Security News

NotPetya Operators Accessed M.E.Doc Server Using Stolen Credentials: Cisco (Security Week)
2017-07-06 15:43

The group behind last week’s destructive NotPetya attack was able to access M.E.Doc’s update server and use it for their nefarious purposes courtesy of stolen credentials, Cisco has discovered. read more

Police Seize Backdoored Firm's Servers to Stop Attacks (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-05 13:02

NotPetya Attackers Drain Bitcoin Wallet Filled With Unanswered Ransom PaymentsPolice in Ukraine have seized servers operated by the Intellect Service, which develops the M.E. Doc accounting...

[Video] Ukrainian Police Seize Servers of Software Firm Linked to NotPetya Cyberattack (The Hackers News)
2017-07-05 12:29

Ukrainian National Police has released a video showing officers raiding company of M.E.Doc accounting software makers, whose systems have been linked to outbreak of Petya (NotPetya) ransomware...

Kaspersky Patches Flaws in Anti-Virus for Linux File Server (Security Week)
2017-06-29 09:04

An update released earlier this month by Kaspersky Lab for its Anti-Virus for Linux File Server product addresses several potentially serious vulnerabilities discovered by researchers at Core...

Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers (Help Net Security)
2017-06-27 13:00

Despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36 percent of the top threats identified in Q1 2017. This attack pattern demonstrates the...

Serious privilege escalation bug in Unix OSes imperils servers everywhere (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-19 17:50

“Stack Clash” poses threat to Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and other OSes.

Database of Over 198 Million U.S. Voters Left Exposed On Unsecured Server (The Hackers News)
2017-06-19 09:28

Information on more than 198 Million United States citizens, that's over 60% of the US population, was exposed in what's believed to be the largest ever known exposure of voter-related to date....

OSIsoft Patches Flaws in PI Server, Web API Products (Security Week)
2017-06-14 17:49

California-based operational intelligence firm OSIsoft has released updates for its PI Web API and PI Server products to address several vulnerabilities, including ones rated high severity....

French Police Seize 6 Tor Relay Servers in WannaCry Investigation (The Hackers News)
2017-06-11 08:51

WannaCry, the biggest ransomware attack in the history, gained prominence very rapidly in the media globally after the ransomware infected more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries within...

Popular Chat Platforms Can Serve as C&C Servers: Researchers (Security Week)
2017-06-07 18:06

Popular chat platforms such as Slack, Discord and Telegram can be abused by malicious actors and turned into command and control (C&C) infrastructure, according to Trend Micro. read more