exposed to malicious cyberattack.

CNA insurance firm hit by a cyberattack, operations impacted
2021-03-23 23:33

CNA Financial, a leading US-based insurance company, has suffered a cyberattack impacting its business operations and shutting down its website. CNA is considered the sixth-largest commercial insurance company in the USA, according to the Insurance Information Institute, and offers a wide range of insurance products, including cyber insurance policies.

Office 365 Cyberattack Lands Disgruntled IT Contractor in Jail
2021-03-23 20:05

A former IT contractor has been sentenced to two years in prison after hacking into a company's server and deleting the majority of its employees' Microsoft Office 365 accounts. On Aug. 8, 2018, Kher then hacked into the company's server and deleted over 1,200 of its 1,500 O365 user accounts.

MangaDex manga site temporarily shut down after cyberattack
2021-03-22 21:29

Manga scanlation giant MangaDex has been temporarily shut down after suffering a cyberattack and having its source code stolen. MangaDex is one of the largest manga scanlation sites where visitors can read manga comics online for free.

Electricity Distribution Systems at Increasing Risk of Cyberattacks, GAO Warns
2021-03-22 15:04

Following a performance audit conducted between September 2019 and March 2021, GAO has discovered that the electricity grid's distribution systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks and that the potential impact of such attacks is not yet clear. After conducting semistructured interviews with 38 key federal and nonfederal entities associated with the cyber-security of grid distribution systems and reviewing reports from both DOE and the Department of Homeland Security and other relevant documentation, GAO has concluded that, in its plans to implement the national cyber-security strategy, DOE needs to fully address cyber-risks to the grid's distribution systems.

Cylera raises $10M to protect organizations against cyberattacks on IoT devices
2021-03-19 00:15

Cylera announced the company secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by Concord Health Partners and Maverick Ventures. With the Series A close, Cylera brings the company's total funding to $17 million with investment from Concord Health Partners, Maverick Ventures, Contour Venture Partners, Two Sigma Ventures, Dreamit Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Red Bear Angels and Samsung NEXT. "Over the past year there has been a further acceleration of the digitalization and adoption of IoT devices across hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, biotech, life sciences and manufacturing, which can decrease operational risk and increase efficiencies," said Timur Ozekcin, Co-founder and CEO of Cylera.