Collaborate Disseminate
A threat actor remotely accessed the IT system of the water treatment facility of Oldsmar and raised the levels of sodium hydroxide in the water, an action that was quickly noticed and remediated. Continue reading Hacker Tries to Poison Water Supply of Florida Town
The company’s controversial practice of collecting and selling billions of faceprints was dealt a heavy blow by the Privacy Commissioner that could set a precedent in other legal challenges. Continue reading Clearview Facial-Recognition Technology Ruled Illegal in Canada
February’s security update for the mobile OS includes a Qualcomm flaw rated critical, with a CVSS score of 9.8. Continue reading Five Critical Android Bugs Patched, Part of Feb. Security Bulletin
Cases reported to the FTC doubled last year as cybercriminals took advantage of increased filing for government relief benefits due to the pandemic. Continue reading Identity Theft Spikes Due to COVID-19 Relief
Cases reported to the FTC doubled last year as cybercriminals took advantage of increased filing for government relief benefits due to the pandemic. Continue reading Identity Theft Spikes Due to COVID-19 Relief
New details emerge of how North Korean-linked APT won trust of experts and exploited Visual Studio to infect systems with ‘Comebacker’ malware. Continue reading Lazarus Affiliate ‘ZINC’ Blamed for Campaign Against Security Researcher
Pretending to be someone else online could become a criminal offense, setting a precedent for other states to follow. Continue reading Utah Ponders Making Online ‘Catfishing’ a Crime
An anonymous researcher identified bugs in the software’s kernel and WebKit browser engine that are likely part of an exploit chain. Continue reading Apple Patches Three Actively Exploited Zero-Days, Part of iOS Emergency Update
Hackers masquerade as security researchers to befriend analysts and eventually infect fully patched systems at multiple firms with a malicious backdoor. Continue reading North Korea Targets Security Researchers in Elaborate 0-Day Campaign
Netscout researchers identify more than 14,000 existing servers that can be abused by ‘the general attack population’ to flood organizations’ networks with traffic. Continue reading Threat Actors Can Exploit Windows RDP Servers to Amplify DDoS Attacks