Security News

Analysis of 3,200 Phishing Kits Sheds Light on Attacker Tools and Techniques
2017-11-02 15:23

Phishing kits are used extensively by cybercriminals to increase the efficiency of stealing user credentials. The basic kit comprises an accurate clone of the target medium's login-in page (Gmail,...

Hamas-Linked 'Gaza Cybergang' Has New Tools, Targets
2017-10-30 16:28

A threat actor believed to be linked to the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas continues to target organizations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and their operations now...

Business suffers as over-zealous security tools block legitimate work
2017-10-19 18:00

Most security teams utilise a ‘prohibition approach’ – i.e. restricting user access to websites and applications – a tactic which is hampering productivity and innovation while creating major...

More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools
2017-10-11 19:54

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post are reporting that Israel has penetrated Kaspersky's network and detected the Russian operation. From the New York Times: Israeli intelligence...

Google, Spotify Release Open Source Cloud Security Tools
2017-09-19 14:36

Google and music service Spotify announced last week the launch of Forseti Security, a community-driven collection of open source tools designed to improve security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)...

Russian Hacking Tools Codenamed WhiteBear Released (Schneier on Security)
2017-09-01 11:39

Kaspersky Labs released a highly sophisticated set of hacking tools from Russia called WhiteBear. From February to September 2016, WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular...

Authentication Tools to Secure a Cashless Economy (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-01 09:48

A report on advances in authentication to secure a cashless economy leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, we analyze the record-shattering Anthem data breach settlement.

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.

Backdoors Found in Tools Used by Hundreds of Organizations (Security Week)
2017-08-16 07:28

Many organizations around the world using connectivity tools from NetSarang are at risk after researchers at Kaspersky Lab discovered that malicious actors had planted a backdoor in several of the...

Cyberspies Are Using Leaked NSA Hacking Tools to Spy On Hotels Guests (The Hackers News)
2017-08-11 08:54

An infamous Russian-linked cyber-espionage group has been found re-using the same leaked NSA hacking tool that was deployed in the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks—this time to target Wi-Fi...