Security News

A CAD drawing of a radar antenna stolen and leaked online by criminals is of a military radar system produced by defense contractor Leonardo and fitted to a number of US and UAE aircraft, The Register has learned. The Register can reveal Clop got its hands on at least one drawing of a Leonardo Seaspray 7500E radar antenna, and divulged on its Tor-hidden website a rendering of the hardware in some detail - without its external covers usually seen in promotional material.

The Clop ransomware gang claims to have stolen documents from aerospace giant Bombardier's defense division - and has leaked what appears to be a CAD drawing of one of its military aircraft products, raising fears over what else they've got. Bombardier confirmed its security had been breached, putting out a public statement only minutes after The Register grilled the Canadian business jet maker on the Clop gang's claims.

An investigation into a ransomware attack on a North Carolina county's computer network showed personal information posted for sale on the "Dark web," the county said. The Chatham County network was hit on Oct. 28 with ransomware that originated in a phishing email with a malicious attachment, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Tuesday.

Startpage announced results of its survey exploring the attitudes of Americans towards protecting their own privacy online. The results found a gap between the high levels of online privacy awareness and concern respondents report, and the low levels of action they take to combat increasingly egregious assaults on their privacy.

Online fraud is a huge challenge for businesses and consumers alike as cybercriminals continue to develop new mechanisms to separate innocent parties from their money. Some reports suggest that scams claiming you can "Earn" lots of money from home with little effort and no risk have gone up by as much as 66% in the past year.

Sentropy announced its first consumer product - and third product overall - Sentropy Protect, which enables Twitter users to proactively identify and protect themselves from abusive Twitter accounts. Built upon its world-class abuse detection technology, Sentropy Protect is the company's newest product that helps tackle online hate and harassment.

IDrive Online Backup has launched ZipDrive, enabling users to create their own personal edge cloud that lets them stream, access, edit, play, and share files from wherever they are. With ZipDrive installed, users can easily set up a personal cloud with data residing only on their computers, without having to move data to a third-party service.

Claroty said 25% more vulnerabilities were reported in 2020 than in 2019, 70% of which had high or critical CVSS scores. Industrial cybersecurity company, Claroty, has released its biannual industrial control systems risk and vulnerability report, which found that the number of reported vulnerabilities increased by 25% when compared to 2019, with critical infrastructure areas like manufacturing, energy, water, and commercial facilities being most affected.

Oxfam Australia investigates a suspected data breach after a threat actor claimed to be selling their database belonging on a hacker forum. Last week, BleepingComputer learned of a threat actor claiming to be selling a database containing the Oxfam Australia contact and donor information for 1.7 million people.

Tessian reveals just how much, and how often, people divulge about their lives online and how attackers take advantage of it. With insights from both professionals and hackers, the report explores how cybercriminals use an abundant and seemingly cheap resource - the personal information people share on social media and in out-of-office alerts - to craft social engineering attacks.