Lax Telco Security Allows Mobile Phone Hijacking and Redirects

A Q&A with Kaspersky Lab researcher David Jacoby examines a gaping hole in the telco customer-service process that allows adversaries to commandeer phone calls. Continue reading Lax Telco Security Allows Mobile Phone Hijacking and Redirects

Verizon Data Breach Report: Espionage, C-Suite and Cloud Attacks on the Rise

Cloud misconfigurations, business email compromise (BEC) and intellectual property theft are all up in the Verizon DBIR 2019 from last year. Continue reading Verizon Data Breach Report: Espionage, C-Suite and Cloud Attacks on the Rise

Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak

Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017. Continue reading Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak

Avengers: Endgame Sites Promise Digital Downloads, Deliver Info-Harvesting

Web scammers are going after Marvel fans as the movie passes the $2.2 billion box-office mark, making it the second-highest grossing film of all time, behind only Avatar. Continue reading Avengers: Endgame Sites Promise Digital Downloads, Deliver Info-Harvesting

Researchers Weigh in on Trump’s Cyber Workforce Executive Order

Short on concrete details but long on affirming cybersecurity skills as a critical piece of federal defense, the White House executive order aims to bolster the national cyber workforce. Continue reading Researchers Weigh in on Trump’s Cyber Workforce Executive Order