Collaborate Disseminate
Work’s being done with uber-lightweight nanoagents on every IoT device to stop malicious behavior, such as a scourge of botnet attacks, among other threats. Continue reading Can Nanotech Secure IoT Devices From the Inside-Out?
The exploit pries open CVE-2021-31166, a bug with a CVSS score of 9.8 that was the baddest of the bad in Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday release last week. Continue reading Windows PoC Exploit Released for Wormable RCE
You can’t possibly patch all CVEs, so focus on the exploits crooks are willing to pay for, as tracked in a study of the underground exploit market.
Continue reading Microsoft, Adobe Exploits Top List of Crooks’ Wish List
The criminal forum washed its hands of ransomware after DarkSide’s pipeline attack & alleged shutdown: A “loss of servers” that didn’t stop another attack. Continue reading DarkSide Hits Toshiba; XSS Forum Bans Ransomware
The RaaS that crippled Colonial Pipeline lost the servers it uses to pull off ransomware attacks, while REvil’s gonads shrank in response.
Continue reading DarkSide Ransomware Suffers ‘Oh, Crap!’ Server Shutdowns
The DBRI – Verizon’s 2021 data breach report – shows spikes in sophisticated phishing, financially motivated cyberattacks and a criminal focus on web-application servers.
Continue reading Verizon: Pandemic Ushers in ⅓ More Cyber-Misery
FBI/CISA warn about the RaaS network behind the Colonial hack, Colonial restarts operations, and researchers details groups that rent the ransomware.
Continue reading Pipeline Update: Biden Executive Order, DarkSide Detailed and Gas Bags
Wi-Fi devices going back to 1997 are vulnerable to attackers who can steal your data if they’re in range.
Continue reading ‘FragAttacks’: Wi-Fi Bugs Affect Millions of Devices
GitHub adds support for FIDO2 security keys for Git over SSH to fend off account hijacking and further its plan to stick a fork in the security bane of passwords. Continue reading GitHub Prepares to Move Beyond Passwords
Security researchers mull possible perpetrators of the attack, and warned that the incident could be a harbinger of things to come. Continue reading Colonial Pipeline’s Ransomware Attack Sparks Emergency Declaration