Security News

US-CERT: North Korean Hackers Targeting Three Sectors
2017-11-15 19:03

Malware Takes Aim at Financial Services, Aerospace and Telecommunications IndustriesSince last year, North Korean hackers have been targeting businesses in the financial services, aerospace and...

New IcedID Trojan Targets US Banks
2017-11-13 17:42

A new banking Trojan dubbed IcedID is is being distributed by a seasoned cybergang or hacker targeting U.S. financial institutions.

US-CERT Warns of Crypto Bugs in IEEE Standard
2017-11-06 18:15

Weak cryptography in the IEEE P1735 electronics standard allow attackers to recover valuable intellectual property in plaintext from SoCs and integrated circuits.

Data Pours from Cloud—And ‘The Enemy is Us’
2017-11-06 13:00

Enterprises are grappling with widespread incidents of misconfigured servers leaking sensitive data to the public internet.

US Identifies 6 Russian Government Officials Involved In DNC Hack
2017-11-03 02:38

The United States Department of Justice has reportedly gathered enough evidence to charge at least six Russian government officials for allegedly playing a role in hacking DNC systems and leaking...

Report: US Weighs DNC Hacking Charges Against Russians
2017-11-02 18:33

Prosecutors May Charge Six Russian Officials, Wall Street Journal ReportsThe U.S. Justice Department has identified at least six members of the Russian government that investigators believe...

Kaspersky in Focus as US-Russia Cyber-Tensions Rise
2017-10-12 02:42

The security software firm Kaspersky has become the focal point in an escalating conflict in cyberspace between the United States and Russia. read more

US InfoSec Employment Surpasses 100,000
2017-10-11 22:33

Number of Information Security Analysts Jobs Up Nearly 20 Percent in a YearThe number of information security analysts employed in the United States has topped 100,000 for the first time,...

Cyber Ransom Group Hits Soft Targets: US Schools
2017-10-10 13:03

FBI Pursues 'The Dark Overlord' as Group Escalates Extortion TacticsThe Dark Overlord, a hacking group that hijacks data from businesses and holds it for ransom, is now threatening school...

FormBook Malware Targets US Defense Contractors, Aerospace and Manufacturing Sectors
2017-10-09 15:00

FormBook info-stealing malware has been part of two recent distribution campaigns and is being sold on the Dark Web for as little as $29 a week.