APT28 Mounts Rapid, Large-Scale Theft of Office 365 Logins

The Russia-linked threat group is harvesting credentials for Microsoft’s cloud offering, and targeting mainly election-related organizations. Continue reading APT28 Mounts Rapid, Large-Scale Theft of Office 365 Logins

It’s No ‘Giggle’: Managing Expectations for Vulnerability Disclosure

Vulnerability-disclosure policies (VDPs), if done right, can help provide clarity and clear guidelines to both bug-hunters and vendors when it comes to going public with security flaws. Continue reading It’s No ‘Giggle’: Managing Expectations for Vulnerability Disclosure

TeamTNT Gains Full Remote Takeover of Cloud Instances

Using a legitimate tool called Weave Scope, the cybercrime group is establishing fileless backdoors on targeted Docker and Kubernetes clusters. Continue reading TeamTNT Gains Full Remote Takeover of Cloud Instances

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Packed with Critical RCE Bugs

The most concerning of the disclosed bugs would allow an attacker to take over Microsoft Exchange just by sending an email. Continue reading Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Packed with Critical RCE Bugs

CEOs Could Be Held Personally Liable for Cyberattacks that Kill

As IT systems, IoT and operational technology converge, attacks on cyber-physical systems in industrial, healthcare and other scenarios will come with dire consequences, Gartner predicts. Continue reading CEOs Could Be Held Personally Liable for Cyberattacks that Kill

Facebook Debuts Third-Party Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

If the social-media behemoth finds a bug in another platform’s code, the project has 90 days to remediate before Facebook goes public. Continue reading Facebook Debuts Third-Party Vulnerability Disclosure Policy