Safe Mode ReversingLabs’ Saša Zdjelar on the ‘black box’ of commercial software Saša Zdjelar, Chief Trust Officer of ReversingLabs 5 days ago By CyberScoop Staff
Bojanikus, iStock/Getty Images Plus Iranian hackers are going after critical infrastructure sector passwords, agencies caution An international advisory says that the purpose of the “brute force” attacks is to sell the info to cybercrime forums. Oct 16, 2024 By Tim Starks
LONDON,ENGLAND – MARCH 21: (Editors note: The email address has been pixelated) In this photo illustration a spam ‘Phishing’ email is displayed on a laptop screen on March 21,2022 in London,England. (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) Here’s how attackers are getting around phishing defenses Data from Egress looks at how hackers are successfully evading email security filters. Oct 16, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
NEW YORK, NY – Exterior view of the Microsoft Times Square building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress) Ransomware encryption down amid surge of attacks, Microsoft says The company reported a 300% drop in ransomware attacks that made it to the encryption stage over the past two years. Oct 15, 2024 By AJ Vicens
FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images Tens of thousands of IPs vulnerable to Fortinet flaw dubbed ‘must patch’ by feds The Shadowserver Foundation put the figure at around 87,000 for a vulnerability rated as critical and first discovered in February. Oct 14, 2024 By Tim Starks
A general view of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) headquarters outside Moscow taken on June 29, 2010. (Alexey SAZONOV/AFP via Getty Images) Agencies warn about Russian government hackers going after unpatched vulnerabilities The SVR is conducting its targeting both specifically and broadly, the U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies said. Oct 11, 2024 By Tim Starks
A laptop user typing at their keyboard. (Getty Images) Malicious packages in open-source repositories are surging The open-source ecosystem is being overrun by malicious packages, a new report from Sonatype finds. Oct 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Vital signs monitor. (Getty Images) 14,000 medical devices are online, unsecured and vulnerable Censys cybersecurity researchers find medical devices, login portals, and health records floating online. Oct 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
This photo illustration shows the ChatGPT logo at an office in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) OpenAI says it has disrupted 20-plus foreign influence networks in past year Threat actors were observed using ChatGPT and other tools to scope out attack surfaces, debug malware and create spearphishing content. Oct 9, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
Close-up of modern skyscraper at night with multiple exposure. (Getty Images) Credit monitoring and supply chain risk company hacked The unknown hackers accessed CreditRiskMonitor employee data but not customer personal information, the company said. Oct 8, 2024 By Christian Vasquez