Security News

Verizon Data Breach Report: Espionage, C-Suite and Cloud Attacks on the Rise
2019-05-08 16:01

Cloud misconfigurations, business email compromise (BEC) and intellectual property theft are all up in the Verizon DBIR 2019 from last year.

Sinister secret backdoor found in networking gear perfect for government espionage: The Chinese are – oh no, wait, it's Cisco again
2019-05-02 07:02

Better ban this gear from non-US core networks, right? Right on cue, Cisco on Wednesday patched a security vulnerability in some of its network switches that can be exploited by miscreants to...

Iranian Cyber-Espionage Tools Leaked Online
2019-04-19 13:12

The source code of a set of Iranian cyber-espoinage tools was leaked online....

'Sea Turtle' DNS Hijacking Group Conducts Espionage: Report
2019-04-17 22:03

Cisco Talos Researchers Describe Group's MethodsA nation-state sponsored espionage campaign dubbed "Sea Turtle" has been manipulating the domain name system to target more than 40 organizations,...

Cyber espionage and sabotage attacks pose an increasing threat to the energy industry
2019-04-17 05:00

Malicious actors are targeting critical infrastructure (CNI) sites and energy distribution facilities exponentially. Interconnected systems in the energy industry increase vulnerabilities, and...

Cyber Espionage Campaign Against Ukrainian Government Continues
2019-04-16 22:40

Starting in early 2019, Ukrainian government entities have been targeted by a spear-phishing campaign that appears to be a cyber espionage campaign emanating from the Luhansk People's Republic...

Kaspersky: New 'TajMahal' APT Malware Enables Espionage
2019-04-10 20:18

Report Describes Technical Sophistication of the ThreatA new type of malware, dubbed TajMahal, offers its users a host of espionage techniques, including the ability to steal documents sent to a...

Mar-a-Lago Arrest Raises Espionage, Security Concerns
2019-04-04 16:33

Counterintelligence Investigation Reportedly Launched; Some in Congress Raise QuestionsFederal investigators have opened a counterintelligence investigation into possible spying by the Chinese...

Ongoing global cyber espionage campaign broader that previously known
2019-03-04 10:05

A detailed analysis of code and data from a command-and-control server responsible for the management of the operations, tools and tradecraft behind the Operation Sharpshooter campaign has...

Huawei 'Shocked, Amused' by Espionage Accusations
2019-02-08 13:05

Huawei's top executive in Europe brushed off Western critics and defended the company's track record against accusations that it could serve as front for Chinese spying. read more