Security News

Turla APT Used WhiteBear Espionage Tools Against Defense Industry, Embassies (Threatpost)
2017-08-30 19:18

The Turla APT's WhiteBear toolset was used to attack defense organizations as recently as June, and diplomatic targets in Europe, Asia and South America during most of 2016.

Fraudulent Donations Lead to Disbanding of Hutchins Legal Defense Fund (Threatpost)
2017-08-28 20:59

A legal defense fund established to ease Marcus Hutchins’ attorney costs has been disbanded after a sizable number of fraudulent donations were discovered.

Locky Ransomware Variant Slips Past Some Defenses (Threatpost)
2017-08-16 21:41

Ransomware called IKARUSdilapidated is managing to slip into unsuspecting organizations as an unknown file.

Pulse Wave DDoS Attacks Disrupt Hybrid Defenses (Security Week)
2017-08-16 16:45

A new method of launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks dubbed “pulse wave” can be highly effective against organizations using “appliance first, cloud second” hybrid mitigation...

North Korea-Linked Hackers Target U.S. Defense Contractors (Security Week)
2017-08-14 14:51

The North Korea-linked cyber espionage group known as Lazarus is believed to be behind attacks targeting individuals involved with United States defense contractors, Palo Alto Networks reported on...

Identity-in-depth and the evolution of defense (Help Net Security)
2017-08-04 13:15

We’ve seen it over and over again: the parade of companies and government agencies announcing the impact of their latest breach. These players have something in common that you might not realize –...

Weaponizing machine learning to improve cyber defenses (Help Net Security)
2017-08-01 19:28

As defensive technologies based on machine learning become increasingly numerous, so will offensive ones – whether wielded by attackers or pentesters. The idea is the same: train the system/tool...

McAfee aims to strengthen human-machine defense teams (Help Net Security)
2017-07-28 17:35

“Today’s security teams are facing 244 new cyber threats every minute, amid a serious talent shortage. Siloed security, without automation, managed by overwhelmed teams is not a sustainable...

Two Iranians Charged in U.S. Over Hacking Defense Materials (Security Week)
2017-07-18 10:35

Two Iranians were indicted Monday in the United States with hacking a defense contractor and stealing sensitive software used to design bullets and warheads, according to the Justice Department. read more

Intel, Defense Bills Amended to Include Russian Hacking (Security Week)
2017-07-17 15:11

Intelligence and defense policy legislation passed last week shows that the United States government is increasingly concerned about cyberattacks, particularly attacks coming from Russia. read more